{"id":27494,"date":"2024-05-23T10:49:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/?p=27494"},"modified":"2024-11-26T07:06:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T07:06:42","slug":"how-to-dropship-from-1688","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/insights\/ecommerce-seller-resources\/how-to-dropship-from-1688\/","title":{"rendered":"How to dropship from 1688"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27494\" class=\"elementor elementor-27494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cddf7a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cddf7a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d38ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d38ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"x-crumbs-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/\">Home<\/a>\u00a0 &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/insights\/\">Grow your Business<\/a>\u00a0 &gt;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/nz\/insights\/ecommerce-seller-resources\/\">eCommerce Seller Resources<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a65d88d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a65d88d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f10197b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f10197b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940ef22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"940ef22\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbc160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dbc160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to dropship from 1688<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602c58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"602c58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1688 is a major B2B marketplace for buying products at wholesale prices. But can you dropship from 1688? Let&#8217;s find out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a88fa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72a88fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.worldfirst.com\/register?region=NZ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Open a World Account<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9a3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea9a3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Key takeaways<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1688 doesn\u2019t offer direct international shipping or dropshipping<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International buyers can partner with dropshipping agents for procuring, storing, and shipping 1688 products\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find 1688 dropshipping agents on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WorldFirst Cross-border Pay allows international buyers to pay 1688 suppliers directly<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9348f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cf9348f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2931cea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2931cea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/17\/2024\/05\/How-to-dropship-from-1688.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc0OTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9jZG4ubWFybW90LWNsb3VkLmNvbVwvd29ybGRmaXJzdFwvc2l0ZXNcLzE3XC8yMDI0XC8wNVwvSG93LXRvLWRyb3BzaGlwLWZyb20tMTY4OC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/17\/2024\/05\/How-to-dropship-from-1688.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/17\/2024\/05\/How-to-dropship-from-1688.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/17\/2024\/05\/How-to-dropship-from-1688-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/17\/2024\/05\/How-to-dropship-from-1688-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/17\/2024\/05\/How-to-dropship-from-1688-360x279.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e2ecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88e2ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492ff4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492ff4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Introduction<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1688.com is a B2B marketplace that provides a wide variety of products at wholesale prices. However, the marketplace was mainly created for domestic businesses, and it comes with some major challenges for international buyers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website is primarily in Chinese\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1688 only accepts domestic payments through local Chinese bank accounts\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no direct international shipping or dropshipping<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that doesn\u2019t mean international buyers can\u2019t purchase or dropship products from 1688.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s delve into how international buyers can dropship 1688 products without losing out on profit margins.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__e4072c6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__e4072c6\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2201649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2201649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does 1688 dropshipping involve?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673bd3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673bd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1688 dropshipping involves finding products to sell on the B2B marketplace and then using dropshipping agents to manage procurement, storage, and shipment of products directly to the customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dropshipping fulfillment model can appeal to businesses wanting low overheads and high efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You build an online storefront and market the products to your prospective customers. When a customer places the order, you send the order information to the dropshipping agent, and when the products have been shipped, you share the shipment tracking information with the customer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e971c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e971c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it possible to dropship directly from 1688?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a62558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a62558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 1688 doesn\u2019t offer dropshipping to overseas buyers. 1688 suppliers majorly sell products to inland businesses, which is why many suppliers also don\u2019t have export licenses (since they need them.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are buying products from 1688.com as a foreign buyer, you must partner with a reliable dropshipping agent to manage the shipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/au\/insight\/online-sellers\/the-guide-to-buy-from-1688-outside-china\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complete 1688 guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn how to buy from 1688 suppliers directly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa089a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaa089a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do 1688 dropshipping agents work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45809fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45809fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dropshipping from China can become quite a challenging experience without experts by your side. The language barrier on platforms like 1688, where most suppliers understand Chinese only, can make things even more challenging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good dropshipping agent in China can help you overcome these language and cultural barriers by effectively communicating with suppliers on your behalf, negotiating the best prices, and dropshipping orders directly to your customers across