Top 10 Questions to ask Chinese Suppliers | Sourcing Best Manufacturers from China 🇨🇳📦🚢

[@SourcingWithKian]

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[@Hhh77166]

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[@anthonyfletchersgdbrbyu5621]

I have been watching your videos and on helium 10 too . But this will be my first product but I think I need a sourcing agent who I can work with. So we can have a smooth sailing at a good rate so you could text me and let me know please.

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[@ahmadkamalmughal6349]

1- Are you a trading company or a factory? 2- Where is your factory located? Office and factory together? Which port you use for shipment? 3- How many workers you have? 4- Which markets do you supply? 5- Which brand do you supply? Or, who is your biggest customer? 6- Have you supply any retail or departmental stores? 7- Do you supply any amazon brands? 8- Has your factory completed any audits? 9- What new products have you been working on? 10- What's the best time to visit your factory?

[@pinkdolphinllc4737]

Most useful comment ever! Thank you 😊

[@rahulthakare8265]

thanks

[@adrianchisanga4323]

Is it a good sign if they inly have 3 workers??

[@Imagination_Corner]

You are my go to logistics KZbinr

[@SourcingWithKian]

Haha thanks much appreciated 🫡

[@SharonEven]

Sourcing King 👑

[@SourcingWithKian]

Haha about to let the world know! 🌍📺

[@黎子硕]

hello. I am a logistics company from China. I can safely deliver the goods you purchased in China to your hands. And it only requires shipping costs, and you don't need to pay customs duties

[@LordYendo]

This is a no-nonsense, practical advice. Excellent.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks Jen much appreciated! More content on the way 😎

[@PETERWAPI-xu9bq]

I have sourced 3x from China through Alibaba and this content is very informative..

[@黎子硕]

hello. I am a logistics company from China. I can safely deliver the goods you purchased in China to your hands. And it only requires shipping costs, and you don't need to pay customs duties

[@liBruce-q5r]

I am a Chinese lawyer living in Guangzhou, hope to have a meet with you during Canton Fair 2023.

[@SourcingWithKian]

I will be in Canton Fair Bruce, will be a pleasure to meet with you

[@liBruce-q5r]

@@SourcingWithKian may I have your E-mail or WeChat?

[@TeamCondomKingdom]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it Mollie :)

[@LongLostCritter]

Another great video! I would add two questions: How long has the company been in business and how long has the management been in place? A new, smaller supplier with experienced management might have the potential to be a good fit for a smaller product-based company wanting to grow their business over time.

[@danielsouza1843]

My favorite questions are 6 and 9 !! Tks for all these tips !!! I`m glad that I was presented to Your Channel!!!

[@SourcingWithKian]

My pleasure Daniel! Glad you are enjoying the channel 📺 🙏

[@jerryp1012]

I love this stuff. One of my biggest problems with suppliers is making myself talk to them to build a relationship. I can do the "how you do"s but never could find the right questions to ask to know them better. Thanks for this.

[@SourcingWithKian]

No worries Jerry, glad you got value from it 🙏

[@coleaansen]

Great video. I am learning so much from your content. Thank you so much for taking the time to post these videos! Thanks to your videos, I am definitely going to visit my manufacturers in China. You've opened a whole new world.

[@SourcingWithKian]

That's amazing glad you're liking the content Cole and plenty more to come!

[@danjones801]

This is great. Lot of valuable info about sourcing that doesn't often get talked about yet is really essential

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks buddy - more on the way! 👊

[@mariammohamud1335]

Wow amazing. I had to take notes and I will be asking my suppliers these questions asapppp.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks Mariam glad you liked it! More on the way :)

[@shawnmiller3714]

Great video my friend. Keep killing it!! 👏🏼

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks Shawn much appreciated! Thanks for your support as always bro 👊

[@greattimesourcing5817]

you real did a good job.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks much appreciated 🙏

[@hassanabdi2960]

Thanks for the details

[@SourcingWithKian]

No problem Hassan 👍

[@Motivation-Avenue732]

Thanks 🙏 Kian you’re the best 👌👌👌

[@SourcingWithKian]

Much appreciated bro! More content on the way :)

[@danielera5864]

I admire you... I'm trying to grow my own business

[@SourcingWithKian]

Best of luck with it Daniel 🤗

[@SourcingWithKian]

I’m sure you’ll smash it 👊🏼

[@MoodSwingsOhMy]

Incredible. Thank you for all the info! Very helpful!

