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VAT reform: who wants to save some money?!

China is experimenting with VAT reforms in Shanghai this year.  If you are doing business in Shanghai, ignoring the changes could mean missing an opportunity … Continue reading →

Best of CSIC for April 2012

PassageMaker is a proud sponsor of the not-for-profit China Sourcing Information Center. The CSIC in conjunction with PassageMaker offers a range of free educations resources … Continue reading →

For the first time since I can remember, the RMB (AKA Chinese Yuan or CNY) didn’t appreciate today. For the past 5 years the trend … Continue reading →

Case study: fight gray channel imports, protect your brand & revenue

The following is a case study on how to protect your brand and prevent gray channels out of China from cannibalizing your markets.  I was … Continue reading →

New policy helps Chinese suppliers reduce costs. Learn how to get a discount on your purchases.

China Daily ran an interesting article with the headlines “Export tax rebates will be increased this year in response to an export decline triggered by … Continue reading →

PassageMaker helps orphaned and abandoned children in Haiti

PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions — an American-owned, China-based company — didn’t just lend a hand to non-profit Global Family Philanthropy (GFP). PassageMaker lent them a chick. … Continue reading →

VAT rebate on sales to China?

Jose wrote in with and interesting question about how the VAT rebate is processed on goods that are imported into China.  My focus is on … Continue reading →

China VAT: today’s perspective on the 2007 changes

Douglas in the USA wrote in with the following question: “In 2007 there were a lot of products who’s VAT rebate was changed.  Is there … Continue reading →

New 3D Printing vs. Old School Production for Sample Making/Short Production Runs

My co-workers Whit and David are product development gurus who keep an eye out for the next big thing to reshape manufacturing. They recently sent … Continue reading →

Mike’s suggested reading list for Summer 2011

I founded PassageMaker over 10 years ago.  Today we are a small but stable business (with almost 200 employees we are still small by Chinese … Continue reading →