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New Importer from China? Beware the Credulous Foreigner Syndrome!

December 2, 2019

Managing Chinese Suppliers: Beware the Credulous Foreigner Syndrome

After about 40 years of openness, and about 15 years of 'direct trade' without Hong Kong trading companies, one might expect that foreign buyers take more precautions when dealing with Chinese suppliers. And, to be sure, some buyers do pay attention to risks. They have heard a few horror stories. They have read about common misconceptions, typical pitfalls, assumptions to avoid, and best practices for supply chain management. Unfortunately, it seems that a majority of people who haven't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: buying from china, China, China manufacturing, sourcing from china, sourcing tips, tips for importers

China Still Best For New & Complex Manufacturing Projects

September 25, 2019

China Still Best for New and Complex Manufacturing Projects

Steve Dickinson wrote an article (Moving Manufacturing from China: Where you Gonna Run?) that got me thinking about complex manufacturing projects and China. He outlines the main reasons why China became "the factory of the world" so quickly (especially from 1992 to 2005), for small and large buyers alike. Other low-cost Asian countries are now trying to emulate these results and attract manufacturing, and they seem to focus on lower tax rates. Here are two recent articles I found on this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: America VS China, China, China manufacturing, complex manufacturing, moving production from China, sourcing suppliers, tariffs, US-China trade war

Don’t Send Immature Product Designs To A Chinese Manufacturer!

September 12, 2019

Don't Send Immature Designs To Your Chinese Manufacturers!

As part of our design support service, we have been talking to many inventors who are planning to have manufacturing made in China. What many don't understand is, there are several steps that just can't be skipped, especially in product design and development phases... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: China manufacturing, odm, product design, product development

Is There a Future for Manufacturing in China?

September 27, 2017

Is There a Future for Manufacturing in China?

[This is a guest post by Fredrik Gronkvist, who writes great advice on chinaimportal.com.] Ever since I first set foot in China, back in 2009, I felt that I was late to the party. Ever since that dreadfully hot day in August, I’ve kept hearing that it’s only a matter of time before the country is priced out of the manufacturing game, and is ready to step up to more lucrative activities. About one year ago I was sitting down with two friends from back home, who were visiting Shanghai for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: ASEAN, Cambodia, China manufacturing, China VS ASEAN, Malaysia, manufacturing, Shenzhen, Thailand, vietnam

Chinese Factories Designing, Branding, and Selling on Amazon: Q&A

February 13, 2017

Latest Trends in China Sourcing, Compliance, and Quality Control

I wrote before about the challenges of Chinese factories to sell on Amazon. And yet, it seems to be an emerging trend. I asked Fredrik Gronkvist (from China Importal), who has also been observing the latest trends, for his opinion on this. Q: Ten years ago, Chinese factories ‘made to order’, and seeing one of them ‘make to stock’ was a rare occurrence. Have you seen more and more manufacturers 'make to stock’? What do they do with it? First, Chinese manufacturers still ‘make to order’ and I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: Amazon, China manufacturing, chinese factories, FBA, Fredrik Gronkvist, Latest trends, made to order, make to stock, qa

Managing Assembly for your Production in China

April 12, 2016

Managing Assembly for your Production in China

It often makes sense to let your supplier handle the final assembly, final testing & inspection, packing, and shipping processes (which I will collectively refer to as “assembly” in this article). Here are a few examples of cases where this is true and also some examples and reasons why you, the importer, might take a more hands-on approach... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: assembly, buying from china, China, China manufacturing, production, supplier management

Is your China factory’s quality standard too low?

October 22, 2012

Is your China factory’s quality standard too low?

Do you work with a factory in China, and wish their quality standard were a bit higher? You are not alone. Here are six pieces of advice you can follow in this case. 1. Say it, and write it, to your factory If you don't communicate your dissatisfaction, nothing will happen. Here is an example of message you can send: "The customers who shop in our stores expect a relatively high quality (higher than average). We don't want them to think, 'Oh, these products are also made in China'. Either … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: China manufacturing, china suppliers, improving quality, quality planning, quality standard, quality standards


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