[@SourcingWithKian]

You're too kind! Means the world. I also just dropped this new video right now which I think is my most valuable video to date - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJC0l5qBp6qmkLs would love to know your thoughts :)

[@黎子硕]

hello. I am a logistics company from China. I can safely deliver the goods you purchased in China to your hands. And it only requires shipping costs, and you don't need to pay customs duties

[@TheMkireev]

Thanks, Kian. Keep these quality videos going 😎👍

[@SourcingWithKian]

For sure, a lot more coming! 🤓

[@lovelaurenjp.]

So much value in all your videos 😊 I’m from London but I live in Shenzhen and want to get into sourcing plus launch my own store so this is all really helpful, thank you!!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad it was helpful Lauren! Thanks for the kind words 🙏

[@trendyp5563]

Thanks alot kian

[@SourcingWithKian]

My pleasure! Loads of new videos coming soon :)

[@gloriousiman413]

Great ❣

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad you enjoyed! 🙏

[@Peaceseeker917]

Great questions and thank you!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🚀

[@PotatoPatch64]

Great info, short and to the point. I'm subscribing now. Thank you Kian. Love your work.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks buddy much appreciated! More on the way! 👊

[@maxmassaro6564]

Glad that I stumbled upon this channel.

[@chltmdwp]

Knowledge is power. Thank you Kian

[@SourcingWithKian]

My pleasure - glad you enjoyed 🙏🏼

[@mia-fba-freightforwarder4578]

Subscribed,thanks for sharing!! I am a freight forwarder from China,we specialized in providing shipping service for amazon seller,do you want a shipping price for reference?

[@ulkarchalabi2207]

Hey Kian! Thanks for the video, took my notes and definitely ask them from my suppliers ;)

[@SourcingWithKian]

Happy to help Ulkar and glad you enjoyed the video! 🙏

[@patrykjedi4583]

Great work!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lukasz_ap]

Awesome Kian! 💯

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks bro glad you like it! More on the way!

[@shamalpatel2917]

Good information

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks Shamal 🙏

[@黎子硕]

hello. I am a logistics company from China. I can safely deliver the goods you purchased in China to your hands. And it only requires shipping costs, and you don't need to pay customs duties

[@soodymazloomi7101]

Thank you so much for your useful information. I admire your hard work. Please keep carry on with your tutorial. 👌👍

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks Soody much appreciated! Glad you are enjoying the content :)

[@EstralitaTheGreat]

This information has helped me soo much! Thank you dear!

[@SourcingWithKian]

My pleasure! Hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel too :)

[@黎子硕]

hello. I am a logistics company from China. I can safely deliver the goods you purchased in China to your hands. And it only requires shipping costs, and you don't need to pay customs duties

[@spencerchang813]

Hey Kian, great questions and good video. I have a follow-up question to Q10. Are there particular ways we can/should communicate when we're with the supplier in-person? Although I'm Chinese by descent, I don't know the language. Perhaps a quick video on in-person business ethics and quick communication tips is in order???

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Spencer thanks for your question and for sure, I'll be releasing a video shortly in a factory so hopefully you'll get some insights from that video, take care 🙏

[@MarlonTan-lr3hk]

Thanks for the great content. Question. Can I buy like samples from the booth?

[@donaldmallard9472]

If you have a factory in China build a product, and it's a good product, will they produce it themselves on the side and so you lose out? Do you have a video on this issue?

[@dukennstmich2375]

really nice content, appreciate it

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks much appreciated 🙏

[@黎子硕]

hello. I am a logistics company from China. I can safely deliver the goods you purchased in China to your hands. And it only requires shipping costs, and you don't need to pay customs duties

[@sandeepchaudhary5620]

Thank you Kian!

[@SourcingWithKian]

It's a pleasure Sandeep! 🙏

[@harumimiyagi9008]

Thank you!! Learned a lot from this :)

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad it was helpful Harumi! Thanks for the kind words 🙏

[@abduls4321]

Great video but i think these types of questions is when your a big company, selling high volumes ( purchasing big orders ) but not a starter on FBA but thanks for sharing.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Abdul, yes I have to tailor the content to beginner, intermediate and advanced sellers, because there are sellers of all levels watching these videos, also if a beginner, it's important to understand the questions to be asking in the future as you grow your business and seek out the top suppliers. But the questions in this video which are still very important for beginners are as follows: Are you trading company or a factory? How many workers do you have in your factory? Which countries / brands do you supply? Do you supply any brands selling on amazon? Have you completed any 3rd party audits? Plus more in the video but these are very important for beginners.

[@marlonhosten4693]

Wow, he responded to every comment.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Haha of course, it gives me energy ⚡

[@axeladventures7170]

Great video thanks

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mansournorouzi]

Great info Kian, thanks

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks for the kind feedback bro!

