Importers and experienced sourcing agents say there is no recourse for importers who lose money through scams with Chinese suppliers. Generally speaking this is true, and buyers should always beware. But, according to this article from China Importal, some Chinese lawyers claim that, under certain circumstances, you can get your...
Importers who have gone through the trouble of researching, qualifying, and building a relationship with their Chinese suppliers are sometimes hesitant to change, even when the quality of their services and output begins to decline. This desire to not want to “rock the boat” with suboptimal suppliers is what we...
Many new importers find that they only have a very vague idea of how long it takes to source directly from China. This is because many of them have experience buying from distributors or wholesalers here in the US, so the timeline is rarely clear. In this blog, we will...
Last week’s blog touched on Alibaba as a platform for buyers and how it may be different from “doing it the hard way” like traditional importers do. If you haven’t read that blog yet, you can check it out here. In that blog, we spoke about what sourcing with platforms...
40+ years is a long time to have been in business. Did you know that CPG got its start doing what our clients do now? We started sourcing quality products from China at a lower cost in 1978. Since then, we’ve derived many lessons from our experience in China and...
Last week we published our Top Ten List of China Sourcing Companies, which ranks companies in a systematic and transparent manner. See the blog and list again here: Part 1: The List This week we reveal the analysis behind the list - our comprehensive scoring system, what metrics we used...
Most importers have many of the same concerns when sourcing in China, one being the ability to protect their IP (Intellectual Property). It’s important for businesses to protect their homegrown ideas because it sets them apart from competitors, and can be used as a vital source of revenue. So how...
If a supply chain is delivering decent results, it is common for even the most experienced importers to feel as though they know and do enough to manage it. Many importers are busy CEOs focused on many other things aside from their sourcing program—sales, budgets, staff, etc. A competitive supply...
