Temu

Temu is a price‑led, app‑first cross‑border marketplace launched in 2022 by PDD Holdings. Built on a direct‑from‑factory sourcing model, it offers an exceptionally wide assortment—fashion, home, accessories, small electronics, beauty, hobby, and seasonal - refreshed via flash deals and strong price promotions.

After debuting in the United States, Temu expanded rapidly across key European markets and the UK in 2023–2024, targeting value‑oriented shoppers with aggressive mobile acquisition and free‑shipping incentives. Market position: a high‑traffic destination for low prices and breadth, competing on assortment depth and promotional cadence rather than brand curation.

For manufacturers and brands, Temu provides fast access to price‑sensitive demand at scale, while emphasizing strict listing compliance, complete variant data, and rapid content iteration to sustain visibility.

Annual and Registration Fees
Temu promotes a low barrier to entry; recurring platform charges are not listed publicly. Currently, due to their agressive growth plan, Temu isn't charging any fees for sellers. This can change of course.

• Annual platform fee: $0 (no subscription advertised).
• Registration fee: $0 (Temu states there are no fees to register as a local seller).
• Listing fee: Not advertised; verify inside your Seller Center account.
• Sales commission: 0%

Option A – Excel Upload Workflow

1. Apply as a Temu seller
   → Visit Temu’s partner/seller portal. Sign up your business and go through the approval process.  ‍
2. Receive Temu’s Excel template
   → After approval you’ll receive the official Temu bulk upload template, including mandatory attributes and category-specific columns.  ‍
3. Use shopvibes to fill your Temu Excel‍
   
   1. Upload the Temu Excel template into shopvibes.
   2. shopvibes automatically populates all required fields (EAN/GTIN, title, description, image URLs, price, stock, shipping attributes).
   3. Validate the populated file in shopvibes to ensure format and completeness.‍
4. Submit your completed file to Temu
   → Upload via the Temu seller portal or batch import tool provided by Temu.‍
5. Maintain and update your data
   → When your product data, inventory or pricing changes, update the information in shopvibes and export a new Temu-ready Excel file for upload.
   

Option B – API Integration Workflow

1. Apply and obtain Temu API access
   → Through Temu’s Partner Platform you’ll receive credentials (app_key, app_secret, access_token, region) for API access.  ‍
2. Connect via shopvibes API module
   
   1. In shopvibes, select “Temu API” as the integration target.
   2. Enter your Temu API credentials as received.
   3. Map your internal product fields (titles, descriptions, GTIN/EAN, categories, images, prices, stock) to Temu’s API schema.‍
3. Validate and test your feed
   → shopvibes handles checking that your data meets Temu’s schema and endpoints.‍
4. Go live and maintain continuously
   → Once tested, listings are sent live via the API. stock, price and content updates sync automatically with Temu.‍
5. Real-time updates & multi-channel control
   → With API integration you benefit from continuous data sync - stock and pricing always aligned - and you manage everything through shopvibes as your central data hub.

Whether you choose Excel or API, shopvibes makes your integration efficient, compliant and scalable.

Why brands trust shopvibes for Temu:

• Dual workflow support
  Choose Excel for bulk uploads or API for full automation.
• One central catalog
  Manage your product data once in shopvibes and distribute to Temu and beyond.
• Data compliance & validation
  shopvibes maps to Temu’s format and schema, reducing errors and listing rejections.
• Faster time-to-market
  Get live faster with validated uploads or real-time API feeds.
• Scalable growth
  Start with Excel, level up to API, and expand globally using the same infrastructure.
  

With shopvibes, your Temu listing becomes a seamless part of your multi-channel-growth strategy. No matter whether you start via bulk uploads or full automation.