{"id":124220,"date":"2023-12-02T15:03:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T07:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/?p=124220"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T07:21:03","slug":"b-1688-vs-alibaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-1688-vs-alibaba\/","title":{"rendered":"1688 vs Alibaba: Which is Best for Your China Sourcing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"124220\" class=\"elementor elementor-124220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc0484a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc0484a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e58b3\" data-id=\"51e58b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3a586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e3a586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people now want to <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-1688-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy things from 1688<\/a> because they believe there are better prices than Alibaba. Today, I&#8217;ll show you the differences between 1688 and Alibaba, then you&#8217;ll know if it&#8217;s the right fit for your China sourcing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd6a4a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd6a4a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ff3725\" data-id=\"6ff3725\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ee7a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4ee7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#a1\">What is 1688 and is it the same as Alibaba?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a2\">1688 vs Alibaba: any language difference?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a3\">Can I use 1688 in English?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a4\">How to register and use 1688 APP?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a5\">What are their differences in payment methods?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a6\">How do they differ in shipping arrangement?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f45197f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f45197f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77de19a\" data-id=\"77de19a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5f63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e5f63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5753c99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5753c99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d8fb6\" data-id=\"13d8fb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba234d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba234d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is 1688?<\/h2><p>1688 is the largest local Chinese B2B wholesale website. There are millions of manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors on the platform, all of whom are Chinese. You can find various product categories there, from daily goods to large industrial items like production and agricultural equipment. Currently, it is available in both web and app versions.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Is 1688 the same as Alibaba?<\/span><\/h3><p>Both <a href=\"http:\/\/1688.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1688 <\/a>and Alibaba are wholesale websites, but 1688 is a Chinese procurement platform, while Alibaba is a global wholesale website. Alibaba is always the first choice for most people who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/blog\/c-import-from-china-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">import products from China<\/a>, while 1688 is considered to be the Chinese version of Alibaba. So purchasing from 1688 can be challenging due to various difficulties, which I will discuss in the following text.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58fb50c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58fb50c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cf881c\" data-id=\"5cf881c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5673f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5673f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bf6257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bf6257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7ea20\" data-id=\"5c7ea20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ccb84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02ccb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1688 is only in Chinese, but Alibaba is available in many languages.<\/h2><p><a href=\"http:\/\/alibaba.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alibaba<\/a> supports a total of 16 languages, including English, French, Spanish, and others. You can switch to your native language when using it. Additionally, suppliers on Alibaba can engage in basic English communication with you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceaf3c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceaf3c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed2238\" data-id=\"7ed2238\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0a149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa0a149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/languages-used-in-alibaba.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124230 lazyload\" alt=\"languages-used-in-alibaba\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27385%27%20height%3D%27536%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20385%20536%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27385%27%20height%3D%273536%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/languages-used-in-alibaba.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/languages-used-in-alibaba-200x278.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/languages-used-in-alibaba-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/languages-used-in-alibaba.jpg 385w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9d3caf\" data-id=\"c9d3caf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-519d429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"519d429\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1467822\" data-id=\"1467822\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2602822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2602822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to 1688 being designed for the domestic Chinese market, both its web version and app are exclusively in Chinese. Moreover, most suppliers on the platform do not speak English, which constitutes a significant challenge when using 1688.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcaff09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcaff09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f98c599\" data-id=\"f98c599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ef69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03ef69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63f0a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e63f0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I use 1688 in English?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef11119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef11119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can only use translation tools to use 1688 in English. You can install the Google Translate extension on your internet browser, which can help translate whole web pages as you visit them. However, due to machine translation, the results may not be entirely accurate. Additionally, this method can only translate regular text, as machine translation can not read text from images, so text within images will remain in Chinese.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-112105 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/use-Google-translate-plugin-when-sourcing-from-1688-21.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/use-Google-translate-plugin-when-sourcing-from-1688-21.jpg\" alt=\"use Google-translate-plugin when sourcing from 1688 (2)(1)\" width=\"504\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27504%27%20height%3D%27406%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20504%20406%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27504%27%20height%3D%273406%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/use-Google-translate-plugin-when-sourcing-from-1688-21-200x161.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/use-Google-translate-plugin-when-sourcing-from-1688-21-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/use-Google-translate-plugin-when-sourcing-from-1688-21-400x322.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/use-Google-translate-plugin-when-sourcing-from-1688-21.jpg 504w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p><div data-page-id=\"NKWKdMaKOoNetXx2VolcFuNtnyd\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-T5i9dvoW2ohtYmxxmvEcd5iLnbl\">If you want to translate the 1688 app, you can download tools that support real-time online translation, such as Hi Translate.<\/div><div><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">How to download the 1688 app on an Android phone\uff1f<\/span><\/h3><p>If it&#8217;s an Android phone, first, check the app store to see if there is a 1688\/\u963f\u91cc\u5df4\u5df4 app. Please note that the app&#8217;s icon should include &#8220;1688,&#8221; as shown in the image below.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-android.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-android.jpg\" alt=\"1688-in-android\" width=\"392\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27392%27%20height%3D%27270%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20392%20270%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27392%27%20height%3D%273270%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-android-200x138.