Dropshipping Electronic Products: How to Succeed in Electronics Dropshipping

To succeed in dropshipping electronic products, you must have the right products and suppliers. In addition, some electronic products are tempting to sell, but you should rather avoid them. 

I have been in the dropshipping space for a long time, and I will share some key points to help you succeed in the electronics niche. I will discuss:

• Benefits of dropshipping electronic products
• Electronic products to avoid
• Example successful dropshipping stores with electronic products
• Best dropshipping suppliers for electronic products

In the end, this article should give you a solid foundation of how to dropship electronics the right way. 

Key Takeaways

• Some electronic products are a liability
• Discounted electronic products are a good way to position your store
• There are suppliers you can trust if you go through a supplier database 

Are Electronics Products a Good Dropshipping Niche?

Yes, electronic products are a great niche. The worldwide revenue for electronics is about a trillion dollars [1]. There is a big market for it, but there is also huge competition. 

The thing with dropshipping electronics is that you should not sell phones, laptops, and their parts. Instead, sell accessories for them. If not, you can sell unbranded electronic goods like Bluetooth headphones and speakers. 

Here are some good reasons to dropship electronic products:

• High demand no matter what time of the year
• This demand is consistent
• The profit margins are high
• You can brand some products and make them appear as your own
• There is a market waiting for your products

Electronic products are goods that people actively look for. There is little convincing to do to persuade potential buyers to take action. Your marketing strategy will focus not on the need, but on what sets your products apart from others.

The focus of your ads or marketing should be: 

• Why your product is different
• Benefits of the product
• Cost-savings or value

Generally speaking, the return rate for electronics is also low. They are very much unlike shirts and fashion items like shoes. Because of this, your risks for returns and refunds are also low. 

Of course, it does come with challenges. For one, you do not have control over the supply chain, but then this is a problem for every product in dropshipping. Next, the electronics industry is fast-paced. You must be attuned to the changing technology and keep up. 

What Are the Risks of Dropshipping Electronics Products?

Like all else, a business like this has risks, but these are risks you can prevent or reduce. These risks are: 

• Low-Quality Gadgets
• High Competition 
• High Shipping Costs
• Fire Hazard

Let us dig deeper into each one. 

1. Low-Quality Gadgets

It is not likely that you will dropship high-quality electronic products. These items are hard to find. High-quality electronic products are not typically available for dropshipping. Instead, the manufacturers sell these items themselves using their brand name. 

Here are some quality issues you will face:

• The item breaks easily
• The functionality itself is bad, like bad audio from speakers
• Defects and short life span; most of the batteries do not last long

My recommendation is for you not to dropship electronic goods from China. Most of these are low-quality, and that is why they are also cheap. Instead, find suppliers in the US, the UK, Japan, or Germany.  

2. High Competition

The electronics niche is like fashion—many dropshippers decide to take this niche because it is easy to understand, and they know there is a demand. 

The key here is to differentiate yourself, and you can do this by building a brand. You do not need to make wholesale purchase orders. Instead, you can use a platform like Printify, where you print your designs on the electronic item.

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You can also become an influencer, where you review electronic products on your YouTube or TikTok channel. From here, you can redirect your viewers to your dropshipping store. In this case, you are the band, not the product. 

What you are trying to do here is you want to build credibility. By the time you have thousands of followers, it will be easy to convince them to buy from your store.

3. High Shipping Costs

Electronics shipping costs are high because they ship in boxes. These boxes are necessary. Inside them are foams that protect the electronics. 

Although the items are not likely to break during shipment, you will deal with refunds and returns if the item shipped is different or has been defective even before the customer used it. 

If so, you must shoulder the cost of this return. To reduce this risk, look for a supplier willing to take this cost are their loss. However, I can tell you now that these suppliers are rare.

4. Fire Hazard

Cheap electronics are likely made from bad materials and low-quality processes. The result? Cheap products that are likely to cause a fire. 

Should you dropship electronic products from China, ensure that these products pass the standards of the FCC, or the Federal Communications Commission. It is necessary if you dropship to the United States. Otherwise, your product may not even get past customs. 

Earlier, I mentioned that you must dropship products that come from the US. The reason is that these products are very likely to have been approved by the FCC already. 

In addition, you can almost certainly guarantee that these US manufacturers are legally compliant. As such, fire hazards and accidents will be the last thing you have to ever deal with. 

Best Electronics Products to Dropship

The best electronic products are those that are easy to ship. In addition, you must dropship affordable electronic products. These are items priced in a way that would not make a consumer think twice. 

The five best ones that we recommend are: 

1. Bluetooth shower speaker
2. Computer Mouse
3. USB Port
4. USB Cable 
5. Wireless Car Charger

Let us explore each. 

