Chinese products vs. EU products

Chinese products vs. EU products – concrete differences and why consumers should often choose the cheaper option

When a consumer chooses between a Chinese product and a European brand product, they often face questions related to price, quality and safety. Now that Temu, Alibaba and other Chinese platforms are available to everyone, Finnish online stores such as Tommi Shopping offers the best products from this same product range, easily accessible.

But what are the real differences? And why can a buyer/consumer completely rationally choose the cheaper Chinese alternative?

1. Price – by far the biggest difference

Chinese products are significantly cheaper for many logical reasons:

  • Mass production is huge
  • Factories manufacture products directly without brand intermediaries
  • Marketing costs are low
  • The same product is often made for both brands and non-branded operators

In reality, many EU brands order the exact same products from the same Chinese factories – but add their own packaging, branding and multiple margins. For the consumer, this means practically the same usability, but at a fraction of the price.

2. Quality is no longer the weakness it used to be

The quality of Chinese products has deteriorated rapidly because:

  • The manufacturing technology is modern
  • Factories specialize in huge quantities of products
  • The same components can be found in both branded and non-branded products

Tommi Shopping sells the same products that you see on Temu, Alibaba and other marketplaces – products that people already buy and use anyway.

For the consumer it is An affordable option that is practically equally effective in many everyday situations.

3. Security, testing and standards – how do they really work?

This is something that needs to be told honestly , and that's what this blog is supposed to do.

  • Tommi Shopping operates on a dropshipping model.
  • Products are not stored in Finland.
  • Products are not tested by Tommi Shopping.
  • We cannot confirm whether individual products meet EU standards.
  • We cannot provide quality or safety guarantees regarding product manufacturers or testing.

I.e:

👉 Tommi Shopping does not know whether the products meet EU standards - nor does it claim to know.
👉 No guarantees can be given regarding quality or safety.

This is the same situation as in Temu, Alibaba and many other Chinese marketplaces – Tommi Shopping is just a Finnish gateway to the same product range, with faster support and an easier shopping experience.

For the consumer, it means an affordable price, but the knowledge that the choice is based on the logic of "own risks - own savings ".

4. Dropshipping also brings practical benefits

Although Tommi Shopping cannot guarantee the quality or standards of its products, it can offer:

  • Finnish customer service
  • a clearer return process than in the Chinese market
  • an easier shopping experience without intermediaries
  • transparency about what you are buying

So even though the product is the same as when ordered from China, the purchasing process is easier and safer from the customer's perspective. The consumer gets an affordable China product without the adjustment of an international order.

5. Why should consumers choose a cheaper Chinese product?

✔ 1. The price difference is huge

The brand costs money, production doesn't.

✔ 2. Most Chinese products work perfectly well in everyday life

Many consumers don't need "premium".

✔ 3. You can try it cheaply

If the product works → you save.
If not → the loss is small.

✔ 4. The same product may be sold in Finland under a brand name that is 5–10x more expensive

A European logo doesn't make a product amazing.

✔ 5. Tommi Shopping offers an easy, open way to try affordable Chinese products

No hidden claims about quality or safety.

Summary

A European price no longer guarantees a better product.
Chinese products are a very viable option for many people — as long as you understand what you're buying.

Our customers give our products a rating of ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6 / 5.

Tommi Shopping is a Finnish, honest gateway to China's product range :

  • the same affordable product range as in Temu and Alibaba
  • no brand surcharge
  • no unnecessary marketing
  • no promises that cannot be proven
  • Our products have been rated 4.6/5, meaning customers have been quite satisfied and there have been no returns.


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