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-android-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-android.jpg 392w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p><p>If the app is not available in your app store, you&#8217;ll need to download the app APK from 1688.com and install it on your phone. On a PC, you may need to scan it, for example, using Google Lens. On a mobile device, you can simply install it directly from 1688.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40db80f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40db80f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edba9f1\" data-id=\"edba9f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b53551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b53551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-pc-and-mobile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124239 lazyload\" alt=\"1688-in-pc-and-mobile\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27544%27%20height%3D%27238%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20544%20238%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27544%27%20height%3D%273238%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-pc-and-mobile.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-pc-and-mobile-200x88.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-pc-and-mobile-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-pc-and-mobile-400x175.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-in-pc-and-mobile.jpg 544w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b85dfc\" data-id=\"4b85dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed91d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed91d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-764a573\" data-id=\"764a573\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2d514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe2d514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">How to download the 1688 app on an iPhone\uff1f<\/span><\/h3><p>For iPhones, whether you have a Chinese or U.S. account, you can directly download 1688 from the App Store. If you are in another region, such as Japan or Europe, you need to log in to your account and search the App Store to see if 1688 is available. If the app is not found, it means that 1688 is not supported for download and use in that region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b4a39e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b4a39e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d93e1ef\" data-id=\"d93e1ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9ddee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d9ddee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-app.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124235 lazyload\" alt=\"1688-app\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27365%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20365%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%273365%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-app.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-app-200x122.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-app-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-app-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1688-app.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e367a\" data-id=\"84e367a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-259def2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"259def2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db9975d\" data-id=\"db9975d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e511bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e511bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a225907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a225907\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4e3c9f\" data-id=\"d4e3c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3043928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3043928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a4\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to register and use the 1688 app?<\/h2><p>After completing the app download, you need to register before you can use it.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Step 1<\/span><\/h3><p>Open the 1688 app, click on the agreement to agree, and then locate the registration button at the bottom.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Setp1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Setp1.jpg\" alt=\"Step 1\" width=\"470\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27470%27%20height%3D%27512%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20470%20512%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27470%27%20height%3D%273512%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Setp1-200x218.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Setp1-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Setp1-400x436.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Setp1.jpg 470w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Step 2<\/span><\/h3><p>After clicking, the following page will appear. Click again for registration.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step2.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step2.jpg\" alt=\"Step2\" width=\"418\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27418%27%20height%3D%27283%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20418%20283%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27418%27%20height%3D%273283%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step2-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step2-400x271.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step2.jpg 418w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Step 3<\/span><\/h3><p>Click on &#8220;\u4e2a\u4eba\u8d26\u53f7\u6ce8\u518c\u201d.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3.jpg\" alt=\"Step-3\" width=\"408\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27408%27%20height%3D%27401%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20408%20401%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27408%27%20height%3D%273401%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3-200x197.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3-400x393.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Step-3.jpg 408w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Step 4<\/span><\/h3><p>Select your country or region. 1688 supports mobile number registration for many countries, such as Canada, the United States, Australia, and more. Since the country names are in Chinese, it might be challenging to locate yours, so look for your country&#8217;s area code.<\/p><p>After entering your country, input your mobile phone number. Then, check the agreement box and click the orange button to proceed to the next step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9194fce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9194fce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44db384\" data-id=\"44db384\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b0b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30b0b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEyNDIzNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9qaW5nc291cmNpbmcuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvc3RlcC00LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124236 lazyload\" alt=\"step-4\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27453%27%20height%3D%27336%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20453%20336%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27453%27%20height%3D%273336%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4-200x148.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-4.jpg 453w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1479bb8\" data-id=\"1479bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60e4bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c60e4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEyNDI0MCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9qaW5nc291cmNpbmcuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvY291bnRyeS1jb2RlLWluLTE2ODgxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124240 lazyload\" alt=\"country-code-in-1688 1\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27485%27%20height%3D%27736%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20485%20736%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27485%27%20height%3D%273736%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881-200x304.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881-400x607.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/country-code-in-16881.jpg 485w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b19e57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b19e57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c0d483\" data-id=\"2c0d483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c98a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c98a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 click to enlarge<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfb7f69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfb7f69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8b5e09\" data-id=\"c8b5e09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0458a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0458a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Step 5<\/span><\/h3><p>Check your phone. You will receive a verification code from 1688 and then enter it. If you haven&#8217;t received it after a while, click the text below the arrow to request a new verification code.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-5.