Year: 2020
Traveling to China for the first time as a Westerner can be daunting (the title says “White guy” but really this post applies to any non-Chinese person of any gender). I
Import from China to UK – Logistics & Landed Costs
As a large proportion of the readership of this blog comes from the UK & because I see a lot of questions related to logistics & accurately calculating landed costs of products from...
Four Considerations When Determining How Much Inventory to Purchase
It’s one of the most critical questions you’ll deal with on a regular basis as an importer: how much inventory do you buy? Often the answer may
Everything You Need to Know About Barcoding Your Products
Bar coding is one the simplest concepts yet something that importers and retailers get confused by the most (I know I was). And for importers, we often wonder if our products need to be bar
Air Freight & Courier from China – Basics, Strategies & Issues
Courier & Air freight are two popular modes of importing goods from China. New importers often do not understand the difference between“couriers” & “air freight”so this post goes into the differences...
Part 2: Alibaba Unofficial Guide, Contacting and Negotiating with Suppliers
In this article I’ll discuss how to contact Suppliers on Alibaba, get the lowest MOQs, and safely request a sample order. I’ll assume that as discussed in Part 1 of this
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5 Uncommon Reasons for Sea Shipping Delays from China
Here are 5 less-common reasons that can lead to delays with your shipments. Many of these are factors that can’t really be planned for.
Any technical glitches with the vessel will often delay the shipment....
New Free Trade Zones in China
China is planning on creating 3 new free trade zones. Their location is set to be on the southeastern coast, in the neighbourhood of the Pilot Shanghai Free Trade Zone, which
Importing From China? Avoid these 5 Common Mistakes
In my work at wedoimport.com, I regularly work with a lot of new importers, especially new e-commerce sellers selling through the Amazon or eBay platforms. Most importers, when first starting out are...
How to get Suppliers in China to respond to your emails?
One of the pet peeves of importers importing from China is that Chinese suppliers don’t reply to email requests for quotations or are generally slow at responding to emails.
This issue has come up...