{"id":31585,"date":"2024-04-22T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/sg\/?p=31585"},"modified":"2024-09-11T08:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:37:46","slug":"1688-com-how-to-source-wholesale-supplies-from-alibabas-b2b-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/sg\/insight\/business-with-china\/1688-com-how-to-source-wholesale-supplies-from-alibabas-b2b-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"1688.com: how to source wholesale supplies from Alibaba\u2019s B2B giant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31585\" class=\"elementor elementor-31585\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ffee84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51ffee84\" 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-def8053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def8053\" 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\/sg\/\">Home<\/a>\u00a0 &gt;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/sg\/insight\/\">Insights from WorldFirst<\/a>\u00a0 &gt;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/sg\/insight\/business-with-china\">Business with China<\/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-5fa749e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fa749e9\" 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-5fef327c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fef327c\" 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-f15ae23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f15ae23\" 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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">WorldFirst and 1688.com: all you need for wholesale sourcing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202192a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"202192a7\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">From highly-competitive prices to low minimum orders, it\u2019s not hard to see why 1688 is fast becoming a goods-sourcing favourite outside of China.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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-c8cd243 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8cd243\" 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-15acaa5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15acaa5d\" 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<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422053420538-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422053420538-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422053420538-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422053420538-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422053420538-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422053420538-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-579a90fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"579a90fc\" 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-27540941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27540941\" 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>You might have heard of Alibaba.com \u2013 the global marketplace for people who want to buy and sell across the world. But have you heard of 1688.com? Both are owned by the Alibaba Group but, where Alibaba focuses on international trade, 1688 was originally created for the Chinese market.<\/p><p>Launched in 1999, 1688 is China\u2019s leading B2B marketplace for wholesale, sourcing and dropshipping.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230907418305\/en\/WorldFirst%E2%80%99s-1688-Global-Sourcing-Integration-Sees-Adoption-Surge-as-SME-Buyers-Seek-Competitive-Edges#:~:text=Launched%20in%201999%2C%201688%20is,to%20wholesale%20buyers%20in%20China.\">According to Analysys<\/a>, it was China\u2019s largest integrated domestic wholesale marketplace in 2021 by net revenue. It\u2019s not as widely known outside of China because of its target market and the difficulty in paying suppliers. Here\u2019s why.<\/p><p>China has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfirst.com\/uk\/global-business-expansion\/doing-business-with-china\/why-does-china-have-two-currencies\/\">two currency system<\/a>, one for domestic transactions within mainland China and another for international trade coming in and out of the country. Both are known as renminbi (or RMB, literally \u2018the people\u2019s money\u2019) but they have two ISO currency codes: CNY for domestic transactions and CNH for international trade.<\/p><p>Both use the same bank notes and, in China, are equivalent in value when exchanging the two. However, there are restrictions on transactions in CNY and its value is dictated by the People\u2019s Bank of China. Because of the restrictions on CNY, it was incredibly difficult for cross-border businesses to buy from 1688, which catered to the domestic market.<\/p><p>Until now. WorldFirst is the exclusive payments provider that allows you to pay your 1688 suppliers in CNH. This means that when you source your goods on 1688, you can now pay suppliers faster and avoid the extra currency exchange fees of paying in USD. That\u2019s big news for small and micro businesses because of the low minimum order quantities, range of choice and highly-competitive prices.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>Why you should source from 1688.com<\/strong><\/h4>\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-4dd0c80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4dd0c80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e2ac4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26e2ac4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ddbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94ddbd8\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e15 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Save money<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e16 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Make savings of anywhere from 4% to 40% when sourcing goods<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce621c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce621c\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e15 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e24 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Go direct<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e25 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">With 1688, you cut out the middleman and deal directly with the manufacturer or supplier<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94814d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c94814d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e0439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e0439\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e18 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Search 50+ industries<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e19 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find raw materials, apparel, household goods, electronics, food, and more<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74402\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e18 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e27 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Order minimal amounts<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e28 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Many sellers allow you to buy as little as one or two items at a time, helping with cash flow and letting you try before you buy a larger amount<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15931bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15931bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63e56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f63e56a\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e21 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Discover 1,700+ subcategories<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e22 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Browse a huge amount of products, all from licensed Chinese suppliers<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a80c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7a80c9\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e21 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e30 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meet 10+ million suppliers<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e31 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">You\u2019re spoilt for choice when it comes to who you want to do business with<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-f925467 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f925467\" 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-593bfbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"593bfbc\" 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>All of the benefits of sourcing from 1688 come with the knowledge of a name that\u2019s backed by an internationally-recognised brand. It\u2019s also good to know that 1688 has over 120 million registered users and over 31 million monthly visitors to their site. So, it\u2019s far from a small player.