A comparison of China electronics sourcing platforms — what each is for, who uses them, and how to avoid the common mistakes on each.
There are six main platforms buyers encounter when they start sourcing electronics from China. They look similar from the outside — product listings, supplier profiles, contact buttons — but they serve fundamentally different buyer types with different supply bases. Using the wrong one costs you money; using the right one for the wrong stage costs you time.
This article maps out what each platform actually is, who should use it, and what the common mistakes look like in practice.
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