This was a great video. Finally an honest view on buying from Ali express and almost everything you spoke about is true. Most SA youtubers pretend like it awesome and they are making millions from it. I was initially breaking my head trying to see how to get products from China as I thought it was the way to go but it's a stressfull process and mostly not cost efficient for South africans. I have now shifted my strategy to sourcing products locally or even making it my myself. Can you do a video on selling a product through other channels as well like Takealot or Facebook stores? and what the disadvantages or advantages are? Thanks you for your videos, I now regard you as a virtual mentor 😊
Thanks for the amazing comment Floatus! Yeah, drops shipping can be an awesome strategy to make some extra cash or a lifestyle. I will look in to the videos you are requesting. It's not a bad idea. Thank you
1. Dont create your own site sell on marketplace's and get free traffic 2. Sell items with with good reviews if you're worried about quality 3. Use shipping agents that will source your aliexpress items and ship via courier within 2 weeks or less 4. Foreign text on packages dont matter customers dont care 5. Customers are irrational they'll pay you R1000 for an item they can get on take alot for R200 You can do all the research you want but it doesn't beat real life experience Dropshipping works if you understand the market you'll sell items for 3x the price easily
Tx for an honest opinion/review. I bought a shopify store at a discount price and met with these disillusioning factors mentioned. Trendy gadgets from china sold in usd, but i dont have the budget to drive social media advertising campaigns targeted at usa buyers. So, i decided to get local manufacturers providing high quality excellent products and sell to SA buyers. Now, to get them as collaboraters...
Great and valuable information! Thank you for saying it like it is. More people need to understand the challenges associated with Dropshipping in RSA. It all sounds wonderful, but the fact of the matter is that it will end up costing a lot of money and you'll always struggle to deliver good quality and fast customer service. So, I don't see it being a long-term lucrative gig unless you find a way to work directly with suppliers or even make use of local suppliers and sell cool local products.
@Web Nomads Thanks for the great video. Don't keep apologising about 'spoiling our dreams':-) The honesty is what we came for. If you don't mind, I have a few questions: 1. Why is shipping so expensive to SA (and cheap to USA)? Can we not use a SA shipper - Can you recommend one who can link to Ali Express suppliers? 2. To ship to other countries (ie. USA), surely the work around for Paypal can be normal VISA/AMEX/MASTERCARD payments?
Honesty and what I just needed to hear. I just started my online store in ZA and I want to source from Alibaba using dropship to get me started. But disadvantages have lot of weight.
Don't get me wrong here, it is doable if you can get hold of an agent that would help you to ship items. It is just a matter of finding the right ones.
Thanks for the video Jaco. Incredible good ! Thanks for your honest opinions ! I have been selling on Takealot for 9 year's full time and it's not easy at all. People think let source a product in China and sell it online, get rich etc... ( I am not saying it's not possible but it's HARD work ) Specially if you want to import into SA and sell online.
South Africa is just so behind with shipping! It’s pathetic!! Ive waited 3-4 months for my parcels from AliExpress. Its been sitting at JIMC for months😞
what product did you buy and if you don't mind me asking, what kind of products do South africans tend to buy more. i'm looking to solve the shipping issues face by africans when they do online shopping
Tell me about it Hazel. Unfortunately, there are no miracles online. Trust me, I am at this online thing for years. Only focus, hard work the willingness to succeed.
Hi there Jaco! I am wanting to start my own online ecommerce store and don't want customers to wait for their products so long... I would love suppliers in South Africa that sell ladies, men and kids fashion, bedding and also homeware. That is what I am looking at. I love the products on Aliexpress but shipping is just too costly and waiting period too... Please advise
Dropshipping to SA is not viable at all. With the effort and money involved, it makes more sense to only drop ship to the US. Bigger market, infrastructure etc.
@@webnomads11 HI. Thank you for the great video. I was wondering why would people drop ship to US if a customer in the US can just buy from Ali Express themselves. Or will there be some benefit for a customer to buy from an eccomerce website rather than buy through Ali express directly?