1. BlueTooth Shower Speaker

Many people today want water-proof speakers. They take these speakers to the beach and pools. Here is the sales data from dropshipper for something similar: 

As you can see, this dropshipper already sold 68 items in just a month for only one product, with a revenue of $684.

2. Computer Mouse

Computer mouse technology is “ancient.” I mean, manufacturers can no longer go wrong with this. The only things that they add nowadays are lighting, and some add extra buttons that the typical computer user does not need.

There are many suppliers of computer mouse products, and many of them are reliable. Below is a sample sales data: 

This dropshipper has sold 190 units of this mouse in a month with a revenue of $14,000. One thing I noticed as I investigated this store with Dropship.IO is this: the dropshipper is importing reviews from Amazon to his store!

3. USB Port

USB extensions are now a necessity. Many PCs and even laptops only have three to five USB ports, and these are not enough.  

Here is a sample sales data, and this is one of the poorest performing dropshippers I have seen. Yet, the dropshipper managed to have sales. 

On Amazon, USB ports sell like pancakes. If you check the image above, you can see that it already has over 6,000 reviews. 

4. USB Cable 

USB cables are low risk. In addition to this product, you may also want to add HDMI cables, as these are integral to electronics users. 

Below is a sample sales data:

You will never have an issue with the number of suppliers you can find for a product like this. In most cases, they also supply phone chargers. 

If you have the money, I suggest that you work with these suppliers to brand the product as yours. However, just make sure the product works and that the quality is high. Otherwise, it is your brand that will suffer. 

5. Wireless Car Charger

One problem with car phone holders is that they do not charge. I can say that this innovation is something that people will welcome in their electronics arsenal. 

This particular product is not just a car phone holder, but also a charger, which connects to the car’s cigarette lighter port. 

Here is a sample sales data:

As you can see, this dropship has already sold about $1,000 worth of this item in a month. You can do the same because there is a demand out there. 

All these sales data are from Dropship.IO, a dropshipping spy tool where you can find product demand, sales, and back-end information about your dropshipping competitors.

Which Electronics Products Should I Avoid Dropshipping?

The electronic dropshipping niche is lucrative, but it can also be very problematic. There are products that you should not dropship, as they bring in more hassle than success. These products are:

1. Laptop Batteries or Lithium Batteries
2. Drones and Remote-Controlled Cars
3. Portable Printers
4. Doorbell Camera or Security Electronics
5. Unbranded Phones, Tablets, and Monitors

Let me explain why. 

1. Laptop Batteries or Lithium Batteries

Laptops and batteries are not a good idea to dropship because they are dangerous. They can explode during shipment, and many third-party logistics companies charge a premium price to ship them. Some countries even ban them. 

Here are some more issues with batteries:

• Some do not work
• The batteries do not last
• They are environmental hazards
• In some countries, you need a license to export/import lithium

Although you can dropship these things if you really want to, there's just too much hassle you have to go through that you must think if it is really worth it. If you ever do, the best approach is to find a supplier located in the same country as your target market. 

2. Drones and Remote-Controlled Cars

There are so many suppliers of drones. You can dropship these items, especially the cheap ones, but only if you position them as toys. If you want to target serious hobbyists, I do not recommend it for dropshipping unless you are an expert yourself. 

Hobbyists take drones seriously. You can only sell to them if you can convince them that you know what you are doing. With all certainty, they will have questions about what you sell and if you are not an expert, you cannot answer these questions to their satisfaction. 

3. Portable Printers

Portable printers are not an excellent technology, yet. They usually produce poor-quality prints, and your customers will eventually be unhappy. 

Here are some more issues with these electronic devices: 

• The manufacturers do not consistently provide support
• It is difficult to find standard papers for these things
• Your customers will for ink and such things, which you also need to provide

Portable printers have many moving parts. Because of this, they are also subject to breaking down. The buyer will expect after-sales service from you. But since you are a dropshipper, you cannot provide this service. 

4. Doorbell Camera or Security Electronics

I do not recommend selling security items because it can become a liability. What if the camera does not work at the time it is needed? What if the video is grainy and cannot be used as evidence?

Even the biggest brand of this, the Amazon Ring, has issues like: 

• WiFi issues
• Audio and video problems
• The device restarts on its own
• Not recording
• Privacy issues

Add to this the issues with the app that works in conjunction with the cameras. If they get any kind of glitch, the buyer will contact you, and you cannot help them. The last thing you want is a refund from unhappy customers. 

5. Unbranded Phones, Tablets, and Monitors

You will find many unbranded phones and tablets in AliExpress. Many of them are cheap, and you may be tempted to sell them. 

I do not recommend these products for the following reasons:

• They rarely work
• They use old technology
• Customers will feel you misled them and ask for a refund
• They do not last long

Even if you position these products as toys, some people just do not read. They may think that you are selling real Android phones and then get disappointed to find out that what they bought is a cheap knock-off. 

