Tutorial: How to import stock from Alibaba to UK Amazon PROFITABLY 

Great and in-depth content, very important to be properly educated on this stuff, will struggle to find similar content for free without the endless waffle. Thank you for taking the time to dissect the whole process.

This is the best video I'be seen. So clear and has actually made me feel so better about starting off as a seller

Hi Ollie, great tutorial. Thank you. I’ve signed up to your programme and am half way through it. Although you mentioned some of these tips in there, it is encouraging seeing them out all together simply. I am yet to move to the stage of ordering small batches of products from China but will definitely do it.

Thanks Oliver, feels as if I'm in a paid seminar, valuable experience thanks for sharing

Oliver this is the best video to watch in a while, thank you for your content my man

I doubt anyone spending small sums of money like £10K on Alibaba can really make money anymore, there are several issues here. 1, Many of the companies on Alibaba are not in fact manufacturers. 2. Most of the products that are made in China and offered on Alibaba are sold directly by Chinese into the western markets. 3. Manufacturers get a drawback in China from the Chinese government this is the money they will make so they do not technically need to make a profit after that so essentially they will make money before your buying price. 4. If you establish a market in the west for a product there are many many people around the world watching you too see if you are making a profit so essentially it makes it almost impossible to sustain a margin in the long term so any wins are lost soon after. 5. people in the early days of Amazon did make money but now Amazon have actively gone to China and trained all the Chinese factories asking why are you bothering to supply the western wholesalers, why not sell direct, they are also doing ALL the work for them and charging them for this service but the factory still makes a good profit. 6. People in Asia can live on a lot less than people in the West so there living overheads are minimal compared to ours so how on earth can you really win? 7. Buying on Alibaba is a real risk as the supplier can just send rubbish to you and say tough! 8. There are ways to win but winning does not come as easily as just shopping on Alibaba. Firstly you need to build a good solid relationship with the supplier, build on a good deal of communication (but just let them think all you do is talk) over a long period of time. buy a little test the market make sure that's okay but be certain you are buying from the right supplier from the outset. Knowing more about the product than the supplier is unlikely to be possible but it is possible to deal in items that are either very simple OR you know a lot about. If you do not you are skating on thin ice. learn as much as you can about the components that make the product. So if you buy fireplace pokers learn about the metals and coatings before you go too far. Believe me most of you understatement Chinese knowledge but the average Chinese knows more than you about what makes a good product from a bad one. Westerners look at something on the surface and if it looks okay then its okay, Chinese like to scratch the surface to see what's under it, weigh the item and then stick it in water and see if it floats!!!!!! (if its made in China, when it comes to imported goods into China, Chinese are as stupid as us), I was amazed myself when first exposed to this, compared to them we are dumb bunnies. 9. Most of the Chinese play the long game. So when they sell item retail on Amazon they may be prepared to lose money on it for a year before uping the price, this is very common and normal practice for them so be sure you do not spend all your money on one item, some Chinese are so rich they can easily afford to do this on 10% of their lines without worrying at all, in the meantime, you may be having palpitations!! I have this situation at the present you can go see for yourself and see what you would do in my position online right now there are DVD holders for car headrests (on eBay) selling for £1.89 including P+P now the cost to post is £1.40 by second class mail. I get this product very cheap from China and I assure you none of you would be getting a better deal than I am on it, I was selling it really well for £7 and then this one supplier come in the market and drop the price to £2.69 and now to £1.89. So they are selling it for below cost as they are stocking it in a warehouse in UK and not even shipping it directly from China to the customer they have to pay eBay fee and Paypal (and tax maybe lol) and import duty. So tell me if you have spent £10K on this product line what would you do right now? If you have an answer please let me know. I have contacted the seller and asked them if they are aware they are making a loss on this item in a hope they are making a mistake and may correct it (you never know funnier things have happened!) in the meantime I have to wait and see if they just continue to keep doing this. 10. The big chinese sellers buy up stock at the lowest possible price after negotiating for months, they then buy huge quantities (£500K orders that are repeated) and do not ask too much of the factory (factories in China want to churn stuff out not fiddle with poxy little £10K orders with alterations) and then they sell it at a loss for a few months to get rid of the competition and then slowly increase the price again. This is standard procedure. In doing this these companies earn millions each year but will have 300, 000 lines or more. When there is no more margin-left they move on to the next product, basically the recipe for stuffing up all items on the market. It's all about volume in the end and who has the biggest pockets. The little guy gets crushed in the end. 11. An interesting video i watched on RU-vid a while ago showed a western guy selling massages on Amazon from a few years ago, he was doing great and was using this as an example of his success.....i went to amazon and looked for him.......the price he had been selling at was now half and only Chinese sellers of the product not one western. You can check for yourself the hitachi motor multiple speed hand held massagers, there are many sellers of them. I rest my case. 12. Oliver I am especially interested to hear your views on what i have stated here. I am not saying things are impossible in the short term but in the long term hmmmmm, it may be so.

i start a few weeks ago this alibaba with few pounds because i cannot start with more , and you give me a good ideea how the business should look , and all this 3 years of business management help me a lot is so important this 20 % margin for the profit

thank you for making this video, its really in-depth and helpful. your content is very much appreciated, ill be watching your other videos aswell

Ollie this is one the best video on youtube for sourcing

Very good in-depth video. Answered a few questions that I had in mind as a startup. Thanks

really interesting tutorial! thank you and hope we get more out of you!

