Dropshipping can sometimes lead to a problem that has to do with shipping. If you get your products from other countries, like China, it could take your customer weeks or even months to get the item.
The number of days that the item stays in Customs is not included in this shipping time. Because of this, your customer might get tired of waiting and ask to cancel. When you have to cancel something, you lose money because you didn’t make any money.
If you are a dropshipper in the United States, you may have to deal with a lot of returns and refunds because your products come from other countries. It’s also hard to sell if your customers know they can buy a similar product from Amazon and get it in as little as three days.
If you are not from the United States but sell to people in the US, that is another situation. If you get products from somewhere other than the US, it will take a while for your US customer to get his product.
One way to stop this problem is to only buy products from companies that are based in the United States. Here, we’ll look at a few suppliers, and we can promise that all of them are based IN the U.S., not just ones that ship to the U.S.
Direct Dropship
This company is in Michigan, and you can sell more than 100,000 of its products. It doesn’t cost anything to join, but some of its “Premium” services can cost $37 per month.
This company doesn’t ship to any other countries. Also, it has a thing called WholesaleFiles as its specialty. It is a type of file that you can download, edit, and then re-upload to your Amazon, eBay, and Shopify accounts.
All of the prices on your online store accounts will change after you upload. This saves a lot of time because you don’t have to go through and update each one individually.
Dropship Direct also works with Opencart, Magento, and PrestaShop.
When it comes to shipping, this company only uses UPS Global, USPS International Mail Service, and International Parcel Services.
If you are new to dropshipping, you can expect to find low-cost products here. The company will then ship the products to your customers for you. You can use Dropship Direct’s other services, like warehouse storage, third-party logistics, wholesale dropshipping, and more, as your business grows.
In the warehouse storage service, you will send them your products so that they can store them in their warehouses. When you get an order, they will ship the items for you. If you make your own brand of products and want other sellers to sell them in their stores, you can use this service.
Premier Wholesaler
This is a company that gets rid of wholesale overstock. All of the products on this website are salvage goods, manufacturer overstocks, or manufacturer surplus.
The company mostly sells clothes, and for as little as $2.50, you can get socks, shoes, brand-new clothes, and accessories for men. All of the items are made in the United States, and the company does not buy anything from China.
If you only want to sell real items made in the United States, this site is a great choice. It also sells its products in other countries.
You have to make an account before you can place an order. The problem here could be that it doesn’t dropship. You can have your order sent to your location first, and then you can ship the items to your customers.
If you are interested in Amazon FBA or want to keep your own inventory, the site is a great place to start. On the site, you can’t buy things for yourself, and the minimum order requirements change from product to product.
The group Fab
Collective Fab is a California-based fashion company with a small inventory. It has just over 6,000 products and charges a fee each month. To join, you have to pay $29 per month.
It’s easy to understand how it works: you find a product to sell, sell it on your website, get paid from the customer, order the product from Collective Fab, and the company will ship it to your customer.
With this membership, you can buy any of the company’s more than 6,500 items. You can look at all the products, including prices and pictures, and use this information on your online store.
It will also do blind dropshipping, which means that your customer will not know that the product he bought came from this company.
The company ships all over the world, and you can also ask them to use your own boxes. They will put your label or stickers on the product, but you have to send the stickers to their warehouse in California. This service is not free; you will be charged $0.25 per label that is attached to or put into the product.
Omni Gym
This business sells gym equipment, but yoga is a big part of what they do. Some of the things you can buy here for aerial yoga training are swing sets, trapezes, hammocks, and many other things.
These things are made in the California city of Chico. The company ships internationally and in the US through USPS. Because the sizes of the items vary, there is no set cost for shipping. The price of shipping won’t show up on the website until you type in the shipping address.
If you want to dropship Omni Gym’s products, you can get in touch with their management. But you can’t sell their items as easily as you could on AliExpress. First, you have to ask them to work with you.
You can fill out an application form online if you want to apply. If you are accepted, Omni Gym will send you a set of rules for how they will work with you. In this case, you are not a dropshipper, but rather a dealer.
XS Depot
This company has been around for thirty years, and it only ships to the U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
Shipping costs range from $3.19 to $17.99 at XS Depot, which sells computers and other electronic goods. Here, you can buy things like cameras, home audio systems, computer accessories, phones, TVs, and so much more.
Even though you are placing a dropship order in a retail store, you will pay wholesale prices. The good thing about this store is that when you check out, you can click the “dropshipping” box and let the company know what you want to do.
In this case, the company will make a packing slip that doesn’t say anything about XS Depot. Instead, it will use the information you gave, such as the name and address of your company.
One thing you should know is that your FIRST order has to be at least $350. But this only applies to people who sell stock. These are the people who sell electronics to other people and keep them in their own store or inventory to ship to their customers.
Dropshippers don’t have to spend $350 on their first order, as long as the company lets them be a dropshipping partner.
Watch the Wholesalers
This company is based in Texas, and the main thing it sells is wristwatches at wholesale prices. It also sells alarm clocks, wall clocks, and other electronic items.
People from all over the world know brands like Casio, Timex, and Croton, which you can find here. There are also high-end watches like G-Shock.
You have to sign up for an account before you can buy anything. If you are a reseller or do dropshipping, you have to show that you are a real business by giving your tax ID, phone number, Federal EIN form, and other information.
After you’ve filled out the application, you’ll be able to place an order. The company will then try to confirm your account and identity.
The company doesn’t ship outside of the US, and you can only order from them if your credit card’s billing address is in the US. This means that if you don’t live in the US, you can’t use this supplier in the US unless your credit card has a billing address in the US.
Also, a 3% surcharge fee will be added to the price of every item bought here on top of the price listed.
Yousi
This business is all about jewelry. It has programs for both wholesale and dropshipping.
To get a discount through the wholesale program, you have to buy at least $100 worth of goods. Between 5% and 20% of the price will be taken off.
If you’re in the business of dropshipping, you’re in luck. But this program is only for sellers in the US. If you use this program to place an order, it will cost you $1.50 per order.
One good thing about this program is that you can easily download an inventory file that tells you which items are in stock and which ones are out of stock. There are no membership fees, and there is no minimum amount that you have to buy.
All of the items that the company sends to your customer will be packed in jewelry boxes that look like the ones in stores. Also, all of the shipping labels will have your information on them as if you sent them, so the customer won’t know that they came from Yousi.
Conclusion
Using dropshipping as a business model to sell things online can be a great way to make more money and finally get out of debt. But it does cause some problems because you don’t make or ship the product.
Start small, preferably in your own country, and see how the supplier does. First, find a niche or type of product that you want to sell, and then test how well the supplier does. If it works well enough for you, you can use it to ship both inside and outside of the United States.