[@Chanoramik]

just started with alibaba and really lucked out with a good source. this video is great! keep up the good work!

[@shawnpan9248]

hello，friend，this is Shawn from China，our company provide DDP service which include custom clearance and tax door to door，in addition，we can collect goods from different suppliers and send them to you together. Feel free to contact me for a quote, I can help you reduce shipping costs

[@andreiborromeo]

Hi Chanoramik. Do you use a freight forwarder?

[@carlosrovira92]

Awesome content!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks Carlos much appreciated!

[@faseehshah3961]

HIGH Value! Thanks!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad it was helpful Faseeh and thanks for supporting the channel! 🙏

[@chrishazelwood6936]

Fantastic value 👍🏻👏🏼

[@SourcingWithKian]

Cheers mate thanks for your kind words!

[@parisakamran8597]

Great points - thank you!

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad it was helpful! 🙏

[@sanguboris3611]

Interesting bro keep up

[@usamashahid3075]

Thanks kian

[@SourcingWithKian]

My pleasure Usama! 🙏

[@menno8209]

Hi Kian, great video. Do you have a top 3 question list when you contact the supplier for the first time about a product enquiry? And do you have a template to send the first email. Thanks

[@SourcingWithKian]

Yes I'll be making a video on the new online canton fair format so I will be sure to include the top 3 initial questions, but it is important for some of those questions to be product related as well! I'll be posting the template in the 'Sourcing with Kian' facebook group shortly 🙏

[@ravijrocks]

Dude, great video man - I've been working with the same crew for over a year and just realised from your vid that they might be trading company and not a factory! HA!

[@najbritsvoice7470]

Good content 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Jack700]

As usual, loved your content! Learnt so much from this video. Made notes. thank you for such great content Kian. And love your passion and enthusiasm! You make me fall in love with sourcing and innovation

[@huzaifahassanbatth9755]

A+ content

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks bro 🙏

[@nierkisu5059]

No 10 best question 😉

[@sylvialittle9286]

I really like the information you have provided. Very essential for me. BTW, do you have any idea about products from Fulfillman and CJ? I heard a lot from them. thanks

[@SourcingWithKian]

Never used them before so can't comment 😎

[@sylvialittle9286]

@@SourcingWithKian Okay. I hope you can make some information about them. Thanks

[@gripitsleekllc5373]

Yes sourcing king 👑, your loaded with info, I follow Kevin King and you was next to him on the panel at a summit. You seem like a cool down to earth guy. Hopefully one day i’ll meet you at a Canton fair. Yes, i’ll have some Sleekz®️ for you to try. 🎮🔥 Sleekz®️ on the way! Now I’ll have some questions to ask my supplier. Thanks!🔥🔥

[@SourcingWithKian]

For sure bro would be great to link up with you out in Canton Fair sometime soon, best of luck with the launch of the new brand I'm sure you'll kill it 👊

[@gripitsleekllc5373]

@@SourcingWithKian absolutely, I'm a little nervous getting 10 boxes 109 kg from my supplier oversea, found frieghtos and ur videos and I'm diving in. Yes I'm excited launching the Sleekz®️, gamers been waiting over a year for this new Sleekz®️ brand. I see you in a pair of Sourcing Sleekz®️ customized...I’ll see you soon bro by the Bruce Lee statue And thanks for mentoring me through KZbin. 🎮🔥🙏

[@Marketingworld66]

I am start sourcing agent service but I am hunt in customer groups please tell this way good

[@Christina_Smith]

Hi Kian - great video. Has anyone actually had success finding out which brands a factory supplies, who is their biggest customer, and products they are working on. In my opinion, as a buyer, I wouldn't be happy if this information was divulged about my business. I'd be interested to hear what others think. Looking forward to the next video.

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Christina, great question, you can only really ask these particular questions once you have a decent relationship with your supplier and they want to support you, but it definitely wouldn't work if messaging through alibaba after the first order. But to your point, I also tell my suppliers don't share my information with any other buyers or display my products at your booth in the canton fair and they usually honor this. It's all about the relationship! 🤝

[@miaadam1574]

Love your videos 💙 Do you talk to the manufacturer as the owner or an get assistant to ask the questions when communicating online?

[@pisidt5224]

Can you advice me if I want a new custom product from China ?

[@juangelez6221]

Hello Kian, thank you so much for your amazing content. Just wanted to drop a comment to boost your channel. I will be saving up to book a one on one with you in the future. I am actually creating my own product but I am stuck because I don't know how to translate my idea to the manufactures directly. Cheers,

[@MrConsciousLiving]

Hi Kian, regarding your coaching sessions, do they cover everything about Amazon FBA or only about sourcing products form China?

