Online reviews remain one of those things a majority of potential customers observe before patronizing a vendor. Zendesk reveals that 88 per cent of customers has been influenced by online customer service review when making purchasing decisions. It, therefore, implies that the more good reviews you get, the more likely you gain more customers and […]

Before importing your goods and to prevent likely problems in the clearance of your merchandize, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the Customs and Border Protection of the United States. When your products arrive from their foreign destination, you have to shepherd them through customs, as an importer. This is usually be done […]

Alibaba Group has evolved over the years into a global scale leading company in the online and e-commerce sector. Today, Alibaba conducts world-class wholesale and retail online trade marketplace. Placing an order on Alibaba is quite difficult. This is because of the bad services provided by some suppliers. Due to the problems encountered, it is […]

The development of globalization has made offshoring a predominant factor in many large companies such that it is an irreversible trend. Offshoring can increase a company’s domestic employment while also improving the quality of its worker’s skills. Offshoring manufacturing activities in China, for instance, comes with the benefit of low cost of labor and manufacturing. […]

How will you feel if you order, for instance, a hand-blown Christmas tree ornament and get the whole container delivered, but only to discover that the small ring needed to get the ornament hanged from a tree is missing? As a retailer, this may ruin your business and make customers give you bad reviews if […]

After you have sent quotations’ requests to several factories and reduced the list to two leading ones that look reliable and made an attractive offer, you need to move forward with ordering samples. Why are samples important? Because they show the highest standard of product that the plant can produce. As far as the supplier […]

Choosing a supplier is a process that takes time, and for a good reason. It is important to find a factory that can deliver the product you need while meeting your quality requirements, and no less importantly – at your target price. The most convenient platform for finding suppliers today is Alibaba, which has evolved […]

Import is a bureaucratic business. Very bureaucratic. On its way from China to Amazon’s warehouses, your product will be transferred to the customs of the country where it will be sold or stored. (For the purpose of the article, we will use the UK and the US as examples because they are the countries with […]

After many years of isolation from the West, China has enjoyed unprecedented growth and has become the world’s largest economy when it ousted the US economy for the first time from its place at the summit, as a result of many factors: a change in government policy, integration of the villages into the industry, investment […]

Since the payment is transferred to a supplier who is not in your country and you don’t really know him, you should be very careful making the transfer. There are many frauds associated with payment to factories in China and involve changing the bank account information on the invoice to a fraudulent private one. Because […]

After the samples have been approved, the time has come to seal the deal with the chosen factory and order the product. A classic mistake of beginners is to order the total amount that they want to sell at the end. Those who do this expose themselves to financial damage in case there is a […]

​Do you feel like they speak in Chinese? Here is a glossary of terms that will clarify everything. Quote – the price offer from the supplier which contains the details of the plant, the terms of the offer such as EXW / FOB, as detailed below, a port close to the plant, the terms of payment, […]

Issues related to product quality can also be traced to process problems. The way a company handles its loading and storage processes, in particular, can either make or mar its quality initiatives. Certain aspects of material handling undoubtedly relate to quality, such as preventing product damage. However, quality extends beyond that obvious example to all […]

Before importing your goods and to prevent likely problems in the clearance of your merchandise, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the Customs and Border Protection of the United States. When your products arrive from their foreign destination, you have to shepherd them through customs, as an importer. This is usually be done […]

Alibaba Group has evolved over the years into a global scale leading company in the online and e-commerce sector. Today, Alibaba conducts world-class wholesale and retail online trade marketplace. Placing an order on Alibaba is quite difficult. This is because of the bad services provided by some suppliers. Due to the problems encountered, it is […]

The development of globalization has made offshoring a predominant factor in many large companies such that it is an irreversible trend. Offshoring can increase a company’s domestic employment while also improving the quality of its worker’s skills. Offshoring manufacturing activities in China, for instance, comes with the benefit of low cost of labor and manufacturing. […]

Poor Quality Products from Chinese Factories How will you feel if you order, for instance, a hand-blown Christmas tree ornament and get the whole container delivered, but only to discover that the small ring needed to get the ornament hanged from a tree is missing? As a retailer, this may ruin your business and make […]