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Currently, from Alibaba shipping to USA has become a trend. Many American sellers began to purchase in bulk from China’s Alibaba.

Alibaba is a well-known brand of global B2B e-commerce, and is currently the world’s largest online trading market and business exchange community. Founded at the end of 1998, Alibaba is headquartered in Hangzhou and has overseas branches in Silicon Valley and London.

Advantages and disadvantages of Alibaba

Alibaba is well-known as the largest B2B platform in the world, and it is known and used by almost everyone. If you want a quick overview of online stores, here is a brief list of some pros and Cons:

Advantage

There are many products at different prices on the website, giving you more choices;

The price of bulk orders is low, and there is room for negotiation;

With so many products and suppliers, businesses can compare and find the best price.

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Shortcoming

If you cannot come to China, it is difficult to know the true quality of the product (maybe you can hire a freight forwarder to help you inspect the product);

From Alibaba shipping to USA cost is high and the waiting time for the goods is long.

The difference between Amazon and Alibaba

Business difference

Amazon is a self-operated way, controlling all the instruments in the buying and selling process, they have their own warehouses, and they sell some products by themselves.

Alibaba acts as a platform and does not participate in sales. It only provides a platform for small businesses and brand manufacturers to contact consumers. After that, the seller and buyer communicate directly in the buying and selling process.

Retail Industry Proportion

Amazon’s US online retail business reaches 40%~50%.

Alibaba’s online retail business in China accounts for about 80%.

At present, the development of the two e-commerce companies in their respective local markets has matured. The next step is for the two companies to expand into the international market. Therefore, competition is inevitable.

Alibaba shipping to USA

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How does Alibaba shipping to USA?

If you purchase a batch of goods on Alibaba, Alibaba shipping to USA through a Chinese freight forwarder by air or sea .

●If the volume of goods is small and the time is urgent, you can use air freight from China to the United States;

●If the volume of goods is large and the time is not urgent, it can be shipped from China to the United States by sea.

But if you are going to contact the airline yourself, you need to go through customs inspection and pay taxes by yourself, which will be time-consuming and troublesome. And you may have to pay extra.

Because it is not a simple matter to transport from China to the United States, but if there is a freight forwarder to help you, things will be much easier.

Alibaba shipping to USA

Alibaba shipping to USA time

Shipping times will vary based on order details. The following is the time for Alibaba shipping to USA by ocean freight FCL :

●Pick up from supplier: 3 days

●Freight forwarding warehouse processing: 3-5 days

●Shipping time: 11-15 days to the west coast; 18-25 days to the east coast

●US last mile delivery: 3-5 days

Total: 17-26 days to West Coast; 25-35 days to East Coast

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