By Fabien Gaussorgues We have worked with multiple jewelry manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Australia. In this time, I realized that their knowledge is often far below what one would expect from industry experts which leads to many … [Read more...]
Making Prototypes In China: 5 Key Steps And Objectives
By Fabien Gaussorgues Are you going to manufacture a mechanical and/or electrical product in China? This article will help you plan for the steps to follow. You might need a concept of the product, to show investors and to launch … [Read more...]
OEM, ODM, Contract Manufacturers: Choose your China Supplier Wisely
By Fabien Gaussorgues Do you prefer to work with an OEM or an ODM? What are their pros and cons? And what is a CM? This is particularly important if, as the importer, you want to develop a product that is different from what is … [Read more...]
The Electronics Market in Shenzhen: Everything Is Possible?
By Fabien Gaussorgues Last week I came across the video of an amateur trying to build an iPhone on his own in the World's electronics center, in Shenzhen (and more precisely in the HuaQiangBei area). This video can be found on Youtube … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 8: After You Order, Your Chinese Factory Announces a 2 Months Delay?
By Fabien Gaussorgues Last week, an American buyer shared his frustration about their contract manufacturer in Shenzhen with me. The manufacturer has to delay production for 2 months because the raw material factory will be closed for … [Read more...]
Chinese Suppliers Selling on Kickstarter / Indiegogo?
By Fabien Gaussorgues Last week, I was looking at some concepts for new products on Indiegogo. Like many other people, I like to see new ideas. Also, some Kickstarter or Indiegogo projects have become our clients in the past. So it's … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 11: China Suppliers: from Problem Reporting to Solution
By Fabien Gaussorgues I must have read or heard “this information should be provided by the customer” hundreds of times. It comes from manufacturers, traders, sourcing agents -- all living in China, whether they are Chinese or … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 16: Bad News from China, Raw Material Prices Just Increased!
By Fabien Gaussorgues If you work with Chinese suppliers, you have certainly received a number of messages of this type: Dear [buyer name] The price of [main raw material in their product] has increased a lot recently, so we have to … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 19: The 3 Major Risks for Amazon FBA Sellers in China
By Fabien Gaussorgues Selling on Amazon has been attracting more than 100,000 new companies a year! The 'Fulfillment By Amazon' (FBA) model is particularly interesting. However, we see the same issues coming back again and again. Here … [Read more...]
The Logistics of Exporting from China — Air and Sea
By Fabien Gaussorgues This is a follow up on our previous article entitled 'How to Send Small Quantities & Samples In and Out of China', based on my colleague Fabien's experience. This time we are writing about the best way to … [Read more...]