Sourcing & fulfillment guides
Practical, no-fluff guides for dropshippers and ecommerce brands sourcing from China.
These guides answer the questions we hear most often from sellers weighing their sourcing and fulfillment options: when a dropshipping agent makes more sense than a 3PL warehouse, when AliExpress starts costing more than it saves, and what actually breaks once a store passes 50 orders a day. Each one is written from what we see across real Apex Hub accounts, not generic sourcing advice.
Looking for a specific service instead? See our pages on China fulfillment, dropshipping agents, private label branding and Amazon FBA prep.
How to Ship from China to the USA: Methods, Transit Times, Costs and Customs
Express, economy lines, air or sea: realistic transit times, what drives cost, and what the end of de minimis means for your unit economics.
CJDropshipping Alternatives: 6 Options for Scaling Stores
Private agents, Zendrop, Spocket, AliExpress with DSers, China 3PLs and US 3PLs compared on cost, quality control, branding and delivery.
China's Dropshipping and Sourcing Hubs: Which City Makes What
Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Yiwu, Foshan, Ningbo, Qingdao: where each product category is really made, and why one agent can cover them all.
Dropshipping Agent vs 3PL: Which One Does Your Store Need?
Agents and 3PLs solve different problems. Here is how to choose based on your volume, margins and product strategy.
AliExpress vs Private Sourcing Agent: When to Make the Switch
AliExpress is great for testing and expensive at scale. The signals that tell you it is time for a private agent.
How to Scale a Dropshipping Store Past 50 Orders a Day
Past 50 daily orders, logistics becomes your growth ceiling. A practical playbook for scaling fulfillment from China.
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