Thank you for explaining everything in a simple way. It helps me a lot.

Thanks for your efforts

Thanks for the insights. Very useful!

Thanks for info bro God bless you!

The step number 4 is the express shipping. Where is the most convenient address to send it? Your house or Amazon directly to start with the test straight away?

Great video Oliver! Subbed! 😉👍

Great Video !

Nice one ollie 👏 I have just signed up to your program this evening hopefully I here back from you ..also the pdf file.you sent as well is great 👍

Hi Oliver, thanks again this video is really really useful! I am wondering if you have already made a video about the costs/fees charged by Amazon? It seems to be a bit complicated looking at their website and there is a lot chance you can get unexpected cost (like storage, removal fee).

The best and most informative video. Thank you

Thank you this was super helpful!

Thank you so much for the great content^^ the good old spatula xD

Very helpful thankx

Hi Oliver I like the way you simplify topics, I learnt something new from you and thank you for that

I know this is an old video, but don't you need to know the customs and FF fees, and factor that in too. So until you have the weight and size of the boxed, how do you know how much that will also eat into profits? Cheers.

Use your own freight forwarder. You don't want your products being listed as undervalued by Chinese shipment companies and charging you the correct amount and pocketing the difference.

Great video , thanks

I would be careful about the TRADE ASSURANCE. It’s not worth the paper it’s written on. I purchased 50 scooters when they came the quality was so poor I could not sell them. I contacted alibaba requesting a return due to the quality. They asked me too provide evidence which I did . They sided with the supplier. I appealed, again no help.The contact to Alibaba was hard work . I lost 10k on this one purchase. Now they are asking for more on shipping costs too. Bottom line is it’s a big risk.

Amazing. Thanks a lot!

someone online was trying to sell me this as a course for 2000$. This is just the best video ever. i hope i can start soon as well. do you think i can start with 500£?

What are the delivery times like now for air freight, are we talking months with the current climate? Thanks Paul

When you place an order that was negotiated, they will basically send an offer for xxx amount of product and there is an ACCEPT offer button and Pay? I suppose is not just through a verbal conversation. Thank you.

Clear and very informative

Great video, do you have more videos on how to list the item on Amazon, its so confusing. Ive put in an order on Alibaba but want to source my own FF as feel now we've been overcharged.

thank you for the explanation but , custom duties part needs to be explained in details please

If I’m ordering for example costume jewelry and I get through fedex do I need a freight forwarder ?

One simple question.. how do I send my product to amazon , do I have an identifier and how do i find the address?

Does the supplier tell you how much things weigh and the size of it to then relay to the fireght forwarder.

Very informative video thank you. I just wanted to ask if it is necessary to import from Alibaba in China to turn a decent profit and if not, how do you go about Branding products in UK wholesalers?

Can you just resell the products you source from Alibaba if you don't want to go for the private label option? I don't own a business atm and don't have any logos or branding for any products so wouldn't it be easier to just select products and resell for a higher price on amazon? of course I would have to ask the manufacturer/supplier if their product is branded or has a licensed patent if tht was the case then I couldn't resell it, but if it was just a generic, non-branded product then it'd be okay, right?

I would like to send products to amazon for the first time and straight , but I do not know what address amazon uk to provide S.0.S 😅🙏

Hey, apologies for the novice question - but once I’ve paid vat importing the goods - so purchasing from the manufacturer + customs & shipping, do I also have to pay vat on the goods when I sell them on Amazon/ shopify? So essentially paying vat twice?

What happened when u have your stock..i.e the cost to transfer to warehouse and the process?

Awesome. That was extremely helpful. Folks I would really appreciate some advice regarding shipping costs as I am about to place my first order and getting all sorts of quotes. Based on your experience, if the total weight of my products is between 250 - 300 kg and I’m using air freight. Roughly speaking, what should I expect to pay excluding duties and tax? Between 1000 pounds and 1500 pounds or between 1500 and 2000? Or more? Many thanks.

where do i get the product photo if direct from alibaba to amazon? Thank you for any answers

How exactly you will test the products? On Amazon? What if people like it and you run out of stock as is just test batch?

Very helpful post

Thankyou such for info

my not am luckin for yreinar my am luck only for product am ceck for bey enny product but not wrchin what

My question is, what do you do once you have your test batch in your house. I am confused at this step as there are labels to print etc.. for each product you send individually. There are some grey areas that aren't too easy to find on the interweb. Or do you send the entire batch to Amazon FBA?

Hi mate got a question would you not find the freight forwarder on alibaba ?

Does the FF send the items to your address or just to a port in UK and then you are responsible for the final delivery?

Hey. I have a question. The shipping costs from China for the product I want to sell are prohibitively expensive. The shipping per unit is more than the product. I feel like I'm doing something wrong but can't work it out.

Can you clarify about how will Amazon know that the product is mine please ? Is there any barcode they supply ? If so does this cost anything ?

Hey is it worth hiring an inspection company in China to inspect the stock before committing to a bigger order or having to ship yourself a test batch order ?

If i made an order of say 100 pcs, would you still recommended a freight forwarder?

Hi if you order 20 samples from other suppliers, do you have any tips to save shipping cost? Because each of them charge me $30 for express fee. Do they have the service to combine all in China and ship to US?

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Thank you

Great content . Thanks