A few people told me recently that they had spent hours going through the archives of this blog to find articles on a certain theme. So I gathered all the good articles I published over the years about the statistics, and more generally … [Read more...]
How and why Chinese suppliers increase their prices
If you have done regular business with Chinese suppliers, you have certainly noticed how eager they are to push prices up. And you probably felt like you got cheated several times. In this article I am going to focus on cases where the … [Read more...]
Shipping from China to Russia
Last week I had an interesting discussion with my old friend Greg Torosyan, who runs Ageo and helps Russian companies import from China. I took notes about some interesting things Greg told me. The issue of the standard price Customs … [Read more...]
Product specifications template for importers in China
Some importers send information about the product they expect through many different channels: Email threads; Skype or QQ conversations; In the form of samples, or validations of counter-samples; Drawings and explanations in … [Read more...]
High quality standard [cartoon]
I found this great cartoon from the New Yorker, and thought it illustrates nicely some buyer-supplier interactions. … [Read more...]
Supplier relationships, as seen by French companies based in China
In the last publication of "Connexions", the magazine edited by the French Chamber of Commerce in China, I found an interesting survey (conducted by IFOP Asia) of French companies established in China. Here are the most interesting … [Read more...]
5 ways an importer can develop an unfair advantage
As I wrote recently, many companies that import from China have been forced to revise their approach over the last couple of years. Those importers that turn a good profit have developed an "unfair advantage" that is not easily copied by … [Read more...]
Announcements: Global Sources News, Toyota factory tour
I'd like to share two interesting things with you all: 1. Global Sources News Global Sources, the B2B directory, has just launched a specialized content hub titled Sourcing News & Advice. They have already started to collect industry … [Read more...]
Using your Chinese supplier as a distributor for his domestic market
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. The New Era In China Product Supplier Relationships Requires New Contracts According to Dan Harris, more and more importers want to use one of their Chinese suppliers … [Read more...]
Difficulties of foreign companies sourcing products in China
A lot of companies that import from China have been forced to revise their approach over the last couple of years. Many of them are currently in crisis, mainly for the reasons listed below: Difficulties on a macro level Continuously … [Read more...]
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