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Where’s my money? Dealing with the Supplier’s “Chinese New Year Excuse”
Chinese New Year is a time of year when: ⦁ workers in the cities of China head home to the countryside to enjoy the long vacation. ⦁ Factory owners send them off with a big banquet, pockets full of “lucky money” packets and the promise of a “month #13” bonus when they get back. Chinese…
Read MoreSourcing from China: Tips for Australian Buyers & Importers
In this blog post, we use the Q&A format to explore the unique set of challenges and opportunities that Australian importers face when importing directly from China. Australia China Sourcing: Australia buying from China The content below is based on an interview conducted by Felicity Quigley of Australia’s Fashion Equipped with China Sourcing Veteran Mike…
Read MoreQC: At which stage of production should you do quality control?
Guest Post: By Kevin Lee: Co-founder of Asianconn International I am going to start this blog like an America TV commercial just to make it more entertaining rather than depressing. Are you tired of getting crappy products from China? Are you tired of dealing with customers who constantly complain about the quality of your product?…
Read More6 Contract-Related Mistakes Importers Make in China
So you found a supplier in China. Maybe you sent them money for preparing some tooling, maybe you sent them a deposit. Then you find that production quality is not acceptable, or the shipment keeps getting delayed. You request that the supplier make changes, but they simply ignore you, or they don’t act. You find…
Read MoreProduct Design and Manufacturing – Well Begun is Half Done!
The product design is the first stage of a process that will bring into the market place a new product. This step can be divided into 3 parts: the idea, its development and the final production. In order to reach the final goal (in this case a product that represents what was intended at the…
Read MoreHow Can a Sourcing Company Help Hotel/Motel Project Managers/Owners?
Why Hotel and Motel Project Managers/Owners need a Sourcing Company One of the biggest challenges that hotel/motel owners and project managers face, is building, or renovating a property within a budget. Everything from labor and equipment to materials, furniture and décor can cost excessive amounts of money, which is why many of them turn to…
Read MoreEight Questions Importers Need to Ask Before Ordering a Hoverboard in China
A Hoverboard Factory Visit By Neale G O’Connor Recently there has been a spate of incidents concerning exploding hover boards across many countries, leading some customs authorities to seize certain batches of the hover boards over fire risk. A lot of the problems have arisen by the explosion of knock-offs/cheaper versions made by factories aiming…
Read MoreCompliance in China – 4 Ways to avoid recall of your product or brand
4 ways to ensure a recall never happens with your product or brand China Sourcing Academy (CSA) lecturer Mike Bellamy has been blogging for a decade. CSA selected the best 100+ posts (covering 18 different sub-topics) from his various blogs for their relevance to international buyers doing business with China. Each week we pick a…
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