Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳

I live in China and source products straight from factories for US & EU brands. Real prices, factory checks on video, door-to-door shipping. DM "SOURCE" 📦

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Hi, I'm Islam 👋
I live in China and help brands buy straight from factories: 1688, Taobao, Alibaba.

Here I post what I see on the ground:
→ real factory prices
→ what's trending in China before it hits Amazon
→ EVs, tech, trade. No hype

Need a supplier? DM me "SOURCE"

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

FedEx just added 4 weekly flights from China to the US.

Boeing 777 freighters, linking Shanghai and Guangzhou to the US.

For a small seller, more air capacity means more options when you need a fast restock.

Do you ship by air or by sea?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Where is your main supplier based?

Shenzhen, Yiwu, Guangzhou, Ningbo, or somewhere else?

One word is enough.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Huanggang Port opened. HK viewers: +40%.

That is the jump in Hong Kong property viewers in the Greater Bay Area, per local agents.

For buyers, it means the Hong Kong to Shenzhen route is getting easier, and Shenzhen is a major factory belt.

Still visiting suppliers in person, or video only?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Why 1688 is cheaper than Alibaba for the same item

1. 1688 is built for buyers inside China. Prices in CNY, sold to domestic wholesalers.
2. https://t.co/nMHORj42t9 is built for export. Prices in USD, English listings, an export margin on top.
3. Many Alibaba sellers are trading companies. They buy from a factory and add their cut.
4. Sometimes the same factory sits on 1688 with no export layer.
5. The catch: Chinese-only chat, domestic payment, domestic shipping, no export paperwork.

So the gap is not magic. It's layers: factory → trader → exporter → you.

A lower price only matters if you can verify the factory and the goods before you pay.

Which do you trust more: 1688 or Alibaba?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Why 1688 is cheaper than Alibaba for the same item

1. 1688 is built for buyers inside China. Prices in CNY, sold to domestic wholesalers.
2. https://t.co/nMHORj42t9 is built for export. Prices in USD, English listings, an export margin on top.
3. Many Alibaba sellers are trading companies. They buy from a factory and add their cut.
4. Sometimes the same factory sits on 1688 with no export layer.
5. The catch: Chinese-only chat, domestic payment, domestic shipping, no export paperwork.

So the gap is not magic. It's layers: factory → trader → exporter → you.

A lower price only matters if you can verify the factory and the goods before you pay.

Which do you trust more: 1688 or Alibaba?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Last thing you bought that said Made in China?

Answer in 3 words.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Last thing you bought that said Made in China?

Answer in 3 words.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

A $42B bond auction just drew weak demand.

Why should a seller care?

Rates move the dollar, and the dollar moves USD/CNY, about 7.1 now.

On a $50,000 factory order, a 1% swing is $500.

Do you pay in USD or CNY?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

@KevinCastley Copying China's HSR in Canada is tough on density, not just money. Lines here run through cities of millions every 150 km. Which Canadian corridor do you mean? My guess: Toronto–Montreal only.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇨🇳 Chinese electric vehicle exports hit record high for second straight month.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Everyone says China only makes cheap stuff.

The data says Alibaba, the site you find suppliers on, just applied to list its chip-design unit T-Head.

Cheap goods and AI chips grow from the same industrial base.

Agree?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

@Optimus_RH Optimus has the brand, but Unitree already sells humanoids at around $6k and ships thousands. Here the actuator suppliers are right next door. What price could Optimus hit at volume? My guess: still above $20k.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

Everyone says China only makes cheap stuff.

The data says Alibaba, the site you find suppliers on, just applied to list its chip-design unit T-Head.

Cheap goods and AI chips grow from the same industrial base.

Agree?

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

@Reuters Two years with no new models is long, but the real gap is cycle time. Chinese EV makers here ship a refresh or new trim every 6-12 months, so a rival launches 2-3 times before VW answers once.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

China exported 582,000 EVs in one month.

That was October. A record for the second month in a row.

For Western buyers, it means huge capacity in batteries, motors and parts. When factories run this big, the whole supply chain feels it in price.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

China exported 582,000 EVs in one month.

That was October. A record for the second month in a row.

For Western buyers, it means huge capacity in batteries, motors and parts. When factories run this big, the whole supply chain feels it in price.

[Islam | China Sourcing 🇨🇳 @1slamchina]

@BradMunchen 18 Months is real, but Chinese rivals also refresh mid-cycle: new trims, chips and software every 6-9 months. Tesla's issue isn't just age, it's that rivals' cheaper trims now match its price.

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