Am new to this game so this may sound like a daft question. I want to sell a product that is manufactured in China for a UK retail brand. The UK brand are happy for me to source supply from their Chinese factory on a wholesale basis to retail in the Australian market. I now need to find a dropship "agent" in China who will stock and distribute my product direct to my end customers in Australia. Do these type of dropship agents exist where you can specify where they need to source supply and you can negotiate terms about their warehousing and distribution fees. Hope this makes sense.

Yes they do exist. To find one you should find a shipping agent in Australia who has good contacts in the country of origin. There are many companies and individuals who say they will do this for you but great care must be taken to ensure you have a legitimate operator.

As said at first - talk to an Australian Shipping Agent. They will be able to help you.

I am sourcing products from China. Let me know what product you are looking for if you don't mind. Maybe I know where to find a good supplier. I am familiar with Chinese market.

How do you find Australian Shipping Agents?

What you are basically asking for is what is called Order Fulfillment. An independent company holds your inventory and ships out as requested.

In this case, the inventory is yours, they are bonded and insured and hold your goods until you send an order for 1 piece to go here, one piece to go there. They can also insert any advertising propaganda you supply into your orders for you.

The cost is not cheap and you do have to pay for the inventory up front. You're not going to find any factories selling 1 piece at a time.

I have a business in Shenzhen, China and may be able to help if your source is there. We have not done this in the past, but I'd like to see more dropshipping in Australia and will do what I can to help out.

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