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How Clear Quality Specifications Can Help When Sourcing from China

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“Oh my gosh! These are not what I ordered! This is terrible!”  Such things are often heard when some importers who buy direct from China receive their goods in their warehouses. How do such things happen? It is likely because they did not have clear quality specifications in place. A...

How Clear Quality Specifications Can Help You

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“Oh my gosh! These are not what I ordered! This is terrible!” Such things are often heard when some importers receive their goods in their warehouse. How do such things happen? It is likely because they did not have good specifications sheets in place. This would never happen to an...

China Sourcing How-To: Performing a Good Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI)

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The importance of the PSI All inspections are important, but if there is only one inspection that can or must be made on a shipment, it is this one: the Pre-shipment Inspection or the “PSI”. The objective of the PSI is to verify that the goods you have ordered have...

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