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How to Connect AliExpress and Shopify

In this guide, we are going to setup how to connect an AliExpress account with a Shopify store to automatically sync products, inventory, orders and fulfillment information. Your Hendricks account connect to both the AliExpress platform and Shopify platform in a native way.

All of this automation, and there is no fixed fee. Unlike other platforms, Hendricks does not charge you a reoccurring fee to use the platform. Your first month will have zero cost. We've align our incentives to help you capture sales.

Step 1: Create a Hendricks Account

Navigate over to the Hendricks sign up page. Enter your name, email and a password.

Setup your organization information. Set a name and configure your credit card information. We use Stripe to process payments.

Step 2: Onboarding

We are going to guide you through the onboarding process. Select why you are using Hendricks. In most cases, you will select "I'm looking for products for my e-commerce store, but no existing partnerships."

Select your plan. This can be changed at a later date. We recommend starting with the Basic plan. If you have a high volume of orders, you can upgrade to the Pro plan.

Select "Install" on both the Shopify app, and the AliExpress app. Both will be installed into your Hendricks account. Once completed, hit next at the bottom of the page.

Step 3: Connect Shopify

Enter the details for your Shopify store. You will need to set the Shopify ID (This would be prefix of the myshopify.com URL). You will need to set the direction you want to sync. For this guide, we are going to set it as Retailer. AliExpress will be the Supplier. Finally, hit "Connect Shopify Store".

This will redirect you to Shopify. You will need to authorize the connection. It will then redirect you back to the Hendricks platform. Once completed, hit next at the bottom of the page.

Step 4: Connect AliExpress

The next step will be connecting your AliExpress account. Hit "Connect to AliExpress Account". It will redirect you to the AliExpress platform. You will need to authorize the connection. It will then redirect you back to the Hendricks platform. Once completed, hit next at the bottom of the page.

You should see yourself connected. You can now start adding products to your store. Just enter the URL of the product, select one of the countries it should ship to, and the target currency. Hit "Add Product".

Once completed, hit "Next".

Step 5: Complete the Rest of Onboarding

You will first see the Partners onboarding page. If you have any other partners you want to connect with, enter their email and they can trade with you. Hit "Next" to move on.

Finally, you will see the onboarding complete page. Hit "Go to Dashboard" to complete the onboarding process.

Step 6: View & Select Products

Navigate to the products page on the left menu. You will see a list of products that you can add to your store.

You can hit "View" and see more details about the product.

The inventory will automatically sync in. The price will be set to the supplier price. You can adjust the price to your desired margin within Shopify.

Hit "Select" in the top right corner. This will publish the product in a "Draft" state to your Shopify store. You can then go into Shopify and adjust the product details, and publish it to your store.

There's no need to adjust the inventory or fulfillment locations. They will sync over automatically.

Step 7: Create a Test Order

Navigate to your orders page on Shopify. Create a new order in the top right corner.

Add the product you just added to your store. You can do this by click "Browse Items" and selecting the product. On the right enter in the customer details. Then finally at the bottom, mark the order as paid.

Between 5 - 15 minutes, the order shoudl sync into your Hendricks account. You can then go to the orders page in Hendricks and see the order.

You can view the same details on the specific order view.

Finally, it should sync into AliExpress. You would be able to view it under "My Orders".

Conclusion

You have now successfully connected your AliExpress account with your Shopify store. You can now start adding products to your store and fulfilling orders. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our support team.

Please remember to take into consideration, shipping, returns and customer service. These are all important aspects of running an e-commerce store!