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8 Ways to Pay your Chinese Suppliers & Their Risks

March 8, 2020
I get a lot of inquiries from new importers wanting to find out the best way to pay their Chinese suppliers. These importers are especially concerned about the “safety” of […]
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China trade-related rules will be translated into English

March 8, 2020

The Chinese government is making life easier for foreign entrepreneurs trading with China. It made an announcement declaring it will translate Chinese trade-related laws and regulations into English. The reason is

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What happens in Chinese factories during the Chinese New Year?

March 7, 2020
We are once again at that time of the year where we have to try & convince new importers & sometimes existing importers to speed up their decision making due […]
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What’s the difference between a Chinese Sourcing & Trading Company?

March 7, 2020
This is one of the favorite questions that I like to ask candidates when recruiting people for our sourcing team and a lot of them find it difficult to establish […]
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Product Labeling for Importers in USA

March 7, 2020
Product Labeling is an aspect of importing that many first time importers overlook. I know this first hand due to the number of questions I receive about the topic, and […]
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The Key to Finding Good Products

March 7, 2020
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iPhone cases- don’t do it!

One of the comments I get asked by friends, acquaintances, commenters on this blog, and so on, is ‘do you have any ideas

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The Importance of a Delivery Cushion

March 7, 2020
Optimism is a wonderful quality, but expecting everything to go right in the world of production is risky business! Anyone who has tried to manufacture something, knows it’s a process […]
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3 Creative Ways to Pay for Inventory

March 7, 2020

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Finding money to pay for new inventory is arguably the most challenging financial aspect of running a product-based business.  It’s the maker’s catch 22; you can’t increase revenue without producing more products, but how do you produce more products without first making more money?! In this post we discuss 3 ways to circumvent this issue and creat…

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Does the website prove the existence of a Chinese company?

March 7, 2020

We have already written how many Chinese scams can be avoided by confirming the existence of the company in People’s Republic of China. A common mistake commited by businessmen who imports

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Types of Customs Examinations in USA

March 7, 2020

Once or twice (or even a few times) per year I get notified that one of our shipments has been selected for a customs examination. One of those times occurred this