Hi there and thank you for a SA view on this. One issue you did not bring up when Dropshipping into SA is SARS and Import duties. At some point you or your customer WILL get stuck with a nice bill for that. Clothing is one of the most protected industries in SA - this translates to a 45% import duty plus another 15% VAT on top of that, in essence wiping out any profits you make. Other issues not highlighted - once you scale - getting money out to pay suppliers becomes VERY difficult. Then you usually have to register as an import/ export agent and not merely someone who "Dropships" anymore. Thanx for this though.
I have purchased a few pieces of jewelery with the free shipping option. Do I put my own address as the delivery destination or my nearest post office?
No, you can import products on large scale to you with Ali or Alibaba and sell it from your location. The problem is to find a winning product to mass import.
@@kabeloignatiusmosala9769 I haven’t started I’ve been hearing sometimes paypal will hold your money and request documents so the legal aspects are holding me back
It depends on if you want to ship from South Africa to US. If so, you can still use Payfast a payment gateway. Your US customers will still be able to pay as long they use VISA and MASTERCARD. Paypal does not recognize dropshipping as a "real" business and might hold your money back if you are starting to receive large amounts in a short period of time. It's not new, that is the way they roll.
What about customs in SA ? I’ve purchased items and the customs fees have at times been more than the cost price of the product. How to go around this any suggestions?
what product did you buy and if you don't mind me asking, what kind of products do South africans tend to buy more. i'm looking to solve the shipping issues face by africans when they do online shopping
I love the honesty my brother.
This was a great video. Finally an honest view on buying from Ali express and almost everything you spoke about is true. Most SA youtubers pretend like it awesome and they are making millions from it. I was initially breaking my head trying to see how to get products from China as I thought it was the way to go but it's a stressfull process and mostly not cost efficient for South africans. I have now shifted my strategy to sourcing products locally or even making it my myself. Can you do a video on selling a product through other channels as well like Takealot or Facebook stores? and what the disadvantages or advantages are? Thanks you for your videos, I now regard you as a virtual mentor 😊
Thanks for the amazing comment Floatus! Yeah, drops shipping can be an awesome strategy to make some extra cash or a lifestyle. I will look in to the videos you are requesting. It's not a bad idea. Thank you
@@webnomads11 pleasure bud... Looking forward to your next video!
1. Dont create your own site sell on marketplace's and get free traffic
2. Sell items with with good reviews if you're worried about quality
3. Use shipping agents that will source your aliexpress items and ship via courier within 2 weeks or less
4. Foreign text on packages dont matter customers dont care
5. Customers are irrational they'll pay you R1000 for an item they can get on take alot for R200
You can do all the research you want but it doesn't beat real life experience
Dropshipping works if you understand the market you'll sell items for 3x the price easily
What are market places in South Africa?
Wats your website
Can you help us understand 🤔
Smart🔥
First person that I have found to answer a lot of the problem questions I had about this topic! Legend, thank you
Thanks for the video, Jaco. More people need to see this. Learned so and so much from you.
Tx for an honest opinion/review. I bought a shopify store at a discount price and met with these disillusioning factors mentioned. Trendy gadgets from china sold in usd, but i dont have the budget to drive social media advertising campaigns targeted at usa buyers.
So, i decided to get local manufacturers providing high quality excellent products and sell to SA buyers. Now, to get them as collaboraters...
Great and valuable information! Thank you for saying it like it is. More people need to understand the challenges associated with Dropshipping in RSA. It all sounds wonderful, but the fact of the matter is that it will end up costing a lot of money and you'll always struggle to deliver good quality and fast customer service. So, I don't see it being a long-term lucrative gig unless you find a way to work directly with suppliers or even make use of local suppliers and sell cool local products.
You are absolutely right Charl. Find a local supplier, establish a connection and build your brand from there. Thanks for the great comment 🤟
@Web Nomads Thanks for the great video. Don't keep apologising about 'spoiling our dreams':-) The honesty is what we came for.
If you don't mind, I have a few questions:
1. Why is shipping so expensive to SA (and cheap to USA)? Can we not use a SA shipper - Can you recommend one who can link to Ali Express suppliers?
