Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently.

Product Testing and Certification when Buying from China

Fredrik Grönkvist wrote a very good guide for importers who are not familiar with their country’s compliance requirements. This article includes:

• How to find what testing is applicable
• What determines the cost of testing
• What importers must do vs. what is of lower importance

And he wrote three other in-depth articles and CE marking, REACH, and California Prop 65.

How to Improve Quality in a Chinese Factory (video on Youtube)

David Collins, a manufacturing veteran, gives a great overview of the tools at the disposal of manufacturers that want to improve their quality level. (Disclosure: I am a partner in David’s company.)

China Product Development Contracts: The Questions We Ask

Dan Harris outlines the questions each importer should clarify before engaging in a new product development with a Chinese supplier. I have helped a lot of importers who didn’t follow such a process and lost large sums. Very helpful!

The Postal Service is losing millions a year to help you buy cheap stuff from China

Sending products one by one, from Chinese factories or from a warehouse in Hong Kong, directly to consumers can be very inexpensive. Particularly for delivering to American consumers, as explained in this article.

Disclaimer

We are not lawyers. What we wrote above is based only on our understanding of the regulatory requirements. QualityInspection.org does not present this information as a basis for you to make decisions, and we do not accept any liability if you do so.