Import Guides & Blogs

How to Clear Customs When Importing into the USA and Canada
One of the biggest challenges for importers is clearing customs for their products once they arrive in their home country. This guide will give a solid overview of how to […]

How to find a Chinese business partner?
How to find a Chinese business partner via the Internet? Many importers look for the Chinese business partner on Chinese B2B portals. B2B (Business-to-Business) is a form of transaction between […]

Global brands in China
The Chinese market is still opening up for foreign products. The development of global brands in China is gaining momentum. Leading companies have plans to open a large number of […]

HOW TO LOSE $500,000 IN 6 MONTHS IMPORTING FROM CHINA
A couple of months ago this post went up: The Chinese are Coming: More and More Chinese Suppliers are Selling Direct to Consumers. It struck a chord with a A lot of […]

HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH CHINESE COMPANIES?
Asian business etiquette. How to conduct successful negotiations with Chinese companies?
Communication etiquette has always been a feature which differentiated one culture from another. What is considered good manners may vary
significantly depending on the country’s geographical location. Knowing what is considered good manners in our interlocutor’s country position us as well-educated people who have social experience and respect their partners, which is particularly important in China.

CONTAINER MARKING SYSTEM GUIDELINES – SIZE, TYPE, AND CODE
Shipping goods by sea is the most cost-effective form of transport, Volumetric or Heavy goods shipping might be the only way to get goods overseas, as airlines can restrict the form […]

SALE CONTRACT OR PROFORMA INVOICE
Problem with Proforma Invoice: Many foreign purchasers only sign a proforma invoice with a Chinese Supplier, when they want to start litigation or arbitration in China, they find that the […]
India Top Imported Items from China: Updated List 2019
Product code Product label India’s imports from China Value in 2018-Q3 Value in 2018-Q4 Value in 2019-Q1 Value in 2019-Q2 ’85 Electrical machinery and equipment […]
AIR FREIGHT: NEW OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDUSTRY
Shipping cargo by air has always been a high cost-to-weight (Volumetric) form of shipment, countered by the fact that it’s the fastest way to transport goods internationally. Air Cargo WHAT […]