Asian fashion sizes to US sizes conversion for dropshippers

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if you're an e-commerce drop shipper in the fashion niche and your suppliers are from China you may have noticed a very little problem Asian sizes are very different from us sizes hey what's up world it's Tommy Walker with over lo and today we're going to talk about converting Asian sizes to u.s. fashion sizes if you have any questions or want to share your experiences drop them in the comments below and I'll be sure to answer them like I said before I'm your host Tommy Walker and if you like what we're talking about here consider subscribing so you can get new videos every week now as a dropship are having sizes that are too small for your customers could have a disastrous impact on your business hi I ordered the wrong size on your website can I have a refund it's extremely important that you're up front on your website about how Asian sizes convert to US sizes or the sizing that's local to whatever market you're selling in in order to minimize size related returns so how do you get this information well one you can talk to your supplier each supplier you work with may have different size charts some products might have a tight fit while others have a looser fit you can speed up this process by asking your supplier for their Asian to American US size chart if for some reason a supplier doesn't respond or is unable to provide you with a size chart you'll need to stick to the standard age in the US size chart unfortunately this might not be completely accurate but it's a start and you can check the links in the description to find a standardized chart for yourself too you can use suppliers measurements to create your own size chart now here's the tricky thing about numbers they're hard to visualize so while some suppliers may give you the product measurements without a size chart other suppliers will offer the size chart with the definitions of each size but unless you're a tailor or seamstress who sees what these measurements look like on a regular basis it can be really difficult to translate those measurements to standard u.s. small medium and large sizes for your own brand while it does mean a bit more work and investment for you it's a smart idea to order at least one of each size of the products that you're selling and style them on an adjustable male or female form that's set to the different measurements your supplier has provided that way you'll know for certain that your suppliers definition of sizes translate to your own in Excel as your large for example and you'll have a basic understanding of how the clothing might look on your customer which can save you a ton on customer service returns and exchanges in the future also just because you have these sizes on and doesn't mean you can't sell them in fact depending on how far along your fashion business is it may be worth using these pieces for your own photoshoot and if you're a drop shipper that does this or something like it we'd love to hear your experience about it in the comments below 3 make sure your size charts are clear for each audience you service now this is a pretty much a general rule of thumb for any fashion e-commerce website but make sure the size information is easily accessible for your visitor like I said before a significant portion of customers end up returning clothing because it's often the wrong size and an even larger portion of ecommerce sites don't make their size guide incredibly visible even on this very large multi-million dollar brands website the link to the sizing chart doesn't really stand out at all if you're selling in international markets like Europe you'll want to make sure that you're converting to that market size as well however don't feel the need to go overboard and make conversions for every country in the world if you want to make all of this even easier on your customers there are size finder apps that you can download from Shopify's app store that will make size recommendations for your customer based on their height weight age and body type apps like these have been known to increase sales reduce returns and encourage repeat purchase rights which is essential for the long-term health of any new fashion brand okay that's all we've got for this week check out the description for more in-depth resources on size conversions and starting your own dropshipping store with uber lobe also I'd love to hear your stories about ordering the wrong size how did the company handle it that they win you back as a customer or leave you in a tight place looking forward to seeing your discussion in the comments below and be sure to hit that subscribe button and hit the bell to be notified when we release a new video thanks a lot for watching and until next time learn often market better sell more