Looking for Products and Suppliers
If you want to find a product, or the suppliers who produce that product, you can either use our search function or browse by category.
Browsing
- Click the "Buy" tab on the main navigation bar on any page.
- You can browse the extensive product categories to find whatever you want.
- Use the filters above the listing to refine your browsing.
To see our product categories,
click here
Vertical Search
- Enter a product name in the search box and click search.
- Refine your search results by Manufacturing Region, Main Export Market, Business Type, Contract Manufacturing and much more.
Click the Arrows (More Options) in the top right to find more options for refining your search
- When you select a refinement, it will be shown at the top left of the Refine box.
- You can remove a refinement by clicking the
next to a selected refinement
- After selecting a country or region, you can choose to show results posted by verified members only.
For Greater China, check the "Show Gold Supplier Only" option. Gold Supplier is our paid membership for Greater China.
- For other regions, check the "Show TrustPass Only" option. TrustPass is our paid membership for suppliers outside Greater China.
Search Tips
- To refine your search results, use the filters list on left side.
- If the results are unsatisfactory, reduce the number of words (e.g., "bicycle framework" instead of "carbon bicycle frame work").
- Avoid keywords which are too specific or specialized (e.g., "4X4 Honda ATV")
- Only search for one product at a time.
- Don't include a country/region's name in your search (e.g., "shoe China").
- Don't include the word "buyer" or "seller" in your keyword phrase (e.g., "shoe buyer").
Refine Search
- When using the search or browsing by category, you can also use "Refine Search" on the left side to narrow your result(s).
Different selling information types have different refinement options.
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Select Date
This helps you narrow your selling lead results by posting date.
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TrustPass members have been authenticated and verified by a third-party credit-reporting agency. Learn more.
Recent History
Use "Recent History" on left side to easily find previously-viewed products, selling leads, companies, categories and keywords.
The "My Recent History" function helps you keep track of products, selling leads, companies, categories and keywords you've recently viewed. Since your browsing habits change frequently, so does your recent history.
You can also click the "
" button to display this feature or click "
" to hide this feature.
Get More Accurate Search Results
- Use the asterisk (*) sign: To broaden your search, use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word or partial word. For example, "auto*" would return all postings starting with "auto", such as "auto" , "automobile" or "automation".
- Use quotation marks (" "): For exact results, use quotation marks (e.g., "ac adapter"). If the results are unsatisfactory, try again without quotation marks (e.g., ac adapter).
- Use the plus (+) sign: When using the operator "+" the following keyword will definitely appear in the search results (i.e. "red+apple" will return results containing "apple," but may not contain "red," although those with the word "red" will be listed first.) Please note: Do not leave any spaces between the "+" sign and the keyword.
- Use the minus (-) sign: When using the operator "-" sign, the following keyword will not appear in the search results. (i.e. "apple-red" will return all results containing "apple", but no results containing "red" will appear.) Please note: Do not leave any spaces between the "-" sign and the keyword.
- Remember, make sure that no punctuation marks except *, +, -, and " " are included in your keyword phrase (i.e. bearing 3000/sec is not accepted).
If you encounter any problems during browsing or searching, please visit our
Frequently Asked Questions for a solution.
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