r/indiandropshipers

Hey yall, would much appreciate if you guys would do this survey im ready to help in return

Started my dropshipping store ~3 weeks ago and did around ₹65k in revenue so far.

Getting decent order volume, so I don’t think product or ads are the issue.

Big problem: RTOs (India, mostly COD orders). It’s killing margins.

I’ve tried:

- Prepaid discounts

- Calling some customers to confirm orders

Still, most people choose COD and a good chunk ends up returning.

For those selling in India:

- How are you actually reducing RTOs?

- What’s worked for pushing prepaid orders?

- Are confirmation calls even worth it at scale?

Would appreciate any real, practical advice.

Shortlisted few products but can’t find them on popular wholesale websites. Is there any other way to find a supplier in India like that? Or could you suggest an international dropshipping site?

I have a masters degree in product research, its Saturday night and im bored.

if youre looking at a dropshipping product but dont know if it will sell, drop url below & i'll let you know what reddit, facebook & google are saying

i run generic Store , it organically got 20k visits per month. I tried almost Every Supplier platforms Dropdash, DropshipIndia.ai, wukusy , Everything made my chance making profits very Worse, didnot fetch, deliver the orders correctly, high rto (not because of customers, poor communication of authority) and also poor Customer support.

Background:
We’ve already imported products in bulk from China before and have also run the classic “buy products upfront→ build Shopify store → run Meta ads” beauty brand model. It actually did pretty well.

Now:
We’re exploring the agency / fulfillment partner model.

Currently explored platforms/services like:
Roposo Clout, Dropship India, ShipEase, BaapStore, DropDash, and suppliers from IndiaMART.

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Here’s how I currently see the business:

1. Product Supply

This part already exists. Suppliers on IndiaMART can already:

• sell in bulk
• support dropshipping
• sometimes even warehouse inventory

2. White Labelled Product

A lot of suppliers already offer this too.
Usually:

• same base product
• your logo/branding added
• extra charges for custom branding

3. Packaging

2 categories:

• Basic Dropshipping Packaging: Generic plastic bags/corrugated boxes with maybe your store label for delivery.
• Custom Packaging: Better unboxing experience for brands that want stronger branding instead of generic packaging.

4. Logistics / Fulfillment

Many Possible models:

• Standard Logistics Cost (nationwide) included in product pricing.
• Base product cost + dynamic shipping charged separately per order (on pincode, weight, courier rate basis)
• You choose the shipping partner: Integration with aggregators/couriers like Amazon Shipping, Flipkart, Blue Dart, etc.
• We only handle Backend Ops:
  • product sourcing
  • packaging
  • warehousing
  • …and the client arranges pickup/shipping themselves from our warehouse.

So my main question is:

What do Indian dropshippers actually need?

• You just want to buy products from us (just access to products in low MOQs).
• You want us to fulfill from our warehouse with your branding + labels.
• You want us to also handle the logsitics?

I have been searching for a supplier for a while i know indiamart is good but i am a beginner and i want some experience before i get to indiamart so u guys know any autoamting or a website supplier and is dropdash good one??

I'm building a dropping shipping palfrom where people can start their dropping shipping buisness we handle everything product sourcing, operational management, packing and shipping headaches. I'm looking for Wholesaler manufacturer supplier who provides me single piece at wholesale rate , I don't want the bulk stock at once but I can commit that we can frequent purchase of your products if our users see good results in your products to resell and also purchase in bulk stock later on. I'm looking for almost every category clothing, fashion, accessories, footwear, electronic, gadgets, Toys, home appliances, kitchen and daily essentials etc. I want buy at the most affordable cost wholesaler rate but I can give give good margin than you get from bulk sold. DM me if you interested. I'm looking for someone who can invest, co-founder and team forming

Can anyone please help me with some private suppliers in the toys and jewellery niche? Any leads would be appreciated.

if there are any good private suppliers that can help me with this niche pls messg me with details. thanks a lot