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If there is a trade show in your area, you might consider attending. Manufacturers or importers attending large trade shows that focus on market
segments of interest to you may also drop ship. The Hienote Directory, for instance, benefits from trade show research because it enables them to
interview potential drop shippers and gather critical logistical information.
Hienote also searches government agencies. When manufacturers in other countries want to sell their products in the U.S., for example, they request their government agencies to place them on
a list of manufacturers seeking to export. Such lists are obtained by U.S. import/export firms, who subsequently arrange to warehouse
foreign products for distribution. Hienote uses these embassy and government agency lists to contact foreign manufacturers, identify
their U.S. wholesale distribution counterparts, and assess their drop shipping services.
Crafts shows offer another great opportunity to find niche products and negotiate wholesale agreements.