<\/p><p>By opening a World Account with WorldFirst, you\u2019re taking the first step to connecting your business to all the benefits of sourcing on 1688.com. But that\u2019s not all you get from your World Account.<\/p><h4><strong>Perks of a World Account<\/strong><\/h4>\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-211f74c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"211f74c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83a9e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f83a9e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d9632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39d9632\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e35 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pay like a local<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div 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unlimited team members and customise the level of access for each person<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c896e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c896e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a63a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a63a8e\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e38 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fast and easy payments to China<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e39 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay suppliers in China in CNH, or those in Hong Kong in USD or HKD on the same day<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa52dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa52dda\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e38 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e47 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A world of opportunity<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e48 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connect to 100+ global marketplaces and payment gateways<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f4450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44f4450\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1204ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1204ae\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e41 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Manage currency risk<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e42 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Convert at today\u2019s rate, a targeted one, or lock it in for up to 24 months<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40a81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b40a81f\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e41 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e50 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More time, less work<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e51 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1k m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Integrate your World Account with Xero or Netsuite and let them do the accounting and reports for you<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-d4f1d1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4f1d1f\" 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-862a97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"862a97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"34630\" class=\"elementor elementor-34630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352da6a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"352da6a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f99343c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f99343c\" 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-78aa4a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78aa4a86\" 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><div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open a World Account for free<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df4c1bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df4c1bf\" 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<ul><li>Open 10+ local currency accounts with local account details<\/li><li>Direct CNH payments to 1688.com<\/li><li>Pay suppliers, partners and staff in 40+ currencies and 130+ destinations<\/li><li>Collect secure payments from 100+ marketplaces and payment gateways, including Amazon, AliExpress, Paypal and Shopify<\/li><li>Lock in currency conversion rates for up to 24 months<\/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-6b7ec24a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b7ec24a\" 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\/login?region=SG&#038;lang=en-GB\">\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\">Get started<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-8643a01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8643a01\" 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-bb3bf82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3bf82\" 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<h4><strong>How to shop on 1688.com<\/strong><\/h4><p>In order to start sourcing from 1688.com, you need to create an account with:<\/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-3cbeed1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cbeed1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c3f2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96c3f2a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b5db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5b5db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080821891-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080821891-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080821891-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080821891-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080821891-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080821891-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1614e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1614e2\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e57 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-1a m7ac-1i m7ac-1o m7ac-1p m7ac-1q m7ac-1r m7ac-1s\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alipay<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e58 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-1c m7ac-1d m7ac-1e m7ac-1n m7ac-1o m7ac-1p m7ac-1t\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">To verify your identity when registering for a 1688.com account<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fd26f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7fd26f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9ded6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed9ded6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080850516.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31700\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080850516.png 920w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080850516-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080850516-768x417.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04beff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04beff\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e61 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-1i m7ac-1l m7ac-1n m7ac-1p m7ac-1q m7ac-1r m7ac-1u\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1688.com<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e62 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-1c m7ac-1d m7ac-1e m7ac-1n m7ac-1o m7ac-1p m7ac-1t\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0To source from manufacturers and suppliers<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057d868 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"057d868\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8a6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f8a6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080912139.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080912139.