TradeTang.com was founded in 2008 and it is another business-to-business (B2B) marketplace offering one-stop trade services to both international buyers and Chinese domestic sellers.  Although TradeTang is very similiar to DHgate.com, and also locates in Beijing, China, it is actually an independant company.

Unlike Lightinthebox, TradeTang acts like a platform.  Buyers are not buying off TradeTang, but the sellers doing business on TradeTang.  Similiar to DHgate’s Escrow Service, TradeTang’s service is free of charge for all online transactions. The buyer only pays the supplier when s/he receives the ordered items and being happy with the quality.  Escrow service is a must for international trading marketplace.

As of today, I do see one function that TradeTang has over DHgate, which is its GROUP BUY program.  Based on the theory of “buying more and enjoying lower price”, TradeTang offers many popular products at competitive prices. The campaign lasts for 20 days, and buyers can join groups to bulk buy directly from the factories and manufacturers in China.