Where to Find the Best Dropshipping Suppliers for Electronics Products

The best suppliers for electronics work with either print providers or third-party supplier directories. The five that we can recommend are: 

1. Sprocket
2. CJDropshipping
3. Salehoo
4. Printify
5. AppScenic

Let us take a good look at each of them.

1. Spocket

Spocket is one of the leading product databases where suppliers offer their products to dropshippers. It integrates with Shopify, Amazon, and many other platforms. 

Here are its key features: 

• Over 20 million products in their catalog
• You can build your store with AI
• They have a winning product list

Spocket is a good option if you want to look for products in specific locations. This way, you can offer really cheap shipping. 

2. CJDropshipping

CJDropshipping primarily has suppliers from China. However, they have expanded already, and they have warehouses around the world. Like Spocket, you can choose a supplier based on a warehouse location of your choice. 

Here are the best features of CJ:

• They work directly with manufacturers (around 1,300 factories)
• They work with different shipping couriers (more than 120) worldwide
• They have 10 global warehouses

The best thing about CJDropshipping is its product-sourcing service. If there is a product you want that you cannot find in their database, file a request and they will look for a supplier for it. 

3. Salehoo

SaleHoo is a product directory, but they have expanded their services now where you can build a dropshipping store on their platform. Unlike other databases, you can buy SaleHoo’s list of suppliers for a one-time cost. 

Here are its best features: 

• Supplier directory with millions of products
• Dropshipping store builder
• Market labs (analyze product viability)

SaleHoo verifies all its suppliers, which means you have a guarantee that they are reliable and trustworthy. They also offer a member forum where you can seek help for your dropshipping challenges and get answers from entrepreneurs. 

4. Printify

Printify is a print-on-demand (POD) company where you look for blank products. Then, you upload your design and import the digital mock-up to your store. Once a customer buys, you place the order, print it, and ship it to your customer.

Here are the best features of Printify: 

• Hundreds of different products to choose from
• Multiple suppliers from different global locations
• Can integrate with major platforms 

The Printify system can be automated. If you set this up and then attach a credit card to your account, the orders will be automatically placed to the supplier even if you are asleep when the customer bought your item. 

5. AppScenic

AppScenic is like Spocket in the sense that it offers a directory of suppliers. The big difference is that AppScenic has capitalized on AI. 

Here are the features of AppScenic:

• You can upscale the quality of product images
• The AI will help you with your SEO
• You can use the AI tool to write product titles and descriptions

AppScenic, however, is not free. They do offer a free account, but you can only connect a store to that account. You cannot import products with a free AppScenic account, so it is pretty much useless. 

Successful Dropshipping Electronics Products Store Examples

To help give you an idea of how to dropship your electronic products, I will show you two successful dropshipping stores in this niche. I will discuss what these worshippers are doing right and also show you what apps they use in their Shopify stores.

STORE 1: Deal Genius 

Deal Genius is not just an electronics store. Instead, they dropship products in various niches, provided that they can offer a good deal. 

They have a section for electronics where they sell:

• Submersible LED light
• Moon lamps
• Laptop sound bar
• Headphones for kids

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that their store uses several apps that focus mainly on customer experiences. Here is a screenshot:

Their success is also brought about by their affiliate marketing campaign. What they do is look for affiliates that will sell their products, and then they offer commissions. 

Another noticeable approach they use for marketing is the wish list. They have two wish list apps, the function of which is to allow consumers to make a product as their “wish.” These apps notify the consumers if the prices go down. 

STORE 2: Cool Smart Shop

Just by the looks of it, this is a dropshipping store. We can immediately tell that based on the product images. They have no uniformity. 

This store, just for context, made over $18,000 last month. Here is their sales data: 

I investigated their store, and this is what I found out: 

At the top of that image is a dropshipping app. They use it to import products from their sources. They also use the following:

• CJDropshipping
• DSers
• Eprolo
• Ali SRDropship

They have 1,517 products in their store, and they target many kinds of niches. They do have an electronic category, which makes them a good example of how to dropship products. 

How did they succeed? My opinion is that they succeeded because they positioned their store as a “bargain” store. They did not approach dropshipping as a brand. Instead, they carved a space for their niche as a bargain specialist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is electronics good for dropshipping?

Yes, there will always be a demand for electronic products. However, you must avoid fake products that do not pass FCC standards. 

What is the biggest risk for dropshipping electronic products?

The biggest risk is liability. Some electronic products are serious fire hazards. 

Which electronic product is the best item to sell? 

The best electronic products to dropship are accessories like Bluetooth speakers, earphones, and other similar gadgets. 

How can I sell more electronic products? 

Position or market your store as an electronics goods discount store.