Dropshipping - EBAY UK Suppliers

[ocexpress]

Can anyone help with UK suppliers for dropshipping - currently using autods and having success via some of their UK suppliers however the Chinese ones we have little to no traction and i think this is due to the delivery times - Our pricing is competative

Thanks

 

[DontAsk]

Suppliers of what?

 

[NickZ]

you really need to explain a little more.
You wish that someone in the UK stores the goods you wish to sell in a drop ship shop?

 

[antropy]

Can anyone help with UK suppliers for dropshipping

There's a directory here: https://www.inventorysource.com/dropshippers/

Chinese ones we have little to no traction and i think this is due to the delivery times

Absolutely no point dropshipping from China, no one wants to wait for that.

Paul.

 

[wayzgoose]

Nobody is going to give you their list of suppliers. The best ones are the ones that don't pop up when you put "dropshippers UK" into Google. Takes effort and legwork to find the good ones.

 

[alan1302]

Absolutely no point dropshipping from China, no one wants to wait for that.

Paul.

People seem to be quite happy using Temu

 

[antropy]

People seem to be quite happy using Temu

I've seen that pop up on facebook ads a few times - do they all ship from China? What's the usual delivery time?

Paul.

 

[DontAsk]

I've seen that pop up on facebook ads a few times - do they all ship from China? What's the usual delivery time?

I've had a couple of orders. All came from China within a few days, faster than I was told at checkout. The order tracking was good.

Just be careful what you buy. A lot of it looks like the usual tat. There are some interesting Temu tool reviews on YouTube and some stuff, however, seems surprisingly good.

 

[antropy]

I've had a couple of orders. All came from China within a few days, faster than I was told at checkout. The order tracking was good.

How can they deliver that fast from China? Surely they have UK / Europe warehouses for that?

Paul.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

What's the usual delivery time?

From Temu, about a week!

If you are paying silly prices (for mostly junk, but junk I like!) 7-10 days is an OK wait. Prime has made next delivery more 'normal', so, for many, waiting longer is just not acceptable!

 

[japancool]

Most of the stuff on there is small and under 20kg. You can get it from East Asia into the UK via EMS within 4-5 days. On the other hand, you'll be potentially hit with VAT, customs and processing charges on arrival - but I'll bet, if your order is under £100 or so, ParcelForce (who process EMS) just ignore it for customs purposes. There are potential delays once they're in the UK IF customs decide to detain it for customs processing, since C&E are useless.

The Chinese government heavily subsidises EMS shipping, so you can get tat from China to the UK cheaper than you can get toilet roll from Birmingham to London.

So it's not a level playing field in any case. But if something goes wrong, then you might have an issue.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

It is Evri, not Parcelforce, who delivered (to me).

 

[japancool]

It is Evri, not Parcelforce, who delivered (to me).

Maybe they're consolidating in a UK dispatch centre and repack and send via Evri. I'm not convinced that's necessarily better.

 

[DontAsk]

How can they deliver that fast from China? Surely they have UK / Europe warehouses for that?

Airfreight, just like all the other tat that comes from China, benefitting from international Postal Union pricing.

 

[alan1302]

Most of the stuff on there is small and under 20kg. You can get it from East Asia into the UK via EMS within 4-5 days. On the other hand, you'll be potentially hit with VAT, customs and processing charges on arrival - but I'll bet, if your order is under £100 or so, ParcelForce (who process EMS) just ignore it for customs purposes. There are potential delays once they're in the UK IF customs decide to detain it for customs processing, since C&E are useless.

The Chinese government heavily subsidises EMS shipping, so you can get tat from China to the UK cheaper than you can get toilet roll from Birmingham to London.

So it's not a level playing field in any case. But if something goes wrong, then you might have an issue.

I've not used Temu but AliExpress now charges VAT upfront so avoids custom charges...never had anything from China via ParcelForce...usually either Royal Mail or Evri that deliver.

 

[alan1302]

How can they deliver that fast from China? Surely they have UK / Europe warehouses for that?

Paul.

I think some does come from UK warehouses although the majority is from China.

 

[japancool]

I've not used Temu but AliExpress now charges VAT upfront so avoids custom charges...never had anything from China via ParcelForce...usually either Royal Mail or Evri that deliver.

Even for goods over £150?

 

[alan1302]

Even for goods over £150?

Charging VAT or customs? I know they charge VAT. Don't know about goods over £150 though.