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey buddy hope you're well! Sure the coaching sessions mainly specialize in all aspects to do with sourcing: price, product, supplier, quality, negotiation etc. But I am also very familiar with Amazon FBA but my area of expertise is sourcing. Hope that clarifies, if you want to let me know what you need help with feel free to email me at [e-mail] 🙏

[@mikelambert5871]

Hey Kian, question - I have a supplier on my short list for a product. From what I can tell they also have their own product listing on AMZN. Any advice on how to work with your supplier who would also be competing with you with their own PL product? The category has lots of search volume and sales are spread across many brands who all seem to be doing good volume, so the marketplace seems wide enough, however, any advice would be appreciated.

[@mohammadhamidfazly3487]

Can you post these questions on the intro of this video? it would be more convenient if you do so.

[@shawnpan9248]

hello，friend，this is Shawn from China，our company provide DDP service which include custom clearance and tax door to door，in addition，we can collect goods from different suppliers and send them to you together. Feel free to contact me for a quote, I can help you reduce shipping costs

[@hanifawol6386]

Hey your videos are very interesting and useful, beside this I want to ask you the best suppliers for fabric made luggage factories? Can you introduce(recommend) me some of them please?

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Hanif I would suggest using the search method in this video to find the best suppliers - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn_FnXuhmtNpqMU as well as visiting the Canton Fair, there will be so many top suppliers to choose from 🙏

[@hanifawol6386]

@@SourcingWithKian it’s very very helpful thanks a lot 🙏

[@sadashes8142]

Very serious question that I'm sure alot can find helpful. Do you suggest doing a NNN agreement with a manufacturer before revealing your product to them? Or what do you recommend to do to protect my intellectual property from the factory stealing my ideas, designs and products, etc? Its stressful as it is to find a good supplier but its even more worrying that how can i move forward to sampling and deciding on the right manufacturer if I'm worried first about protecting my product. I'm really trying my hardest to protect my product so its not copied so i don't find it down the line on alibaba copied from someone else.🙏🙏

[@SourcingWithKian]

I prefer not to use an NNN and instead build a long-term relationship built on trust. If you have a seriously innovative invention that is not just a slight modification of a product then I would protect it with not only an NNN but a design or utility patent in your home market as it's not your supplier you need to worry about copying you but the rest of the market which can buy your product and send it to a different supplier, in that case only a patent would protect you, hope that helps 🙏

[@sadashes8142]

Thank you so much Kian. Its awlays appreciated 🙏👊

[@nghiepcrypto7034]

Do you know any big Chinese fulfillment company? A company that usually has new products, especially on special events like Valentine, Christmas...

[@lisarusso6746]

Great content Kian, at what kind of sales volume you would consider going to visit your factory to build a better relationship and obtain better terms? Thank you .-)

[@SourcingWithKian]

Great question Lisa! I'd say as soon as your product becomes profitable and you know you will continue to order this particular item then it's time to go. A lot of people don't realize that you actually save a lot of money by going to China in terms of the better pricing, offered new products, reduced sample costs etc you will get as a result of being there, as well as getting your manufacturers best service :)

[@lisarusso6746]

@@SourcingWithKian Thank you, Kian I got very passionate about sourcing after attending your speech at the European seller summit, a lot of insider sourcing people say that on Alibaba suppliers are marking up a lot compared to what you can obtain on the ground, some say they have 100% some say 20% what is your take on this?

[@SourcingWithKian]

@@lisarusso6746 I think each case will be totally different but in general if you educate yourself on what is the market price for your product (by sending your detailed specification sheet to multiple suppliers) then you can get an idea of what is the market price and once you show your experience of this product to the supplier and your power as a buyer, then you will really get their best price. But if they mark it up it's because the buyer hasn't educated themselves on the real price so they can get ripped off! I need to make a video on pricing strategies 😄

[@lisarusso6746]

@@SourcingWithKian yes would be a fantastic topic we definitely need to improve our negotiation skills as westerners and understand Guanxi :-)

[@richardlongmore9301]

Vague question but Is Taiwan any good for amazon stock. I’m thinking better quality than China

[@SourcingWithKian]

Yeah purely depends on the product you're trying to source, normally the country of manufacture is determined by access to the raw materials of that product and skilled / low cost workforce. Taiwan tend to do more expensive, technical products

[@danjones801]

As far as asking suppliers which brands they supply, is this usually considered confidential information for suppliers? I personally wouldn't want my factories telling potential buyers that they supply my brand. As a follow-up to that, would you recommend telling suppliers not to ever disclose that they work with your brand?

