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What Is AQL? Understanding Quality Acceptance When Importing from China

Quality Acceptance: What is AQL?Because ideas about quality vary between people, buyers need a standardized way to judge the quality of their goods. This is where the AQL comes into

September 23, 2016 9:26 AM
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What Is AQL? Understanding Quality Acceptance When Importing from China

Overview of Chinese Wholesale Suppliers by Region

Browsing Alibaba and Global Sources is one way of finding China Wholesale Suppliers. But buyers who put in the legwork of actually going to China, attending trade shows and personally

September 21, 2016 12:54 PM
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Overview of Chinese Wholesale Suppliers by Region

Why 100% China QC Inspections Are Not Always Practical

China Quality Control services work as a filter. The more they are performed, the more defects are likely to get caught.It’s because of this that more and more buyers don’t

September 16, 2016 8:56 AM
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Why 100% China QC Inspections Are Not Always Practical

Automation and the Future of Chinese Manufacturing

WaPo Op-EdIn a recent op-ed published in the Washington Post, Vivek Wadhwa speculates that “over the next five to 10 years, manufacturing will return, en masse, to the United States”

September 15, 2016 11:59 AM
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Automation and the Future of Chinese Manufacturing

What to Do When Your Supplier in China Sends Defective Products

Do You Have Defective Products?If you’ve received a defective product from your Chinese manufacturer, this article is here to help. We’ll cover what you can, and most likely, can’t do…So

September 14, 2016 10:06 AM
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What to Do When Your Supplier in China Sends Defective Products

Freight Forwarder Fraud: How to Avoid Getting Scammed

DIY importers need to be aware of one increasingly common freight forwarding scam that has the potential to cost them thousands of dollars. Written by the China Freight Forwarder team

September 12, 2016 10:07 AM
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Freight Forwarder Fraud: How to Avoid Getting Scammed

What to Do When Your Product Fails a Quality Inspection

Have you received a failed inspection report?If so, the Guided Import’s is here to help. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know and do when you receive a

September 8, 2016 8:57 AM
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What to Do When Your Product Fails a Quality Inspection

How to Deal with a Supplier Who Is Lying

Maintaining a healthy business relationship across great geographical, cultural and language barriers is tricky, to say the least. But when a buyer suspects a supplier of being less-than-honest with them,

September 6, 2016 11:25 AM
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How to Deal with a Supplier Who Is Lying

What to Avoid in a Sourcing Agent

For as long as there has been commerce, there have been middlemen. Sometimes they add value and justify their cost. Other times, they provide no useful service, latching on undetected

September 1, 2016 8:55 AM
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What to Avoid in a Sourcing Agent

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