For overseas buyers sourcing from China

Turn 1688, Alibaba and Taobao product links into a clear buying brief.

Use practical buyer tools and guides to organize product references, then submit your requirements for sourcing review.

Sourcing support starts from US$1,000. The website form works on phones, tablets and computers. The desktop Chrome helper is a guided pilot, not a public Web Store download.

Product pages being organized into one China sourcing request
Product linksRequirementsOne request

Sourcing service level

Product sourcing support from US$1,000.

This is a starting project threshold, not a supplier quote, MOQ, final price or purchase commitment. We review the product and scope before confirming whether we can take it on.

Check project fit

Choose the easier path

One product or a multi-item project?

Both routes use the same sourcing-request structure. Choose based on how many product references you need to organize.

Better for several items

Use the desktop Chrome helper

On a computer, save the active product page after a deliberate click, edit every field, group up to 50 products and submit one project.

  • Active page only
  • Manual entry if parsing fails
  • Local drafts before submission
Review pilot access

What happens next

A clear handoff from product reference to sourcing review.

Add products

Use the single-item form or save active pages with the Chrome helper.

Confirm details

Check model, material, size, quantity, target price, packaging and notes.

Submit

Your confirmed request is sent to ChinaSourcingTeam.com over HTTPS.

Track the receipt

Refresh its status as it moves from new to reviewing, quoted or closed.

Learn before you source

Marketplace guidance made for buyers outside China.

Use each product page as a reference, then clarify the exact item and commercial requirements before asking for sourcing support.

1688 guide

How to use 1688 as a product reference

Build a brief with the model, material, quantity and target market before you submit.

Read the 1688 guide

Marketplace comparison

Alibaba.com vs 1688

Understand what each marketplace can show you and what still needs product-level review.

Compare the marketplaces

Product research

Taobao for overseas buyers

Use retail listings carefully for product discovery and document the exact reference.

Read the Taobao guide

Accurate by design

Automatic page details are a starting point, not a promise.

Marketplace layouts change. Before submitting, you stay responsible for confirming the product title, image, specification and purchasing requirements.

  • Every captured field remains editable
  • Blank manual products can be added at any time
  • No background crawling or unrelated browser-data collection
  • Submission does not guarantee stock, supplier approval or a final price

Start with a clear requirement

Have a product project from US$1,000 ready?

Submit one product now without installing anything. For a larger list, request access to the guided Chrome helper pilot.