DiFFreight Blog Popular Products on 1688, Taobao, Alibaba — Selection by DiFFreight

Popular Products on 1688, Taobao, Alibaba — Selection by DiFFreight

Popular Products on 1688, Taobao, Alibaba — Selection by DiFFreight

Article content: 

  1. Best-sellers on 1688.com.
  2. Top Alibaba Products: What’s Trending on the Platform.
  3. Popular Products on Taobao.
  4. Best Products for Wholesale Purchase from DiFFreight.
  5. DiFFreight Advantages for Wholesale Product Sourcing from China.

Every entrepreneur sourcing from China is looking for the best price and quality. Exploring the full assortment of the three giants — 1688, Taobao, Alibaba — is impossible. That’s why DiFFreight buyers are sharing a ready-made selection with no endless scrolling!

Best-sellers on 1688.com

In 2025, the top-selling categories include:

  • Home and comfort products — one of the hottest niches. Organizers are the most in-demand: acrylic ones for cosmetics, kitchen containers for dry goods, and foldable clothing boxes. Textiles are also trending, such as blankets with lavash or pizza prints, and bed linen made from natural fabrics (cotton, linen). Plus, decor items like vases, aroma diffusers, and battery-powered candles.
  • Gadgets and electronics. A hot item right now is USB hubs for simultaneous charging of multiple devices. Humidifiers, ring lights, and tripods continue to sell well.
  • Clothing and accessories. Tracksuits, basic T-shirts and tops, and tote bags for shopping and fashion.
  • Pet supplies. Interactive toys for dogs and cats, and for safety — compact GPS trackers for collars.


On 1688, prices dropped with larger order quantities. For example, a compact pet tracker costs 40 yuan (231 UAH) for 5,000+ pcs, and 46.50 yuan (268 UAH) for up to 999 pcs.

Top-selling products on 1688 in 2025 will change by next season — stay tuned for updates.

Top Alibaba Products: What’s Trending on the Platform

Alibaba serves international businesses, so high-export potential items are especially popular. Trending products on Alibaba:

  • Eco-friendly and "green": packaging made of corn starch or bamboo, reusable drinking straws, and goods made from recycled materials — from stationery to apparel and shoes.
  • Equipment for small businesses. Chinese manufacturers offer quality yet affordable portable coffee machines, blenders, laser engravers, and 3D printers.
  • Health and fitness accessories. Smartwatches, scales, and trackers remain in high demand year after year.
  • Electric transport: e-scooters, e-bikes, and charging stations for them.

A basic coffee machine ordered in bulk (100 units+) costs $56.49 per unit.


A more advanced model can be found for $250–260.


On Alibaba, businesses buy wholesale not only from Chinese but also from global brands.

Popular Products on Taobao

Taobao is China’s domestic marketplace, which reacts to trends the fastest. However, the platform mainly focuses on private purchases, not wholesale.

Most popular Taobao products:

  1. "Niche" fashion and accessories. On the marketplace, you’ll find bright and unusual designs, handmade jewelry. Pendants, chains, and sets for customizing smartphone cases have become a trend.
  2. Hobbies and creativity. DIY kits for making candles, soap, paint-by-number sets, diamond mosaics, as well as all items for keyboard customization. Surprise boxes with collectible figurines are also available on Taobao.

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  1. Home decor and stationery. From uniquely shaped dishes to sky projectors, creative posters, journaling stickers. Animal-shaped mugs and asymmetrical plates are also trending.
  2. Food and drinks — chips with exotic flavors (e.g., cucumber or lime), spicy snacks, mochi, DIY bubble tea kits.

A DIY candle-making kit costs only 114 yuan (658 UAH):


And a pack of cucumber-flavored chips for 24 yuan — 138 UAH:


It’s recommended to search for suppliers in China on multiple platforms in parallel to compare prices.

Best Products for Wholesale Purchase from DiFFreight

We offer product sourcing from China in a wide variety of categories. After analyzing the selection of the largest marketplaces, DiFFreight compiled a catalog of the 100 most profitable positions, featuring both novelties and consistent bestsellers. Here are 12 high-margin items:

Description Price in China ($) Average Price in Ukraine ($)
Wardrobe organizer (non-woven fabric 44×25×22 cm) with dividers 0.63 3.61
Humidifier with aromatherapy function, material — plastic 11.10 20.45
USB hub (9 ports), plastic, connected via USB cable 0.86 4.81
Pet bed L (66×53×5 cm), flannel, available in three colors 7.30 15.64
Reusable eco-friendly drinking straw (borosilicate glass) with decoration 0.38 6.01
Ceramic cup with round handle 2.93 8.42
3D pen 17.78 28.87
Fitness bracelet 11.59 17.54
Elastic resistance bands for training, material TPE 0.21 1.08
Sports suit in six colors (pants and jacket), material — polyester 6.19 38.49
Bracelet making kit in a case 4.29 12.03
Alcohol-based marker set (60 pcs.) 2.86 9.50

*based on the exchange rate in June 2025

Shipping from China to Ukraine is not included in the price: submit a request for a quote.

DiFFreight Advantages for Wholesale Product Sourcing from China

We offer two service packages:

  • One-click purchase (5%). If you are confident in the product quality, we’ll deliver everything in the supplier’s original packaging.
  • Purchase with inspection (10%). Since we also offer warehouse services in China, we will check the goods for compliance with the specs, count the units, and provide a photo report (3–5 photos per product type).

The sourcing includes product search (if your items are out of stock); brief negotiations with the supplier; payment from a Chinese account; product inspection in China (if included in the package). In DiFFreight’s Telegram channel, you’ll find curated selections with SKUs from our buyers — no need to waste time on searches, we’ve done the hard work for you!

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