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Buying and Sourcing

What a Nigerian actually needs to know about buying and sourcing.

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A laptop showing an Alibaba.com order page with the Trade Assurance badge visible, a Nigerian passport or naira notes beside it for context Guide Buying and Sourcing 10 min Alibaba Trade Assurance for Nigerian buyers: what it protects What Alibaba Trade Assurance covers for a buyer in Nigeria, what it does not, the 30 day claim window, why paying outside the platform loses it, and the badges. Two people across a factory office table with a calculator, samples and a catalogue between them, mid conversation Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min How to negotiate with a Chinese supplier: what works How to negotiate with a Chinese supplier from Nigeria: the price ladder, the first price versus the real one, what the deposit buys, and the walk away that works. A Nigerian buyer and an agent at a factory gate in China shaking hands, or an agent's desk with samples, a laptop and a shipping label Guide Buying and Sourcing 13 min China sourcing agent in Nigeria: what they do and charge Whether a Nigerian buyer needs a China sourcing agent: what an agent does, commissions from 3 to 10 percent, the hidden markup to watch, and a test for any agent. A small courier box opened on a desk with a product sample inside, the airway bill visible on the box, a phone photographing it Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min Getting samples from China to Nigeria before a bulk order Samples from China to Nigeria: what suppliers charge, courier and Customs rules, how to test samples and lock quality before placing a bulk order. A price ladder on a supplier's screen or catalogue showing three quantity tiers and prices, a hand pointing at the middle tier Guide Buying and Sourcing 12 min Minimum order quantity in China: what MOQ means, how to lower it Minimum order quantity in China explained for Nigerian buyers: typical MOQs, why factories set them and practical ways to negotiate a smaller first order. A phone showing a WhatsApp message that reads "our bank account has changed", held over a desk with a proforma invoice Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min Chinese supplier scams: 10 red flags before you pay Chinese supplier scams Nigerian importers should know: fake bank details, bad suppliers, quality switches, freight traps and the checks that stop them. A laptop showing the Alibaba.com homepage beside a phone showing the 1688 app, on a desk with a notebook Guide Buying and Sourcing 13 min 1688 vs Alibaba vs Taobao: which is best for Nigerian buyers? 1688 vs Alibaba vs Taobao for Nigerian buyers in 2026: compare prices, MOQ, payments, shipping, protection and which platform suits each order. A hand holding a phone showing a WeChat Pay or Alipay screen, with a proforma invoice printed underneath on the desk Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min How to pay a Chinese supplier from Nigeria: four routes The four ways to pay a Chinese supplier from Nigeria in 2026: bank transfer on a Form M, a licensed payment company, an agent's Alipay, and the one to never use. Cartons being weighed and measured on a warehouse floor in China, labels with buyer codes visible, a worker with a tape measure Guide Buying and Sourcing 9 min 1 found this useful How to ship goods from 1688 to Nigeria, step by step How to ship goods from 1688 to Nigeria when 1688 does not deliver abroad: the agent's warehouse, consolidation, air or sea to Lagos, and the five costs on the way. A phone screen showing a 1688 product page translated into English in Chrome, held over a desk with a notebook Guide Buying and Sourcing 12 min 1688 English Version: How to Use 1688 from Nigeria There is no official 1688 English version. How Nigerians read 1688 in English, why the account and the shipping are the real problems, and what an agent solves. A notebook with figures worked out by hand beside a phone showing a product page and a calculator Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min What can I import from China with 500k, 1m or 5m naira? What you can import with 500k, 1m or 5m naira once freight, duty and certification are paid, and the costs that do not shrink when the order does. A customs or standards officer examining boxed goods in a warehouse, or two similar looking products side by side Guide Buying and Sourcing 5 min Counterfeit goods from China: what it costs a Nigerian importer Counterfeit goods from China sit on Nigeria's absolute prohibition list, and forged trademarks are a criminal matter. The scale, the law and the defence.
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