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Product Sourcing Guide for FBA

The document provides guidance on product sourcing, including recommended websites for finding suppliers such as Alibaba.com, Made-in-China.com, and DHGate.com. It lists factors for choosing the best supplier, such as verified status, trade assurance, response rate, and quality samples. Sample contact letters are given to request additional information from suppliers on customization options, production timelines, pricing at different order quantities, and shipping details. Freight forwarders and inspection companies are also recommended to facilitate international shipping and quality checks.

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Product Sourcing Guide for FBA

The document provides guidance on product sourcing, including recommended websites for finding suppliers such as Alibaba.com, Made-in-China.com, and DHGate.com. It lists factors for choosing the best supplier, such as verified status, trade assurance, response rate, and quality samples. Sample contact letters are given to request additional information from suppliers on customization options, production timelines, pricing at different order quantities, and shipping details. Freight forwarders and inspection companies are also recommended to facilitate international shipping and quality checks.

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Product Sourcing Notes By Ali Adeel EVS / FBA PL Batch 14

(https://www.facebook.com/shery.ali21/)

CLASS PRODUCT SOURCING


Alibaba.com recommended for product sourcing if we do not find
any supplier on Alibaba.com then we can check with any B2B Web

Following websites that can also used for sourcing purpose


https://www.made-in-china.com/
https://www.dhgate.com/
https://www.globalsources.com/
https://www.tradekey.com/
https://www.wholesalecentral.com/

How to choose best supplier:


 Verified supplier batch
 Trade Assurance
 More than 80% response rate
 Time on Alibaba.com must be more than a year
 On time delivery rate must be more than 85%
 Must have option for logo and package customization
 Competitive quotation
 Quick communication
 Good quality samples
Product Sourcing Notes By Ali Adeel EVS / FBA PL Batch 14
(https://www.facebook.com/shery.ali21/)

Sample Letter / Email / Msg to be Sent to Supplier:

Hello Dear (company or contact person name)


My name is your name and I am the owner of (your company name)
A company specializing in in products for (insert your industry or area
of interest here) we are currently looking to expand our production
line and interested one of the items you manufacture, the (insert
product name and link here.
Could you please provide me with the following additional
information so that we can determine if this is a good fit for our
product line?
Are you able to provide custom packaging?
What color / logo option you offer
What is the standard production time for each order?
What is the price per unit (including packaging at the following
MOQs
100 to 500 pcs
501 to 1000 pcs
1001 to 5000 pcs
5001 and higher pcs

Also for estimating our shipping cost can you please tell me the
following
How many items usually come in a case ?
What are the dimensions of each case in cubic meter and kilograms

I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from you soon so
we can move forward with our next order

Regards
Name / title
Company name
Product Sourcing Notes By Ali Adeel EVS / FBA PL Batch 14
(https://www.facebook.com/shery.ali21/)

Freight forwarder for sending product from supplier to amazon


warehouse can also be search on Alibaba.com

DDP (delivered duty paid)


FOB (free on board)
EXW (Ex work)

When supplier ready and our product we hire an inspection


company to inspect our product the supplier warehouse

Use amazon fba calculator to calculate your profit margin


on a specific product search on google you will get this tool

When products is ready must go for inspection of the goods


from www.qima.com and hire them for 150 to 200 $ they will
carry out inspection of the good

Enablers recommend at least 25% profit margin

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