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Great China sourcing content worth reading from April 2013

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Great China sourcing content worth reading

Here is a list of the most popular pieces of content from the China Sourcing Information Center. Much of the content below was created by PassageMaker staff who volunteer at the CSIC.

Mike’s Blog

Move over Shanghai Surprise. Meet the Zhejiang Screwjob.

Warning Signs of a Chinese Scam

First time sourcing? Q&A with an Australian buyer of Chinese products

Advanced sourcing skills: WFOE’s and other options for a China presence

Essential sourcing skills: Supplier Verification

Videos

Small Buyers Strategies: Video Tutorials

Exclusive Q&A from: ‘Top 10 Common Mistakes’ Seminar Part 2

Exclusive Q&A from: ‘Top 10 Common Mistakes’ Seminar Part 1

Common Mistake #10. ‘Not Knowing What to Outsource and What to Keep In-House’

Common Mistake #9: ‘Not Registering Your IP in Advance’

Common Mistake #4. ‘Not Conducting Due Diligence’

Common Mistake #2: ‘Not Knowing the All in Costs When Going China Direct’

Experienced or Not. Setting Up in China. Part 5 of 5

Experienced or Not. Setting Up in China. Part 4 of 5

Experienced or Not. Setting Up in China. Part 3 of 5

Experienced or Not. Setting Up in China. Part 2 of 5

Experienced or Not. Setting Up in China. Part 1 of 5

Articles

How Can Textile Factories Continue to Operate in Expensive China?

Advanced sourcing skills: WFOE’s and other options for a China presence

Best of March’s Asia Quality Focus Blog

Essential sourcing skills: Supplier Verification

Experienced or Not. Setting Up in China. Introduction to Series

Best of our Sponsors

“ask the experts”

Purchasing Brand Name Electronics

How Much do Sourcing Agents Charge?

Sophie’s China Sourcing Law Blog

Choosing Your Business Vehicle: Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises

White Papers

Avoiding Middlemen: what most China sourcing agents, trading companies and brokers don’t want buyers to know!

Great China sourcing content worth reading from March 2013

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Great China sourcing content worth reading

Here is a list of the most popular pieces of content from the China Sourcing Information Center. Much of the content below was created by PassageMaker staff who volunteer at the CSIC.

Videos

Small Order Strategies Part 2 of 5

How can you go China direct if you can’t necessarily go China Factory direct?

Small Order Strategies Part 1 of 5

How can you go China direct if you can’t necessarily go China Factory direct?

“ask the experts”

Is My Product Inferior?

Arranging Shipping to My Inland Warehouse

Africans Get Burnt on Bad Beans from China.

First Time Buyer. Small Volume. Tips?

Hacked. 32K Gone, Ensure You Are Not Next.

Protecting Your Custom Design

Solar Panels & South Africa

Sophie’s China Sourcing Law Blog

How to protect your IPR while doing business in China

Don’t be Fooled by a Foreign Partner

Are Bilingual Contracts Necessary?

Mike’s Blog

CSIC readers offered free diagnostic of their QC systems

Great China sourcing content worth reading from February 2013

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Great China sourcing content worth reading

Here is a list of the most popular pieces of content from the China Sourcing Information Center. Much of the content below was created by PassageMaker staff who volunteer at the CSIC.

“ask the experts”

Can I Buy On Credit from China?

Last Payment Escrow. Now They Want Direct Pay.

Drop Shipping From China

How Do I Send Defects Back To China?

My Suppliers Don’t Want To Use Paypal. Why?

New To Sourcing. Where To Start?

Can My China VAT Offset My UK VAT?

Questions from a Young Man Starting a Business Importing E-Cigarettes (re: suppliers, logistics and buyer education).

Who Can Register My IP in China?

Can I Trust These Suppliers?

I Can’t Afford To Visit China. How to Source Safely?

I Think Something is Wrong With My Supplier.

Articles

Best of February at AQF

Global Sources–Winter Wrap Up

Horsemeat & QA

Best of the Asia Quality Blog for January 2013

Great China sourcing content worth reading from August 2012

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Great China sourcing content worth reading

Here is a list of the most popular pieces of content from the China Sourcing Information Center. Much of the content below was created by PassageMaker staff who volunteer at the CSIC.

“ask the experts”

Target audience of the reference guide to China sourcing

I Want Famous Brand Products Under My Name

How to find a supplier: DIY vs Outsource

CE Markings and Duties for UK imports

I’m Just Getting Started. Tips for China?

Mike’s China Sourcing Blog

Case study: how some factories are surviving the storm

the truth about project management in China

Burberry vs Buebelly

McDonalds vs KFC vs MFC

How did scissors get inside this soft toy?!!!

Sophie’s China Law Blog

How to close up shop in the PRC

A synopsis of the tax system in the PRC (part 6 of 6)

A synopsis of the tax system in the PRC (part 5)

A synopsis of the tax system in the PRC (part 4)

China sourcing: Best of CSIC for April 2012

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Great China sourcing content worth reading

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 to international buyers. Here are links to the “best of” CSIC content for this month. Enjoy!

ask the experts Q&A

What needs to be marked “Made in China”?

DIY or outsource your sourcing?

Molds and Tooling Costs

The Chinese Spring Festival and Shipping/Processing from China

Statistics on sales volumes for USA brands

Breakdown of subcontracting cost

Doing due diligence and background investigations.

How should I record and manage factory conditions?

The seller wants 100% up front. What should I do?

What’s the securest payment method, and who can I trust

Quote of the month

“If you aren’t explicit about what you want, you will get exactly what you didn’t ask for. And without a signed, formal Purchase Order you have next to no legal recourse in China should something go wrong.” – Mike Bellamy, Author of “The essential reference guide to China sourcing” on the subject of QC and PO’s.

Videos of the month

Common Mistake #9: ‘Registering your intellectual property after you have been knocked off’

Common Mistake #8: ‘Arm’s length buying’

Common Mistake #7: ‘Leaky contracts’

Common Mistake #6: ‘Payments not liked to performance’

Common Mistake #5: ‘Who’s the project manager?’

Common Mistake #4: ‘Failure to conduct due diligence and verify key information’

Learn how Global Sources can help you source

Common Mistake #3: ‘Failure to audit the factory/ Falling for the golden sample’

Mike’s China Sourcing Blog

Exclusive look at data from one of the largest Chinese supplier surveys ever conducted

My friend Kevyn, the Magnum PI of China sourcing

Is there hope for IPR in China?

Pay suppliers in RMB and save big