[@sloysloy0921]

Hi Kian, do you know any sourcing companies/websites in Europe that is similar to Alibaba? Like I will contact the supplier and they manufacture it. I want it that way so we can save shipping costs. These days, sourcing from China is just so expensive.

[@shawnpan9248]

hello，friend，this is Shawn from China，our company provide DDP service which include custom clearance and tax door to door，in addition，we can collect goods from different suppliers and send them to you together. Feel free to contact me for a quote, I can help you reduce shipping costs

[@arham279]

Hi kian how are you I watch all your videos and like them I’ve got question for you ,I’m very new Into this and never import anything in my life also I’m student how can I start with just a less money I live in Uk , much appreciated if you help me thanks .❤️

[@pingwang4041]

I can help you, Please contact me at [e-mail]

[@waynelast1685]

Will suppliers reveal new products that are designed/planned by their other customers? What assurances, if any, in reality, do we have that supplier will not prematurely divulge a design I was working on for example?

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Wayne, yeah they will show you new products they are working on if you already have a business relationship with them, for example already placed an order with them. But if contacting them for the first time it's unlikely they share this information. If you don't want your supplier to divulge your information you can have them sign an NNN document and you can also design register or patent protect your product in your home market too 🙏

[@Loved_evolved]

Hey. Can I speak with you directly?

[@SourcingWithKian]

If you need my help you can book a coaching call which is available at - calendly.com/sourcingwithkian 🙏

[@Loved_evolved]

I want to start a drop shipping and brick amd mortar business

[@Loved_evolved]

@@SourcingWithKian ok thank you

[@waynelast1685]

Before you place your first order , are suppliers going to tell you what markets they serve, brands they sell, biggest customers, ?

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Wayne, yeah they will most likely share this information with you if you build up decent rapport with them, but you can also see this kind of information on their alibaba listing, so you can analyze their company profile there 🙏

[@juliusdarison1445]

Thanks for this eye-opener. But l would like to ask if it is safe to communicate with the sales rep via Whatsapp? mostly I have encountered this every time l make ane inquiry the sales rep direct me to get in touch via this social media channel

[@SourcingWithKian]

Hey Julius, yeah whatsapp is still fine but make sure that all the important order details like price, delivery date, specifications are also confirmed by email so there's a record of it there too. Furthermore, if using Alibaba trade assurance make sure those details are also in Alibaba messages just in case you need to make a claim, alibaba will only make a refund if the order details are in their platform. Hope that helps 🙏

[@Tawny593]

You can't ask Chinese suppliers all those questions. They simply won't answer them. They either don't know what you're asking because they use a translator or they don't feel like answering. You're lucky to get basic questioned answered like what is the packaging like.

[@SourcingWithKian]

It depends on the quality of supplier you are talking with, if you are communicating with a reputable factory which you can find in this process - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn_FnXuhmtNpqMU - then you're likely to get good answers from them. But if you're dealing with middlemen and shady agents then you'll never get good answers - best of luck 🙏

[@Tawny593]

@@SourcingWithKian I've dealt with all kinds of suppliers, most are extremely difficult to communicate with. Reputable suppliers are no better at communicating than the shady ones who "can't ship to Amazon". And by the way, that should be the 1st question anyone asks a supplier, "Can you ship to Amazon?" whether they sell FBA or not. Because if they can't ship to Amazon it means they're on some list of bad suppliers. It means they are selling counterfeits or they're just plan shady.

[@TheME2DA2]

👌🏽👌🏽

[@SourcingWithKian]

Glad you like it bro!

[@user-kt6ds9sy4q]

How can you be sure they don't use forced labor/uyghrs slaves?

[@mohamadsastrosubroto4944]

what if factory don't speak good English?

[@SourcingWithKian]

They usually always have a sales rep who does speak English and can communicate well, if they don't communicate well then it's best to find a new factory since there can't be any margins for error! 👊

[@jamludentertainment]

Where is The African continent, they ship low quality. I am asking on behalf of South Africa. Not the rest of the continent. we have strict rules here. Is that the perception the manufacturer thinkinking?

[@SourcingWithKian]

Thanks for your message and good point, I'm sure the manufacturers are happy to supply anyone no matter where you're located provided the communication is very clear. Suppliers always love working with new clients in new locations :)

[@jamludentertainment]

Thank you for your response

[@yousifissa9889]

Don't buy anything from Alibaba , now I know why they call it Alibaba they show u something nice and good but they send Trush be careful everyone don't buy anything from Alibaba iam scammed they send me a toy instead of a phone