How to find the Best Yiwu Import Agent

Overview:

Sellers Union Online is an online trade service platform created by Sellers Union Group.
By integrating upper suppliers' resources, strictly filtering and verifying qualifications, it combines all kinds of suppliers and products and puts them online for global customers. In the meanwhile, Sellers Union Online also provides one package service offline as trading agent, in charge of purchasing, documentary, cargo examination, commodity inspection, transportation, goods clearance, insurance and other processes. It unites online trade and offline trade efficiently and provides a more convenient, affordable and guaranteed trade channel.

Scale:
Sellers Union Group has nearly 1000 staff now. more than 90% of them has junior college degree or higher one. The import and export amount reached nearly 600 million dollars in 2015. Thus our group will become one of the biggest trading companies with biggest import and export amount and most employees in Ningbo and Yiwu city.

Specialty:

One interesting question of the Yiwu agent is, when you ask them a question "what are you specialized in?" 90% of them would say "we can help you with all products on Yiwu market".

That basically means they're specialized in everything. (but you know, no one can be specialized in everything)

For sure this huge market in Yiwu greatly enhanced agents' sourcing ability. But as a sourcing agent, it's always better to focus on a certain range of products. Like SellerUnion, they are mainly focused on kitchenware, hardware and tools, and supermarket items.

There are also a small percentage of agents that're only specialized in a certain products or a range of products. 

Tips for Selecting A Right Yiwu Export Agent:

The first thing has to be Safety

You have to find at least a company, not just a guy named Jack or Ben. This company has to be registered at least somewhere.

This can be easily found out by the bank account names they offer you. If the bank account name is identical with the company name, this means it is a company registered somewhere. Because before granting a company account, the bank has to check company papers to make sure they're legal.

Secondly, i think has to be loyalty and honesty.

This can also be easily found out from the way they approaching to you.

For those agent has a slogan like "low to 1% commission", "1% commission", "Free service, free translators, free car...", established last year, but already claimed they're "the best agent in Yiwu",or "No.1 Yiwu agent in Yiwu".

They don't state all their terms clearly in advance, just using lots of the"bait-and-switch" strategy... For these agents, you'd better have a second thought before contacting.

Before i forget, a typical "bait-and-switch" strategy is to send you a price list with extremely low prices. But after you come to Yiwu, they will have dozens of reasons that you can't get the exact same products as the same price in the list.

The third thing i think should be "professionalism".

This can be easily found out from their marketing way, from the way they answering your emails and answer your telephone. They should know clearly what they're doing and what they can't do.

Also it's better to find an agent if they're specialized in your products. For example, we're very cautious about your inquiry of LCD TVs because we're specialized in fashion accessories an home decors.

In my opinion: business is finally all about the "people" behind it. No matter how big or how small a company is. If you find the right people, your business should be on a right track.