Month: March 2020

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Is it worth spending money on a trip to Canton Fair?

Canton Fair is just around the corner once again & I thought it would be a great time to answer a question that I often get from existing & potential clients, i.e. whether or not a trip to...

canton, money, spending, worth

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How to Spot genuine Manufacturers at a China Sourcing Fair

China Import and Export Fair As the spring edition of the 2015 Canton Fair is on at the moment, we have a lot of existing & new clients visiting our office, when they find some time-off from...

china, genuine, manufacturers, sourcing

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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

china, financing, import, shipments

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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 the choice of payment method & factors...

chinese, minimizing, negotiation, payment, terms, through

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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

check, chinese, company, exists, whether

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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:

china, companies, mainland, registered, rights

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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

business, china, guide, traveling

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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...

china, costs, import, landed, logistics

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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

considerations, determining, inventory, purchase

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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

about, barcoding, everything, products

Month: March 2020

Is it worth spending money on a trip to Canton Fair?

How to Spot genuine Manufacturers at a China Sourcing Fair

Financing Your Import Shipments from China

Minimizing Risk through Payment Terms Negotiation with Chinese Suppliers

How can you check whether a Chinese company exists?

Does companies from Hong Kong have the same rights as ones registered in Mainland China?

A 2020 Guide to Traveling to China for Business

Import from China to UK – Logistics & Landed Costs

Four Considerations When Determining How Much Inventory to Purchase

Everything You Need to Know About Barcoding Your Products

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