What B2B platforms are there? This article gives you an overview

By DaDa

B2B refers to a business model in which enterprises exchange and transmit data and information and conduct transactions with one another through a dedicated network or the Internet. As we all know, B2B is one of the mainstream trends in foreign trade. This article will list several globally renowned B2B trading platforms for enterprises to use in expanding their procurement and sales channels.

China section

Alibaba

Alibaba is the world's largest B2B trading platform, dedicated to conducting e-commerce on the Internet, including business-to-business, retail and consumer sales portals. It also provides online payment services, a search engine and cloud data storage services. The platform's buyers come from more than 190 countries. Suppliers can register for free and can list up to 50 products, but to list more products they must purchase a membership.

Global Sources

GlobalSources (Global Sources) is one of the first B2B platforms to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker GSOL, headquartered in China, with 1.4 million sellers from around the world. Global Sources lets suppliers register for free and list up to 100 products. Most of its suppliers come from mainland China, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China. Like Alibaba, Globalsources is a directory of manufacturers and suppliers, mainly Chinese, that facilitates B2B e-commerce. The platform is linked to international trade exhibitions held in Hong Kong, China, and well-known manufacturers, suppliers and distributors from mainland China, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, China all take part.

DHgate

DHgate (DHgate) is a small-amount B2B platform that allows importers around the world to buy small batches of Chinese goods at wholesale prices. The platform has more than 1.2 million international sellers supplying more than 33 million products. It has 10 million buyers worldwide and supports English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Suppliers can register for free. In addition, Shopify also supports selling DHgate products.

Made-in-China

Made-in-china was founded in 1996, and it is one of the most popular Chinese online B2B portals in the world. It supplies more than 3,500 products. The platform supports 11 languages and has more than 1 million suppliers, and registration is free. Made-in-China is mainly about providing small and medium-sized enterprises with easily accessible and improved web-based trading solutions to promote China's trade around the world.

Europe and America section

Amazon Business

Amazon Business is Amazon's B2B business. Just like Amazon's B2C business, buyers must create a business account before they can start purchasing. Suppliers can register and sell products for a monthly fee of 39.99 USD. Amazon's existing B2C sellers can sell on Amazon Business through Seller Central.

ThomasNet.com

The US B2B e-commerce platform ThomasNet.com focuses on letting buyers find suppliers and procure products. Most of what is traded on the site is engineering and manufacturing products. The site has 60,000 daily visitors.

eWorldTrade

eWorldTrade is a new online B2B website that is growing rapidly and has created a new and improved way for buyers and sellers. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, all of its main operations come from Karachi, Pakistan. It has now become part of CPEC, making the trade relationship between Pakistan and China better. The site's main purpose is to help Chinese suppliers, distributors and manufacturers reach their potential audience.

There are indeed many B2B platforms, and the B2B platforms above are only examples. We should choose the B2B platform that suits us best according to our own needs. At the same time, we should also look at where the Internet's trend is heading based on feedback from the major B2B platforms; after all, when you are standing at the front of the trend, even a pig can fly.