{"id":18863,"date":"2022-11-03T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.junglescout.com\/?p=18863"},"modified":"2024-10-09T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T21:30:55","slug":"how-to-find-a-supplier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.junglescout.com\/blog\/how-to-find-a-supplier\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find a Supplier to Source Your Product"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Jungle Scout, we’re all too familiar with the overwhelming process that is supplier research.<\/span><\/p>\n

You first go through the long process of finding the perfect product<\/span>, and then you have to go through the same exhaustive research to find a supplier!<\/span><\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter if you have the best product idea of the century; if you can’t <\/span>find a reputable<\/span> supplier to <\/span>manufacture<\/span> a high-quality product, you’ll never be able to launch. <\/span><\/p>\n

While both <\/span>Alibaba<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Global Sources<\/span><\/a> are reliable ways to find suppliers and <\/span>manufacturers<\/span> for your <\/span>private label products<\/span><\/a>, you may be missing out on other high-quality manufacturers not listed on these marketplaces. <\/span><\/p>\n

That’s where the <\/span>Supplier Database<\/span><\/a> comes in — a database of vetted suppliers is built right into our software, which means you can source your supplier through your Jungle Scout account.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we’ll go over Jungle Scout’s Supplier Database tool, how to use it, and how it’ll take your supplier research to the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Supplier Database?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Supplier Database<\/span><\/a> is a first-of-its-kind feature among Amazon selling tools that helps sellers find <\/span>legitimate<\/span> product supplies from across the globe. To find verified suppliers, you can search by product, company name, supplier name, or by ASIN. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you are wondering what supplier your competitors use or a top brand uses, you can enter the company name or ASIN within Supplier Database.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to use Supplier Database<\/h2>\n

What’s the most important aspect of finding a reliable product supplier? Making sure their business is legitimate.<\/p>\n

With Supplier Database, not only can you find the perfect supplier for your business, but the tool also<\/span> makes verification easy by extracting and displaying real shipping data from U.S. customs.<\/p>\n

Plus, only suppliers with verified shipments imported into the U.S. will appear in the database — so you’ll know if they’re legitimate or not.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to learn how to use Supplier Database for your <\/span>Amazon business<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As you can see, Supplier Database<\/a> offers four types of searches:<\/p>\n

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  1. Search by product. <\/strong>I entered my product idea in this search field.<\/li>\n
  2. Search by company. <\/strong>To find the suppliers my competitor uses, I entered their full legal name in here.<\/li>\n
  3. Search by supplier. <\/strong>If I’d had a manufacturer in mind, I would have entered their full factory name here.<\/li>\n
  4. Search by ASIN.<\/b> Enter your competitor’s ASIN here. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This allows anyone to search for suppliers, whether you have a ton of information about a manufacturer, or none at all.<\/p>\n

    How to find a supplier: Product search<\/h3>\n

    Finding a supplier using the product search option was as simple as in your product idea. For this example, I will enter the keyword “snow sled” <\/span>into the search bar.<\/p>\n

    If you’re not getting the results you hoped for, enter different variations of your keyword, get more specific or more broad, until you find the right supplier.<\/span><\/p>\n

    This is a good method to use if you’re unsure of what you’re looking for as it will bring up a list of suppliers that may only be vaguely related to your product idea.<\/p>\n

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    The top two results were a 94% and 93% match to my keyword, respectively, so that is a great start. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    The information available for each supplier:<\/strong><\/h4>\n