the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you start working with a new dropshipping agent, they will first research suppliers based on your desired product type. The agent will then provide you with product quotes and when you agree, they will begin fulfilling the orders for your customers. You can share each order detail with the agent. They will be responsible for sourcing products from suppliers, performing end-to-end quality checks, and shipping them directly to the customer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the benefits of working with a dropshipping agent:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Less stress:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When you partner with a 1688 dropshipping agent, they can connect you with the right suppliers with high-quality products at competitive prices. They also manage all the supplier communication on your behalf, ensuring products are delivered from the factories on time to maintain shipping timelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Improved quality control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your dropshipping agent can inspect products the supplier sends before shipping to your customers to ensure the products align with your quality expectations and requirements. You can also ask your dropshipping agents to take videos or photos of the products before shipping them. Any returns or quality issues are handled by the agent on your behalf.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No communication barrier:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The biggest challenge businesses face when sourcing products from China is the language barrier. Most suppliers in 1688 speak Chinese and only have a basic understanding of English. Your dropshipping agents can communicate with the supplier on your behalf in their native language and avoid any chances of miscommunication.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Better scalability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you work with one dropshipping agent who remains your main point of contact, they can help you source a wide range of products from different suppliers. You don\u2019t have to manage payments, shipments, and relationships with multiple suppliers, as all that is handled by your dropshipping agent. Instead, you can focus on scaling your dropshipping business quickly and meeting the market demand.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f77aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f77aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to find a 1688 dropshipping agent?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfc386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecfc386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find dropshipping agents to source products from 1688 in several ways. Some of them include:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Google:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can always search for dropshipping agents with experience working with businesses in your area.<\/span><\/p><p><b>LinkedIn:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can search for dropshipping agents directly on LinkedIn, review their professional experience, and connect with them to see if they are a good fit for you.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Facebook groups: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also many dedicated dropshipping and e-commerce groups on Facebook that you can join to connect with 1688 dropshipping agents.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721a714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721a714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to ensure the reliability of 1688 dropshipping agents?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c1b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c1b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s important to verify the experience and reliability of dropshipping agents before you decide to partner with them. Here are some factors you should consider:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does the agent have experience sourcing products from 1688?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have they dropshipped for a business based in Australia?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the communication with the agent clear? How much time does it normally take them to respond to you?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is their current quality control process? Can they readily provide photos and videos of the supplier warehouses and products?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the average shipping time? What kind of shipping partners do they have? Do they also provide shipment tracking?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d2901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d2901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing payment to 1688 dropshipping agents<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7148672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7148672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your dropshipping agents are based in China, and you have customers across the globe, it can be a big hassle to manage multiple payments and collections coming in different currencies from different countries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a dropshipping business model, you already work on tight profit margins, and excessive forex costs can easily chip away from your margins.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WorldFirst offers cross-border payment solutions for global businesses, allowing them to send payments to suppliers and collect payments from customers through a centralised account. With WorldFirst, you can protect your profit margins with competitive foreign exchang costs and zero monthly payment fees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you are dealing with 1688 suppliers directly, you will have to manage two different cross-border payment processes:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payment to 1688 suppliers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payment to dropshipping agents<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1688.com only accepts payments through domestic bank accounts, which can prove to be a big challenge for international buyers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WorldFirst Cross-border Pay is the one-stop cross-border solution for international 1688 buyers outside of mainland China to pay suppliers directly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the steps to use Cross-border Pay:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for a 1688.com account<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for a World Account by WorldFirst<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Convert funds to CNH in your World Account<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorise your World Account to link your payments to 1688.com via Cross-border Pay<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This payment solution is available to users in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and British Virgin Islands only.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca2ce2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ca2ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.worldfirst.com\/register?region=NZ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Open a World Account<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb343d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fb343d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternative to 1688: Dropshipping through AliExpress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d2611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3d2611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AliExpress is an online global marketplace that connects B2B and B2C buyers worldwide with Chinese sellers. 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