Author: Maulik Shah

Maulik Shah has been importing from China for over 16 years, He has helped more than 1000's of startups in Importing from China. He has in-depth knowledge and experience in sourcing a broad range of products. Find out how to Import from China to India Risk-Free from your Best sourcing Partner.

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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

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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...

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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

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5 Uncommon Reasons for Sea Shipping Delays from China

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 will often delay the shipment....

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New Free Trade Zones in China

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

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 are...

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How to get Suppliers in China to respond to your emails?

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 issue has come up...

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Four Things to Check Before Paying Your Supplier

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...

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5 Common Reasons for Shipping Delays from China

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 line. To this they often come back...

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8 Ways to Pay your Chinese Suppliers & Their Risks

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 their funds having read some...

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Author: Maulik Shah

Everything You Need to Know About Barcoding Your Products

Air Freight & Courier from China – Basics, Strategies & Issues

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

5 Uncommon Reasons for Sea Shipping Delays from China

New Free Trade Zones in China

Importing From China? Avoid these 5 Common Mistakes

How to get Suppliers in China to respond to your emails?

Four Things to Check Before Paying Your Supplier

5 Common Reasons for Shipping Delays from China

8 Ways to Pay your Chinese Suppliers & Their Risks

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