What does the term "OEM dropship" mean?

The acronym OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer". Traditionally this relates to hardware, software or equipment that an original manufacturer produces and is then marketed and sold on by another manufacturer. However, in a products context, this has also become a common industry term used to indicate a company that makes a product to be sold by another company under its own name. In other words, "private labelling" or "own branding".

"Dropshipping" is simply a more technical term for direct dispatch. "OEM dropshipping" therefore means the dispatch of those products by the manufacturer / supplier, on your behalf, direct to your customers (and, if applicable, under your personalised branding). You sell, they ship. 


What are the most profitable products to dropship?

For those looking to earn extra income, generate a "spare time" income stream or start a new business quickly, easily and with minimal financial outlay, the OEM dropship model can represent a great opportunity. However, of course, the success of the venture will ultimately depend on selecting the right products and supplier / dropship company.

Important criteria to think about include:

  • the quality of the products (poor quality will not lead to re-orders and will ultimately affect your reputation)
  • the profitability of the products and business model (there is no point selling items if there is little or no profit at the end of it)
  • the reliability of the supplier (both in terms of customer service and fulfilment).

If sourced from a reputable supplier, offering good margins and high quality ingredients, wholesale health foods and supplements can represent a highly profitable market for re-sale. 

According to Mintel, the UK vitamins and supplements market size was estimated at a massive £520 million in 2022. Retail value sales of vitamins and supplements grew by 17% over 2017-22, with 38% of Brits taking vitamins, minerals or supplements daily. They further confirmed that big name brands in the UK vitamins and supplements market will face strong competition from own label products during the income squeeze, as consumers look to trade down and save money.

Own brand supplement sellers are best placed to offer consumers value for money, allowing you unprecedented access to this lucrative market - a great income opportunity and chance to claim your share!


Where can I get OEM / branded supplements for dropshipping?

Specialist Supplements Ltd is an expert in OEM dropshipping and private label supplements supply. An industry leader in the UK for over a quarter of a century, we are a supplier you can trust. 

Join the ranks of our thousands of happy re-sellers worldwide and rely on us to supply you with a comprehensive range of high-quality, wholesale UK manufactured health foods and supplements to re-brand as your own. 

We offer a truly on-demand service. "Call off" product units as and when you make your own sales - we have no minimum orders.

We then post the products directly to your customers. Our fast, efficient and reliable dropshipping service is provided free of charge - no admin fees, no contracts, no minimum orders or cross-range restrictions. All you pay is the postage, as if you were sending the items yourself. We take care of the rest...

We:

  • manufacture the products (no formulation / regulatory concerns or minimum manufacture runs for you)
  • store the products
  • take the risk on shelf life
  • keep inventory
  • pick, label and pack
  • post the items.

You can even include personalised delivery notes and order messages.

Our business model enables you to initiate a quick startup business without any outlay for products or holding stock - great for cash flow. All of our products are potted under GMP standards following production and are ready for next day shipping (using your own personalised labels).

Our trade product prices offer very good profit margins on re-sale and are unbeatable on comprehensive formulations. As well as our unique "no minimum orders" policy and no-fee dropship service, we also offer a host of add-on in-house services, specifically designed to help our customers boost their income and increase their sales.

These are exclusively for our registered re-sellers and include everything from tailored SEO tools and services for e-commerce supplement websites, to discounted personalised marketing materials and much more.  


Private label supplements for dropshipping

We offer a bespoke in-house Own Label service, which means that we make it fast, easy and affordable to re-brand our white label supplements as your own. 

You can choose any or all of our products to re-brand. We can even assist you with a custom formula if required.

Private labelling gives you instant access to your very own range of supplements. Selling your own brand gives you a new income stream, adds prestige to an existing company, gives you pricing and marketing flexibility (allowing you to compete with big name brands) and helps you to stand out from your competitors. Quickly and easily set up your own range by re-selling our quality-assured, UK-made market-ready supplements under your own labels.

For a small one-off fee, we will set up, design and print your personalised labels for placed orders. Our label printing is free for life. As mentioned above, we will even dropship Own Label orders at no extra cost.

Click here to find out more about our private label supplements service.  


AUTOMATED dropshipping - fast and easy order processing and fulfilment

We know that our re-sellers don't want to waste valuable time and energy manually processing their dropship orders, one at a time. This is is slow, tedious work and errors can easily be made. This precious time can be better spent on other core income-generating activities (such as SEO for your website and marketing), especially if this OEM supplement dropshipping business is a part-time venture.

For these reasons, we can even offer our dropship customers automated order processing! 

If you have a Wordpress Woocommerce website or we have built your site for you, you can use our handy automated orders API to place dropship orders directly from within your website. This is the quickest and easiest method of processing multiple orders with us daily - another free service that saves you time and helps you to maximise your income. 

Our whole business model and ethos centres around making it as easy as possible for our re-sellers to generate income. We do as much of the work for you as possible. 

So why not get started now? Click here to create an account.