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Moving pieces involved in China manufacturing
Manufacturing and importing from China is fraught with peril. Let me say that less dramatically. Manufacturing and importing from China is can be tedious. If you don’t control it right, it’s prone to mix-ups and problems. The....
How to Find the Right Ecommerce Product 5 Inspiring Concepts
I've spent the last 8 years helping Entrepreneurs go from idea to finished product. While I've dealt with both good and (really) bad product concepts – I am a firm believer in a more creative product conceptualization approach. The Entrepreneurs ....
US China Tariffs How They Hit Importers & Amazon Sellers
With this article, I hope to help you better understand the situation, and how it might impact your business, as I cover the following: Which products are affected by the new tariffs? Which products are not affected by the new tariffs? ....
Product specifications What tolerances for measurements
A client asked me, how to decide on tolerances to write on a drawing, when giving a technical file to a Chinese manufacturer? I always suggest to importers that they define a product specification sheet. And they often struggle with setti....
Don’t let your customer be the one finding QC issues in your products
In 2009, Sacramento Kings NBA player Francisco Garcia was using a Ledraplastic exercise ball when it suddenly burst, causing him to fall and fracture his forearm. Ledraplastic marketed the ball as “burst resistant” within a 600-pou....
China manufacturing and the bike lock theory on subcontractors
Our China lawyers have of late been receiving more than the usual number of emails and phone calls from companies (mostly American and European) wanting to pursue litigation against their Chinese manufacturers for bad product. In these “bad product” cas....
Casual steps, major disasters
Casual from the beginning. Loose from the get-go. Processes regarded as incidentals. Requirements treated as annoyances or afterthoughts. In these modern times, everything is lighting fast. ....
5 reasons you may (or may not) want to visit your overseas supplier
When is the right time to visit your overseas supplier? Do you need to plan a supplier visit just for supervising product inspections? Depending on a variety of factors, your answer to the questions above might be a resounding “I need to visit my....
Made-in-China.com Guide Product List, Wholesalers & More
Made-in-China.com is a Nanjing based supplier directory, that some may see as an Alibaba.com clone. That is not accurate, as Made-in-China.com launched in 1998, one year before Alibaba. That said, Alibaba is by far the largest supplier di....