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What Buyers Get Wrong About Prices in Guangzhou
Prices in Guangzhou confuse first-time buyers: market stalls, factory tiers and quotes that move. A local sourcing team…
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Why Two Suppliers Quote the Same Product So Differently
Comparing supplier quotes China wide and seeing wild gaps for one product? The differences come from spec, structure and…
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Reading a Chinese Factory Quotation Line by Line
A Guangzhou sourcing team takes apart a Chinese factory quotation line by line: unit price, incoterm, validity, packaging,…
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The Questions Buyers Forget to Ask a Chinese Supplier
The questions to ask a Chinese supplier that most buyers skip: subcontracting, tooling ownership, material substitutions and…
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What a Week of Supplier Meetings in Guangzhou Looks Like
How we plan supplier meetings in Guangzhou for visiting buyers: the real schedule, the driving, the showrooms, and what a…
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How Buyers Choose Between Flying to China and Sending an Agent
Weighing a buying trip against sending an agent to China? A Guangzhou team explains what each route costs, what it catches,…
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Your First Order from a Chinese Supplier: What Actually Happens
What a first order from a Chinese supplier really involves: proforma invoice, deposit, production, inspection and shipping,…
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Samples, Minimums and Money: Ordering Branded Gifts in China
Understand sampling, minimums and payment before you import promotional gifts from China: blank samples, plate fees,…
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Insulated Bottle Orders That Go Wrong, and How to Keep Yours on Track
Vacuum failures, flaking paint and leaking lids: the problems we see when buyers import water bottles from China, and the…
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Samples, Minimums and Payment Steps for Workwear Orders
Import workwear from China with a clear plan. Sampling stages, realistic minimum quantities and payment structures used by…
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Visiting Picture Frame and Wall Art Factories Around Guangzhou
Planning to import picture frames from China? What to check in person at Guangzhou framing factories, from mitre joints to…
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The Production Map Behind Every Air Purifier Order in China
Import air purifiers from China with a clear map of Foshan Shunde and Ningbo suppliers, filter makers and the checks our…