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422080912139-300x28.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9eeb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9eeb58\" 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<div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e65 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-1i m7ac-1l m7ac-1n m7ac-1o m7ac-1p m7ac-1q m7ac-1r\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WorldFirst<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e9444-e66 m7ac-14 m7ac-15 m7ac-16 m7ac-17 m7ac-1i m7ac-1l m7ac-1m m7ac-1n m7ac-1o m7ac-1p m7ac-1t\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">To pay suppliers instantly<\/p><\/div>\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-50a5f5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50a5f5e\" 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-64e4886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64e4886\" 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>You can open a\u00a0<strong>World Account<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.worldfirst.com\/register\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Then there are two ways to\u00a0<strong>set up an Alipay account<\/strong>:<\/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-75c6dc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75c6dc2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4666b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e4666b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c6d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c6d08\" 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><strong>On your mobile:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Open Alipay mobile app (iOS and Android) and click &#8216;Register&#8217;<\/li><li>Select your country code and your mobile number<\/li><li>Enter the verification code sent to your mobile number<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc25aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cc25aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dc909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38dc909\" 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><strong>On your desktop:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Log into www.alipay.com and select &#8216;Register&#8217;<\/li><li>\u00a0Next, click &#8216;Personal Account&#8217; and select your nationality\/region<\/li><li>\u00a0Fill in your mobile number and enter the verification code sent to your mobile number<\/li><\/ol>\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-06bfaeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06bfaeb\" 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-6bba0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bba0de\" 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<h4><strong>How to open a 1688.com account<\/strong><\/h4><p>All users must register for an account on 1688.com in order to begin purchasing.<\/p><p>Go to www.1688.com and click on the highlighted tab (in the diagram, below) which translates to \u2018Sign up for free\u2019.<\/p><p>Or, if you already have a Taobao account, you can use those details to log into 1688.com. Both Taobao and 1688 are subsidiaries of Alibaba Group, so they share the same details.<\/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-028e3c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"028e3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422082816235.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422082816235.png 624w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422082816235-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\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-c68e8bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c68e8bb\" 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-3bad3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bad3e0\" 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>Top tip: If you can\u2019t read Mandarin, use Google Translate to convert the page into English. Make sure you\u2019re using Chrome as your browser, right click and select \u2018Translate into English\u2019.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A pop-up will appear with a User Agreement. Select to register as an individual. (Again, Google Translate is your friend here if you can\u2019t read Mandarin.)<\/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-74b2bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74b2bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083421885.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083421885.png 524w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083421885-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2fdcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc2fdcb\" 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><strong>Important:<\/strong>\u00a0Registering for a company account on 1688.com is for Chinese suppliers and sellers only. Foreign companies or non-local individuals need to register as an individual, even if doing so on behalf of a company.<\/p><p>Fill in your information on the registration page and click the highlighted button (in the diagram, below) and click on the button which translates to \u2018Agree and register\u2019.<\/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-6570d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6570d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083519774.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083519774.png 624w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083519774-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83250cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83250cc\" 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>You\u2019ll receive a one-time verification code on the mobile number you gave on the form. Enter the code and click the button to submit.<\/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-26ba484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ba484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083609899.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083609899.png 624w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083609899-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96343d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96343d5\" 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>To activate your 1688 account, tick the check box to accept the agreement and click \u2018Confirm\u2019.<\/p><p>On the following page, 1688.com will request that you complete your account profile, but this is optional.<\/p><h4><strong>How to verify your 1688.com account\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p>After registering for your 1688 account, you can choose to verify your account. While it\u2019s not mandatory, if you\u2019d like to use the 1688 World Pay solution, a verified 1688 account is necessary.<\/p><p>Other benefits of a verified 1688 account include the ability to unfreeze or restore your account in the event it is frozen or restricted.<\/p><h4><strong>What\u2019s the 1688 or World Pay solution?<\/strong><\/h4><p>World Pay is the official payment method provided by WorldFirst and 1688.com that lets foreign companies pay suppliers instantly and directly.<\/p><p>For 1688 accounts opened by individuals based outside of China, the verification process requires you to connect with a verified personal Alipay account.<\/p><p>On your 1688 account, click on your account name and navigate to \u2018account management\u2019. Then, under \u2018my verification\u2019 go to \u2018verify using personal details\u2019.<\/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-a3f8935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3f8935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083724367.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083724367.png 624w, https:\/\/cdn.marmot-cloud.com\/worldfirst\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/20240422083724367-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b4e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b4e9c\" 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>You\u2019ll be redirected to the quick verification page. Enter your Alipay login ID and password, then click the orange button \u2018link to Alipay account\u2019.<\/p><p>Congratulations, you\u2019re now verified and your Alipay account is connected to your 1688.com account!<\/p><p>Setting these accounts up doesn\u2019t take too long and it\u2019s time well spent in the long run. 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