Do you have such doubts when you are looking for toy manufacturers in China.
Even if you have a large order, still can't get the cheapest price from a Chinese factory/manufacturer...
Everyone wants to buy directly from toy manufacturers, not through trading companies or middlemen.
Some people will travel long distances to China to participate in wave exhibitions for high-quality goods and cheap prices. Still not satisfied after getting many quotes from hundreds of suppliers - why is it so expensive for such a large order!
This article summarizes 10 reasons why you can’t find your favorite toy manufacturer in China:
Can't find a real toy manufacturer
#1 Real Manufacturer No Website or Alibaba Account
#4 Where is the Factory Location in China?
#5 Easier to Find Toy Factory with Referrals from the Right People
You have spent a lot of effort and finally found a real toy factory, but it still ended in failure
#7 Cultural Differences Cause Communication Difficulties
#8 You are Not an Old Customer of the Factory
#9 Shipping and Logistics Costs
1. Real Manufacturer No Website or Alibaba Account
It takes a lot of experience and time to build/keep updated your own website/Alibaba account.
Most manufacturers prefer to force rather than market on their lines. So you simply can't find them on the internet.
2. Can't Speak English
Some factory owners are between 30 and 50 years old. In their generation, English education is quite unusual. This reason prevents them from communicating with English-speaking customers.
The way they usually get orders from trading companies or market wholesalers.
3.Talent Shortage
In China, not all companies have good marketing personnel and marketing strategies, so it is difficult for you to find their factories.
4. Where is the Factory Location in China?
Usually every city has an industrial area.
For example, badminton projects all come from a city called Fuyang. There are more than 300 physical factories in this small city, but to find a suitable factory, you have to walk through this industrial area, knock on doors one by one, visit and consult one by one.
But it's not an easy way to do this in 1 week.
5. Easier to Find Toy Factory with Referrals from the Right People
What do you do when you're looking for a genuine manufacturer?
I believe 95% of people will use Alibaba.com or search keywords in google, or even attend exhibitions, visit Chinese wholesale markets like Yiwu Market or Shantou Toy Showroom.
However, the answer is still not good enough, and a suitable Chinese factory has not yet been found.
In fact, in China, a country with a large population, the most reliable person is someone who recommends you. As long as you can find the right person, he can directly find you the right toy factory.
6. Can’t Speak in Tongues
When you finally find the real toy factory after much effort, you are very excited inside.
However, the boss is a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s who doesn't speak English. But it doesn't matter, you brought a Chinese translator.
However, when you find out that the boss's Mandarin is not standard and he only speaks dialect, your heart is broken.
7. Cultural Differences Cause Communication Difficulties
Sometimes you ask the factory "Why is the price higher than before?"
Their answer might be "because the factory is too busy this time". When you get this answer, you say "What!?" and don't understand at all.
In fact, what the factory expresses is that the factory is too busy this time, so if you arrange your order, you need to hire more temporary workers, and temporary workers usually cost more labor costs, and the cost rises so the final price rises. But the factory doesn't know maybe can change some way of making the product (such as changing the product mold) or tell you what time they have to give a cheaper price.
8. You are Not an Old Customer of the Factory
Chinese factories will trust old customers and repeat customers more, and feel safer just like doing business with acquaintances. Determine your payment situation, quality requirements... factories prefer to deal with acquaintances. So they will quote you a higher price, reducing some of the risk in a way.
9. Shipping and Logistics Costs
Shipping and logistics costs are an important part of a toy manufacturer's quote, and this can add up if you need to ship your product to long-distance destinations, especially across borders.
Of course, you can also find a logistics company to transport by yourself, but this will be very troublesome. One is that the delivery time may be delayed, and the other is that when there is a problem with the goods, it is not known who should be held accountable. The toy factory and the transportation company will shirk their responsibilities.
10. Maybe You’re Good at Marketing and Selling Your Product, But You don’t Know Much About How it’s Manufactured
Let's look at an example first, the following is the "STARWAR" building blocks/LEGO
The price given by all suppliers is $0.2 - $0.25/piece.
Would you believe me if I told a buyer to get $0.15/piece?
Coolosourcing company can do it, we are located in Yiwu, a famous city in China, which has the largest toy wholesale market in the world, which is very important for you to import toys from China.
Here are some tips, hoping to help those who want to find a toy factory by themselves.
Do some research on city information, production process details, industry information, if you don't know it before, it's really time and effort consuming.
Finding Chinese toy factories can sometimes be a challenge for a foreigner.
If you have to do this, it is best to ask some Chinese who have experience in this area, which will save you a lot of time.