2. To ship to other countries (ie. USA), surely the work around for Paypal can be normal VISA/AMEX/MASTERCARD payments?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, please continue having these conversations
Honesty and what I just needed to hear. I just started my online store in ZA and I want to source from Alibaba using dropship to get me started. But disadvantages have lot of weight.
Don't get me wrong here, it is doable if you can get hold of an agent that would help you to ship items. It is just a matter of finding the right ones.
Thanks for the video Jaco. Incredible good ! Thanks for your honest opinions ! I have been selling on Takealot for 9 year's full time and it's not easy at all. People think let source a product in China and sell it online, get rich etc... ( I am not saying it's not possible but it's HARD work ) Specially if you want to import into SA and sell online.
Thank you for the great knowledge and wisdom. I'm hoping to see a new RUclips video that addresses these concerns very soon. Keep up the amazing work!
South Africa is just so behind with shipping! It’s pathetic!! Ive waited 3-4 months for my parcels from AliExpress. Its been sitting at JIMC for months😞
You are absolutely right Vanessa. I experienced the same problem.
what product did you buy and if you don't mind me asking, what kind of products do South africans tend to buy more. i'm looking to solve the shipping issues face by africans when they do online shopping
@@webnomads11 i think you need to find supplier agent to reduce the sheeping time to SA, what do you think ??
@@Enielm i think you need to find supplier agent to reduce the sheeping time to SA, what do you think ??
Mine never even showed
Love the content, actually believed the guy with 😎, we get so used in being lied to. thanks
What a refreshing change, thank you very much. Your newest subscriber👍
Thank you man his is very insightful as someone looking to start this business myself.
i love you men your level of honesty is so amazing and i am 1 of your follow hence forth for ever
Thank for the video. Nice the see the truth for a change. There are allot of misleading info out there.
Good video I'm dropshipping from Namibia
How do u do it.
R1000 for the products R4500 shipping fee argh I hate it here. I've been online for 4 days looking for a miracle 😰☹
Tell me about it Hazel. Unfortunately, there are no miracles online. Trust me, I am at this online thing for years. Only focus, hard work the willingness to succeed.
Hi there Jaco! I am wanting to start my own online ecommerce store and don't want customers to wait for their products so long... I would love suppliers in South Africa that sell ladies, men and kids fashion, bedding and also homeware. That is what I am looking at. I love the products on Aliexpress but shipping is just too costly and waiting period too... Please advise
Dropshipping to SA is not viable at all. With the effort and money involved, it makes more sense to only drop ship to the US. Bigger market, infrastructure etc.
Especially if you are going to use AliExpress as your supplier
@@webnomads11 HI. Thank you for the great video. I was wondering why would people drop ship to US if a customer in the US can just buy from Ali Express themselves. Or will there be some benefit for a customer to buy from an eccomerce website rather than buy through Ali express directly?
Great video. Thanks for the information 👍
Hi there and thank you for a SA view on this. One issue you did not bring up when Dropshipping into SA is SARS and Import duties. At some point you or your customer WILL get stuck with a nice bill for that. Clothing is one of the most protected industries in SA - this translates to a 45% import duty plus another 15% VAT on top of that, in essence wiping out any profits you make. Other issues not highlighted - once you scale - getting money out to pay suppliers becomes VERY difficult. Then you usually have to register as an import/ export agent and not merely someone who "Dropships" anymore. Thanx for this though.
Thank You for dropping some valuabe knowledge 💕
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Good video. Keeping it real 😃
Dankie vir jou insig jy het baie gehelp is tans besig om 'n store op te stel.
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thank you very i appreciate your guidance on dropshipping
Hi Jaco
Thank You to tell us all the things we don't think about
Kobus
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Thanks alot bru 🙏 💯 good video
Hi webnomad, I'm I'm a dropshipper in south Africa, currently testing out a some products from dropstore
Awesome Willi, let us know how it goes?
how is it going for you bro??
Can you explain how the taxes work?
Thank you for sharing
Great video, thank you.
