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Part 2: Alibaba Unofficial Guide, Contacting and Negotiating with Suppliers

March 8, 2020

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

March 8, 2020
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 […]
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New Free Trade Zones in China

March 8, 2020

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

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Importing From China? Avoid these 5 Common Mistakes

March 8, 2020
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 […]
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How to get Suppliers in China to respond to your emails?

March 8, 2020
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 […]
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Four Things to Check Before Paying Your Supplier

March 8, 2020

The four items listed here are common things Importers overlook when placing an order with their Supplier. Chinese Suppliers are infamous for only performing explicit requests from buyers (What?! You wanted

5 Common Reasons for Shipping Delays from China

March 8, 2020
Often when our clients enquire about the transit time for their container to reach their port, we like to add a week over the transit time stated by the shipping […]

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 […]