I had the chance to ask a few questions to Michael Blanc, the Regional Manager at Supply Chain Analysis Centre, Tradegood. Michael offers free sourcing services for buyers and bridge them to most matching suppliers. He focuses in toys and … [Read more...]
The 3 Types of Hong Kong Trading Companies
After working myself in a Hong Kong trading company a few years ago, and then observing my clients' suppliers, I have noticed a lot of similarities among these companies. I think we can distinguish between three types of trading … [Read more...]
Checking a Product’s Intellectual Property Rights Before Buying
A reader asked me how to conduct due diligence relative to the intellectual property rights of the products offered by Chinese suppliers: I am to sell accessories in a specific market. I have stumbled on many Alibaba listings … [Read more...]
What Products are Very Hard to Buy Outside China?
I have talked to importers who can only purchase their products in China, and other buyers who can't find anything they need in China. How is that possible?. Actually the situation is very different depending on the industry. I tried to … [Read more...]
Sourcing Low Power Consumption Displays
With the trend toward more connected devices and the drive to smart watches, small displays that consume little power are becoming critical for more and more applications. When it comes to electronic products, the display is among the 2 or … [Read more...]
3 Types of Factory Evaluations for Purchasing in China
More and more importers discover that they can appoint an auditing agency to evaluate factories before they issue an order. But not all these evaluation services are equally helpful. I distinguish between 3 broad types of factory … [Read more...]
Selection of Sourcing Countries Beyond China
I am reading The Rise Of The New East: Business Strategies For An Increasingly Complex World by Ben Simpfendorfer, a consultant and economist based in Hong Kong. This book explores the region’s growing commercial opportunities and … [Read more...]
Auditing a Trading Company in China: What Checklist to Follow?
In some cases, it makes sense for an importer to work with a trading company and to count on them for managing developments and productions properly. Since a trading company is supposed to follow up on production and since … [Read more...]
Tips for Selecting Chinese Suppliers of Injection Molded Products
As I wrote before, the China sourcing process of two importing companies can be very different, while still making sense in each buyer's context. When it comes to purchasing injection or rubber injection-molded products, buyers generally … [Read more...]
Why you Need a Backup Factory for your China Production
In this article, I want to give advice to importers of custom products (i.e. not "off the shelf") who just spent many months getting a new product development right and that are ready to launch manufacturing in China. Chances are, they … [Read more...]
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