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- Wash your hands frequently\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Maintain social distancing<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Practice respiratory hygiene<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Stay home if you feel unwell.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Stay informed and follow the advice given by your healthcare provider<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Besides these recommendations, according to China’s epidemic prevention experience, wearing surgical masks\u00a0or respirators in enclosed spaces and populated areas\u00a0(e.g. office, crowded street, aircraft cabin, railway carriage, etc)\u00a0can prevent the spread of the virus by droplets. However, with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a shortage of pandemic prevention supplies all over the world. It seems difficult to buy things like masks and hand sanitizers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Here, to protect yourself, your families, your friends, and your customers who have been supporting you dropship surgical masks, and other pandemic-prevention supplies from China.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The \u201cTime Difference\u201d\u00a0in Terms of COVID-19 Pandemic<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
According to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation published by WHO, the widespread of coronavirus in China began in late January, and the large-scale spread in other countries and territories of the world started at the end of February, we can see there is a time difference of about one\u00a0month. China’s Coronavirus epidemic keeps slowing down after Feb 15 and is under control since March 1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Some milestones<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
January 27: China\u2019s State Council announced that they will extend the Spring Festival holiday to February 2 across the country. But the enterprises involved in the medical devices, drugs, protective products, and other industries for pandemic prevention and control are not taken into consideration, and these related enterprises should return to work as soon as possible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
March 9: China reports zero locally transmitted COVID-19 cases outside Hubei<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
March 18: no new local infections for the first time, all the 34 fresh cases in China are relating to travelers returning from abroad<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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China Remains the World\u2019s Factory<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Because most of the\u00a0<\/strong>enterprises involved in the medical and protective products returned to work at\u00a0the end of the January, and then the government issued a series of policies to urge the boost of production, in February, the production capacity of masks and all kinds of anti-epidemic products in China ballooned. By the end of February, the daily production capacity of masks in China more than quintupled from Feb. 1 to 110 million units that came in medical and non-medical calibers (source Xinhuanet<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Just as China\u2019s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said on March 18: \u201dAs the world’s largest producer of protective suits and medical masks, China is an essential part of the global industrial and supply chains of medical materials. The situation in China is improving, with socio-economic performance coming back at a faster pace and production capacity of medical materials improving. This provides a guarantee for the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, and support for the fight against the pandemic across\u00a0the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
With most of the enterprises completing return-to-work(the government requires that only enterprises that provide enough masks for their employees can return to work), the domestic demand for masks is gradually decreasing, so during the global ravages of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), China will continue to serve as the world’s factory, providing various medical and living supplies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Dropshipping is the Way to Avoid Some Risks in International Transportation<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Maybe dropshipping is an excellent\u00a0way to make money in peacetime, but in a situation like this, when all human beings are suffering from a disaster, it is not just about money. Pandemic-prevention supplies like masks, respirators, hand sanitizers, disposable gloves, etc., are in short supply in many countries, therefore, shipping many goods may encounter the risk of customs seizure and slow clearance. Here, the best solution is to send masks to global buyers in small parcels. More than that, compared\u00a0to the warehouses work as the bulk goods transportation center, a full-functional China fulfillment center<\/a>\u00a0works more transparently, they can track the entire process in real-time in the order fulfillment system. Through photos or videos, you can see the masks and N95 respirators well organized on shelves, ready to dispatch. Trust me, transparency and control are more important than ever in this time of chaos and accidents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In addition, it\u2019s easier to ship liquid or gel in small parcels. For alcohol-containing products, such as hand sanitizer and disinfectant, there are more transportation channels for small packages delivery. As long as the volume of hand sanitizer is less than 100ml, they can move safely.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pandemic-prevention Supplies in China Have More Reasonable Price<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
With the unequal demand and production capacity, the price of many anti-pandemic products has continued to rise since March.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Let\u2019s take masks and respirators as an example: in Amazon US, the price of 10 pieces of disposable face masks is $18-24 and the N95 respirator is about $12\/piece. The prices in Amazon UK are \u00a310-20 and around \u00a37. But in China, the prices are much lower. There are two\u00a0major reasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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- All China’s mask manufacturers have been working with full capacity for a month and a half<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- As the epidemic has reached its last stage in China, China’s domestic demand has shrunk a lot.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If we convert the retail prices of the masks into US dollars<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Ten\u00a0piece surgical masks: $4-5<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
N95 respirators: about $1.5<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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But before you decide to purchase, there is a problem you should know. Because China’s mask factories have a lot of inventory and they’re used to dealing with big orders, their minimum order quantity is enormous, over 100000. They\u00a0will never deal with dropshipping customers. That\u2019s why NextSmartShip is here to help. Since e-commerce business owners from all over the world have the demand to purchase masks from China, NextSmartShip designed an alternative dropshipping plan for the sourcing, storage, and shipping of epidemic prevention items. NextSmartShip will integrate all the orders (no matter they are for online selling, conveying the family’s concern, donation, or any other purposes) and make the purchase from manufacturers. All the other processes will be much simpler, NextSmartShip will inspect, store, pick, pack, and ship the supplies to people who need them. It\u2019s easy, transparent, automatic, and affordable, takes the pressure off and help you protect people you care about.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In addition, NextSmartShip will also send\u00a0face masks to VIP customers for free\u00a0(contact your fulfillment advisor for further information), to help online sellers to maintain their business operation and support global epidemic prevention.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Recently, advertising platforms like Google, Facebook, shopping carts like Shopify, eCommerce platforms like Amazon have put forward many restrictions on the advertising, price, and listing rules of anti-pandemic items. At the end of this article, we will provide some risk tips for you if you decide to sell face masks or other epidemic-prevention supplies online.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The Prompt List<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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- Amazon has\u00a0suspended non-essential shipments from March 17 to April 5, if your product does not belong to the following categories, you can not enter the FBA warehouse. Please use other fulfillment centers\u00a0as Plan B.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Baby products<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Health & household<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Beauty & personal care (including personal care applications)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Grocery<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Industrial & scientific<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Pet supplies<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Facebook bans all the ad accounts if they post ads for medical face masks\u00a0or something about coronavirus,\u00a0as part of an effort to prevent the use of its social media platform to exploit people\u2019s concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Google forbids the advertising of masks and other related anti-epidemic products.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
- Shopify enhances the AUP policy and takes some measures. If the seller selling products such as masks, hand sanitizers, and toilet paper has problems such as inflated price or fraud, the seller\u2019s account will be temporarily closed. Please make sure your price is not higher than before the coronavirus outbreak.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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