How to Find Manufacturers & Suppliers in Asia (E143)

Kevin UrrutiaFounder of Voy Media

Notes:

* Worked with the TSA for approval* Picked from a catalog* Cost 150k for the molds* The factory recommended other suppliers* Founder factories via Alibaba, AliExpress* How to US port documents -> Panjiva * Looking for high barrier to entry products* Get reviews from bloggers and influences

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Transcript:

Charles (00:00):

In this episode of a business. E-Commerce I talk with Kevin Urrutia about how to find suppliers in Asia. This is the Business of eCommerce episode 143.

Charles (00:17):

Welcome to the business of eCommerce the show that helps eCommerce retailers start launch and grow their eCommerce business. I'm always Charles Palleschi I'm here today with Kevin Urrutia. Kevin is the founder of Voy media. We just started several eCommerce companies, his most recent company producing luggage. We probably showed it chat about how he went through the process of finding suppliers in Asia to produce the luggage. Super interesting, just talking to Kevin about his whole background process and how we kind of thought through the process of getting this business started. It's very addressing, I think, helpful for anyone just starting off or even someone experienced right at the very end of the show, he also dropped some really helpful, helpful nuggets on what he would do if he was just starting off today. So I think it's well worth listening right to the end. Let's get into the show. Hey Kevin, how you doing today?

Kevin (01:06):

Hey, I'm doing good. How are you

Charles (01:08):

Great to have you on the show. I'm super interested in we're talking about earlier. So about finding suppliers in Asia. But I guess some of your background real quick. So we're talking in 2020. And what do you guys do? So, so luggage currently.

Kevin (01:25):

Yeah. So for tester, we are sound luggages online when we did, so that's a carry on probably the, one of the most proper sizes, but then we pop like maybe eight months ago we released like the other two sizes. The medium wanted to check one. But yeah, for like almost a good year and a half, we only sold the carry on because we didn't have any cash to make the other ones.

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