1688 drop shipping means drop shipping, the purchasing method is one piece purchase, and the agent ships.

As a wholesale platform of Alibaba Group, 1688 has added a drop shipping business to facilitate the purchase of Taobao merchants under Alibaba and eliminate the pressure of inventory funds. That is, Taobao stores only need to upload supplier pictures to their own stores. If there are customers placing orders, Taobao merchants only need to place orders with suppliers. The customer's delivery problem is shipped by the supplier.

Drop shipping was easy to do and profitable in the early stage, but it is no longer possible as online prices become more and more transparent.

1688's drop shipping is to ship on your behalf, that is, you don't need to have any inventory. As long as you have goods to ship, you can contact him directly, send him your name, phone number and address, and then pay him according to the price, including the courier fee. You can make the difference in the middle. If he helps you to send the courier, you don't need to send it again.

What does 1688 mean by drop shipping? 1688 is a large wholesale mall. Drop shipping means that if you buy a product on the platform and put it on the shelf, it will also be shipped for you. Generally, merchants are mainly wholesale, so the purchasers are large distributors and wholesalers who use logistics to ship. Drop shipping refers to one product, and it can also be shipped to you by express delivery.