On AliBaba you’ll be dealing mainly with manufacturers. But if you want to avoid the scams and general low-quality suppliers, AliBaba provides some supplier filters you’ll want to use.
Trade Assurance Suppliers
Trade Assurance is a free service offered by Alibaba that’s designed to help create trust between buyers and suppliers.
Trade assurance means you’re covered if…
- The products you ordered aren’t shipped on time
- Your products don’t meet the quality standards
If either of these happen to you, AliBaba will pay for the goods and you’ll get a full refund. So using Trade Assurance is a fantastic way to avoid scams!
So how do you use this feature?
When searching for products/companies through Alibaba, check off the button that says “Trade Assurance.”
From there, you’ll be able to look at products and suppliers who have signed up with Alibaba’s trade assurance policy.
The next suppliers to be on the lookout for, are…
Gold Suppliers
“Gold” is a premium membership for suppliers on Alibaba. Suppliers who pay the fee ($10,000 USD) are provided with comprehensive ways to promote their products which, in turn, maximizes product exposure and increases their ROI.
Because gold suppliers have to pay such a large amount each year, it basically weeds out scammers who are only after your money. What scammer would pay that much money?
This does not mean, however, that you’ll be paired with a reliable supplier, or one who supplies top-notch materials. You could still get someone who doesn’t respond to you, or someone who supplies cheap products.
To find a gold supplier on Alibaba, check off the box that says “Gold Suppliers.”
From there, you’ll get results from gold suppliers on Alibaba.
Not only has this wholesaler been a gold supplier for three years, they’re also a trade assurance supplier!
Which means, you’re protected when you order from them and you’ll rest easy knowing they’ve been in business with Alibaba for three years as a gold supplier!
Finally, you have…
Assessed Suppliers
Assessed Alibaba suppliers may be the very best suppliers to do business with.
Why? These suppliers are all…
- China Gold Suppliers
- Hong Kong Gold Suppliers
- Taiwan Gold Suppliers
… who have been inspected onsite by a third-party inspection company.
They offer all the information for Alibaba’s Factory Audits, including…
- Assessment Reports
- Verified Videos
- Verified Main Products.
To deal with assessed suppliers, simply check off the “Assessed Supplier” button, and skim through the suppliers and products available.