Cool, any time. Glade you like it.
I love you man 🥺♥️🙏
Dropshipping with an agent directly from China is way better, find one that offers EMS n u get ur items in two weeks max...
How do you get these agents
@@phumzilemasilela9092 I can get you one if your serious
How fo you get one
love the honesty
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I have to pay $84 shipment for a $3 product how ridiculous
I have the same problem. did you do anything
Hi Jaco, I think the best will be to find your own shipping agent or even to keep alixpress with US clients and use a second store for SA only.
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Hope you guys well
Your videos helped me alot
I'd like to know more about dropshipping from China to south Africa is there profit
Worry is shipping
Wow thank you 🙏
Honestly such a goood video.
Thanks Radly
I have purchased a few pieces of jewelery with the free shipping option. Do I put my own address as the delivery destination or my nearest post office?
Hey great content. Question can start dropshipping to like 4 different countries or would it be best to start with one country?
Interesting topic
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Hey ...i pressed DELIVERY COMFIRM by mistake 😢will i get it or cancel my orders?
Very good Content.
how does shipping work in SA?
Honesty is key...Thanks Bhuti
So basically dropshipping or running a shop where you are responsible for the physical inventory is impossible with Aliexpress?
No, you can import products on large scale to you with Ali or Alibaba and sell it from your location.
The problem is to find a winning product to mass import.
@@webnomads11 Yeah, it's risky to do this because if you dnt sell it, you will be stuck with money in the stock, plus warehouse costs etc.
Thank you
Aliexpress ships some products from South Africa to South Africa . How do I check which products are shipping from South Africa?
Hey Rock hard, please elaborate a little more?
I want to know more, would appreciate.
Oi, waar is jy? 6 maande terug het jy n video gemaak. Wil jou vra oor CJ Dropshipping
Yes Duane, sorry pel. Eks n bietjie besig man. Ek is weer terug op YT einde van die maand. Stuur jou vraag na jaco@webnomads.co.za toe. Sal hom check
Hello Sir, I live in South Africa. I was wondering, if we can dropship with Alibaba living in South Africa.
How long do the products take to reach the buyer? are shipping cost included or the buyer will have to pay on collection?
Can someone in South Africa dropship on The United States (so targeting and advertising to US people only)
Yes, what problems have you came across personally?
@@kabeloignatiusmosala9769 I haven’t started I’ve been hearing sometimes paypal will hold your money and request documents so the legal aspects are holding me back
It depends on if you want to ship from South Africa to US. If so, you can still use Payfast a payment gateway. Your US customers will still be able to pay as long they use VISA and MASTERCARD. Paypal does not recognize dropshipping as a "real" business and might hold your money back if you are starting to receive large amounts in a short period of time. It's not new, that is the way they roll.
@@webnomads11 I would be dropshipping from US and China, with PayPal
On shopify*
my first like... is for being real 😂🤣👊
How does one deal with import tax?
What about customs in SA ? I’ve purchased items and the customs fees have at times been more than the cost price of the product. How to go around this any suggestions?
what product did you buy and if you don't mind me asking, what kind of products do South africans tend to buy more. i'm looking to solve the shipping issues face by africans when they do online shopping
NO HOPE BASICALLY
I was wondering about the delivery fee to south africa thing. Sucks though. I need to move to usa.
Yeah, tell me about it. The US is the place to be for sure.
@@webnomads11 is there a cheaper way to order from China? Or at least the delivery fee.
I think im better off here in South Africa
Hi. I am also doing dropshipping in SA. Would love to ship to the US... Can you maybe help me with that on how it works with shipping and tax etc.
How and where can we exchange emails?
Hey there, can you please advise on which supplier/s you use in SA?
Hi can you advice on how to do marketing in south Africa fpr drpp shipping or you use fb ads
what about purely Free Shipping items?
also only do products that have the least amount of variable problems.
The cold open 😂😂😂😂
Can you help me become a dropshipper??? Im from shouth africa
Theres much better alternatives to ali express
Like what?
there's hotdogs in russia lol