Importing Guides
Planning a Year of Orders Around Chinese Factory Holidays
The Chinese New Year production shutdown reshapes an importer's whole calendar. A Guangzhou team explains the real dates and…
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What Our Sourcing Service Covers, End to End
A plain description of our china sourcing services: supplier search, sampling, contracts, inspections, consolidation,…
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How Buyers Get Priority When a Factory Is Busy
What moves an order up a factory production schedule China planners really keep: clean specs, punctual money and forecasts a…
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Moving From Stock Products to Your Own Design
Ready for custom manufacturing in China? A Guangzhou sourcing team on tooling, mould ownership, sampling rounds and when…
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Turning One Order Into a Working Supplier Relationship
A Chinese supplier relationship is built between orders, not during them. A Guangzhou team on reorders, terms, feedback and…
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Customs Paperwork Buyers Should Collect Before Shipping
The china export documents your broker will demand, explained by a Guangzhou sourcing team: what each paper does, who issues…
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What Slows a Shipment Down After It Leaves the Factory
Most shipping delays from China happen between the factory gate and the vessel. A Guangzhou team maps where the days go and…
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Sourcing Electronics in Shenzhen: What Buyers Should Know
Sourcing electronics in Shenzhen looks simple from abroad. Here's how Huaqiangbei, the Bao'an factories and the sampling…
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Meetings in China: What Buyers Should Expect in the Room
What business meetings in China actually feel like for a buyer: seating, tea, who really decides, how price talk unfolds,…
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How to Prepare for the Canton Fair Before You Land
Real canton fair preparation from a Guangzhou team that attends every session: badge, hotel timing, phase planning, and the…
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Buying at a Guangzhou Market Versus Ordering From a Factory
Guangzhou wholesale buying explained by an agent on the ground: when market stock is the smart move, when a factory order…
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Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen: Which City Makes What
A ground-level map of the Pearl River Delta for buyers: what Guangzhou trades, what Dongguan and Shenzhen factories build,…