Financing Your Import Shipments from China
Here’s the dirty little secret when it comes to importing from China- you need money to import products! So how exactly do you finance your shipments from China? Aside from cash
Minimizing Risk through Payment Terms Negotiation with Chinese Suppliers
In the last post we looked at 8 payment methods you can use to pay your Chinese suppliers. In this post, I will look at “Payment Terms” that go along with […]
How can you check whether a Chinese company exists?
Do you run or plan to start importing from China but do not know whether your Chinese business partner is a legally registered company? This is a common problem when doing
Does companies from Hong Kong have the same rights as ones registered in Mainland China?
People often ask about companies from Hong Kong and if they have the same rights to operate in China as, for example, companies registered in Beijing or Shanghai? In a word:
A 2020 Guide to Traveling to China for Business
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 […]
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