Why Import from China?

If you’re thinking about importing from China, it’s probably because you want to start selling either on Amazon.

When it comes to selling on Amazon, there are basically three business models:

• Retail Arbitrage – Buying goods for cheap from stores and reselling them online
• Dropshipping – Buying goods from distributors and wholesalers and selling online
• Importing from China/Private Labeling – Finding products to import from China, sometimes with some light product improvements, and selling them online

            The most popular business model when selling on Amazon is by far private labeling. When you buy a product on Amazon and you don’t really recognize the brand name, but it’s cheap and has a bunch of reviews, that product is probably from a private label seller who’s imported some goods from China and listed them on Amazon. There are some Amazon sellers who still do retail arbitrage and dropshipping but it’s less and less popular now.

There are many reasons why importing from China is so popular. Here are some of the reasons:

• High-profit margins (and much higher than drop-shipping) means you can make a lot of money
• It’s easy to import into America (even for non-Americans)
• Developing real, tangible products and selling them is exciting
• No need to travel to China to find products
• But if you do travel to China it’s fun and adventurous