Aluminum profiles have become a popular product in optical lighting. The application scenarios of aluminum profiles are also more abundant and the market demand is growing. Next, this article is to teach novice buyers which channels to buy aluminum profiles so that you can become a professional buyer of aluminum profiles. You can find the best aluminum profile manufacturers through local stores, Amazon, Alibaba, Global Resources, Google, etc.
1 If you are an individual buyer/retailer/wholesaler
1.1 Purchased in local stores
You can find a local shop that can sell aluminum profiles. If you want to know where the nearest place to buy aluminum profiles is, you can search the “LED aluminum profile near me” through the browser, and a map and a business will appear, similar to the following figure. This method can save time and cost to meet your needs as quickly as possible.

1.2 You can find a store on Amazon
Amazon is the largest B2C website in the world. They offer a combination of 10 pieces/20 pieces for sale in batches. The price including transportation costs will also be reasonable, which is suitable for small batches of aluminum profiles.
2 If you are a manufacturer/purchaser/engineer
These buyers will have a large purchase volume and high requirements for quality, so the following way will be more suitable for you
2.1 Find factory sellers on Alibaba
As the world’s largest B2B website, Alibaba has many factory-type sellers in China. For customers with large purchases, these factories will provide preferential prices. In addition, some factories will provide free sample services, which is a guarantee for buyers with quality requirements. If you are an individual buyer, you are not recommended to choose this way because the price of the small batch of products you order will be relatively low, but the freight is not cheap, and the total price of the goods will be more expensive. This factory wants to do long-term business rather than one-time business transactions. Generally speaking, it will provide good online services. You can initiate inquiries for the products you want, and the corresponding factory will have business personnel to communicate with you. If you can’t specify the type of product you want to buy, you can communicate with the salesperson about where you want the product to be used or provide drawings. These businesses will give you a more professional purchase plan according to your needs How to buy products from Alibaba? You can put the product words you want into the search box and search. Then select the products you want. As shown in the figure below, Alibaba will be the best choice for you to choose Chinese aluminum profile suppliers.

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2.2 Find factory sellers in Global Resources
Global Resources is also a gathering place for more professional B2B website sellers, which is more suitable for mass customers. However, the resources of Global Resources are not as big as that of Alibaba. Generally, buyers will first find products from Alibaba. This website is also one of the better channels to find Chinese suppliers.

2.3 Find sellers from Google
Many factors will have their own official website or brands. You can search for keywords on Google. The ranking of the sites is relatively high and the links match the products you want. Go to see the types of websites. You can analyze whether a website is a manufacturer you want to cooperate with from the following aspects.
- ①Generally, there will be an ABOUT US page on the website. Click it to see if the website has a professional technical team and production equipment. Ninety percent of businesses will show these advantages.
- ②Look at the product summary page of the website to see whether there are products you want. Some websites are B2C, and you can see the price. At this time, you can see whether the price meets your expectations. If it meets your expectations, you can click to buy. Some websites are B2B type, and the price will not be revealed. At this time, you can click the button of sending an inquiry to contact the website by email.
- ③Check the blog page or news page of the website to see whether the website has been updating articles for a long time recently, which means that the website is operated and managed by a dedicated person, so there will be no lack of contact. If you have been updating, click on the article to see whether the article content is helpful to you. The quality of the article content is high or not. These can reflect the situation of the website laterally. If the website has not been updated in the last year, it may not be the best choice for you.
- ④It is better to check whether there are other social media links on the website so that you can contact and communicate through many channels
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The above is all. Whether you are an individual buyer or a manufacturer/purchaser/engineer, whether you are purchasing small batches or large batches, the above purchase channels cover the purchase decision-making channels that 90% of buyers will make. When you do not know the market situation of the aluminum profile industry, you can try all these channels and then compare prices to select the most suitable merchants and purchase channels for you.