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Automation in China?
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyInteresting blog post from Tim Worstall at Forbes entitled, “Foxconn to Automate: Be Careful What You Wish For“. You should click through to read the whole thing, but the money ‘graphs: I think we’re all familiar with the regular cries that Foxconn, over in China, should pay its workers more? … The thing is though, […]
New 3D Printing vs. Old School Production for Sample Making in China
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyPassageMaker’s Whit and David are product development gurus who keep an eye out for the next big thing to reshape manufacturing. They recently sent me the following links about 3D printing which caught my attention. http://youtu.be/ZboxMsSz5Aw shows how a fully functional tool with internal moving parts of different colors is created via a printer! If you […]
Mike’s suggested reading list for Summer 2011
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyI founded PassageMaker over 10 years ago. Today we are a small but stable business (with almost 200 employees we are still small by Chinese standards!) and about 60% of the clients I am honored to do business with are also small businesses. I image that a good number of my blog readers are small […]
Understanding VAT in China: Who pays?
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyIn response to my recent blog post on VAT scams, Steve in the USA asks; “My understanding is that on direct exports from mainland China there is no vat tax that the foreign buyer need to pay the PRC government. Is that true?” Here is my response to aid Steve and others in understanding VAT in […]
PassageMaker is a Type 2 China sourcing agent!
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyGreat post from Renaud entitled “The different kinds of sourcing agents“. Although PassageMaker is really a contract assembly company, we end up doing a lot of sourcing as well. We are a “Type 2″ China sourcing agent according to Renaud’s categories. I agree with Renaud’s advice in general, though I am a bit more negative […]
How to keep China sourcing projects on schedule
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyIn one of his posts a while back at “Whit’s Business Blog,” Whit Kelly gives 4 common causes for project delay. There are worth reviewing and a summary is posted below. The good news is that all of these pitfalls can easily be avoided if the buyer elects to take action. Whit writes: 1. Incomplete […]
VAT rebate in China: Scams exposed!
/1 Comment/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyThis post is based upon a recent question that came in to our mail bag. To protect the sensitive nature of the individual in question, we have changes the names and product, but the issues concerning VAT discussed below are be applicable to buyers of any product coming from China. Question: We are a wholesale […]
Research potential suppliers and conduct an effective RFQ in China
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyWhen looking to source in China, you have a number of options to find supplier with various costs involved at your disposal. Below is a behind the scenes look at the pros and cons of each option as explained by Mike Bellamy (founder of PM and Advisory Board Member at the China Sourcing Information Center). […]
What you need to know about vetting suppliers in China!
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyBack by popular demand….Reposting this article as “what you need to know about vetting suppliers in China!”. PassageMaker is proud to be the assembly and inspection partner to clients in some of the world’s most famous supply chains. But before the bill of materials (BOM) can be assembled into a finished product under our roof, […]
Supply chain in China: From ‘just-in-time’ to ‘just-in-case?’
/0 Comments/in China Business Blog /by Mike BellamyGlenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, wrote a great op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner recently, on the impact the Japanese earthquake and tsunami are having on supply chains around the globe. Quoting the Professor in full: Japan’s earthquake/tsunami has occupied the news and also spurred a lot of thought. Among other things, it has underscored the […]