The 6 Big Mistakes when Imports from China factories
- Ordering goods without compromising its quality - In China hundreds of thousands of factories operate in various and varied fields. Many factories offer goods of different quality and finish levels. Therefore, if you want to order goods and import from a factory in China, you may want to purchase a preliminary example at the beginning of the process.
- It is important to make sure that the plant actually exists and works. A simple phone call can shed significant light on the plant's presence (and, on the other hand, turn on "red light"). International merchants sometimes call for the ordering of goods from a factory, which turns out to be nonexistent. Sometimes the "factory" in China turns out to be a private basement and the "manager" of the corporation is a 16-year-old boy who lives with parents.
- Leaving Design and Measures Open to Interpretation - When conducting trade with China (or any other country in the world), it is important that the various parameters of the product be clear, accurate and uninterpretable.
- Don't pay the full down payment - there are transactions where the full down payment can be considered a trust-building step. However, things are not so with regard to trade with China. When contacting China, it is definitely advisable not to pay the full payment in advance. Schedule and milestones must be set in advance after which you will send money to the factory.
- Payment of FOB expenses to shippers - factories in China usually offer their customers prices under FOB conditions. That is, the seller pays the shipping costs of the goods up to the port of departure, together with the expenses related to the container loading and the shipping documents. However, you do not have to pay the internal shipping costs to your shipping company that ships the goods to the destination port. It is important to pay attention to the matter and avoid double payment when importing goods from China.
- Ordering goods in China without checking the Chinese calendar- (for example, Chinese New Year) the Chinese calendar also has a number of holidays where employees are not at the factory. During the holidays, employees are given freedom or spend little time each day at the factory. Chinese New Year is known to be extremely long and during which business in China is on a one to three-week break, therefore, employees in China spend the "Chinese Three Garden", it is important to check the Chinese holiday calendar carefully. Timetable.