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-5.jpg\" alt=\"step-5\" width=\"404\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27404%27%20height%3D%27287%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20404%20287%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27404%27%20height%3D%273287%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-5-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-5-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-5-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/step-5.jpg 404w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c4efcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c4efcb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da6c4ca\" data-id=\"da6c4ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3faca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3faca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After successful verification, you can use the 1688 app normally. The usage of the 1688 app is the same as the Alibaba app. You can search for the products you want through image search or product keywords. Please note that the text you input must be in Chinese.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e106a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e106a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a38470b\" data-id=\"a38470b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f20dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10f20dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c87b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c87b68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7796a9\" data-id=\"d7796a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3d25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3d25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a5\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1688 vs Alibaba in payment methods<\/h2><p>Alibaba is oriented towards an international audience, and most mainstream international <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-alibaba-payment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">payment methods<\/a>, including visa, PayPal, T\/T, etc., can be used on the platform.<\/p><p>Moreover, Alibaba launched <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-how-to-use-alibaba-trade-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trade assurance<\/a> to protect transactions between buyers and sellers. When you use it, if there are any issues with the suppliers, such as delayed shipments or unsatisfactory product quality, you have the option to raise a dispute or request a refund.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paymen-methods-in-Alibaba.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paymen-methods-in-Alibaba.jpg\" alt=\"paymen-methods-in-Alibaba\" width=\"548\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27548%27%20height%3D%2769%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20548%2069%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27548%27%20height%3D%27369%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paymen-methods-in-Alibaba-200x25.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paymen-methods-in-Alibaba-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paymen-methods-in-Alibaba-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paymen-methods-in-Alibaba.jpg 548w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p><p>However, 1688 mainly caters to the Chinese market and primarily uses <a href=\"https:\/\/global.alipay.com\/platform\/site\/ihome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alipay <\/a>and online banking (only Chinese bank accounts). If you don&#8217;t have Alipay, you can ask the supplier if they accept PayPal or other <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-international-payment-methods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international payment methods<\/a>.<\/p><p>In most cases, if your order amount is only a few thousand dollars, 1688 suppliers are generally unwilling to set up PayPal or apply for a bank account to receive US dollars.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688.jpg\" alt=\"payment-methods-in-1688\" width=\"683\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27683%27%20height%3D%27230%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20683%20230%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27683%27%20height%3D%273230%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688-200x67.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688-400x135.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688-600x202.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/payment-methods-in-1688.jpg 683w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p><p>Now, there is a section in 1688 that supports dropshipping. The column is shown in the image below. It primarily assists Chinese sellers in opening stores on <a href=\"\/b-cross-border-ecommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cross-border e-commerce platforms<\/a> such as AliExpress and Amazon.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-124229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688.jpg\" alt=\"exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688\" width=\"596\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27596%27%20height%3D%27297%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20596%20297%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27596%27%20height%3D%273297%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688-400x199.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/exclusive-section-for-dropshipping-in-1688.jpg 596w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p><p>The products in this section support cross-border payments with Cross-border Pay (\u8de8\u5883\u5b9d\/KJB), allowing you to make purchases on 1688 directly with 10 major currencies such as GBP, USD, EUR, and others. This makes overseas personal procurement more convenient. It means you also enjoy dropshipping services, but the destination is your own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82bb179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82bb179\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc0f110\" data-id=\"cc0f110\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e2f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2e2f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e79ea3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e79ea3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf3b7b5\" data-id=\"bf3b7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813191b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"813191b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a6\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1688 vs Alibaba in international shipping<\/h2><p>Alibaba has integrated resources from numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-freight-forwarder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freight agents<\/a> to facilitate international shipping. You can utilize the platform&#8217;s logistics services or those offered by suppliers. Typically, suppliers have established partnerships with freight agents.<\/p><p>However, arranging international logistics on 1688 is challenging. Apart from a few cross-border products that can be directly shipped overseas, most items are primarily intended for domestic delivery within China. 1688 also lacks buyer protection services. If your order quantity is small, few suppliers may be willing to assist with logistics.<\/p><p>If you purchase products from different suppliers on 1688, you&#8217;ll need to contact a <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-what-is-3pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third-party logistics provider<\/a> to collect all your items and send them to your address. This process requires significant time and effort for proper communication and coordination. In the end, you might discover that sourcing directly from AliExpress is more cost-effective and efficient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11a2bc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11a2bc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e927b6f\" data-id=\"e927b6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c097be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c097be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7b82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc7b82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1688 or Alibaba, which is better?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c68fec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c68fec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acb7ea4\" data-id=\"acb7ea4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2a077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a2a077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a global marketplace with lots of factories and suppliers, Alibaba is\u00a0convenient and better for international buyers.<\/p><p>In contrast, 1688 is a Chinese local wholesale website. As overseas buyers, you may encounter various challenges. The most significant is the language barrier, which can lead to high communication costs as suppliers may struggle to understand your needs.<\/p><p>Even if you manage to find suitable suppliers, limited payment methods and inflexible shipping solutions pose additional challenges. Most buyers I know prefer not to source from 1688, as they find it unsuitable for sourcing from China.<\/p><p>If you genuinely wish to purchase from 1688, you can enlist the help of <a href=\"http:\/\/jingsourcing.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JingSourcing<\/a>, whether your budget is $1000 or several hundred thousand dollars. We have our warehouse to collect goods from different suppliers and package them for shipping to your designated location. We also have established long-term partnerships with reliable freight forwarders and can help you get competitive prices for shipping.<\/p><p>In addition, we have a professional inspection team, providing you flexible inspection solutions. We&#8217;ll check the products based on your focus, and send you photos or videos during the process to ask if you can accept the defect or not. 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