Posts tagged "sourcing"

MAKE IN INDIA (PART 2)

Last time, I wrote an introduction about "Make In India", Modi's way to increase India's industry. On this second part, let's see what does "Make In India" offer to us... There are 11 elements that India is ready to offer to us, check them out!   1. AUTOMOBILES Do you know that India is the world's fifth biggest automobile market? For sure, this can climb up to number three by 2019.   Inside Tata, world's cheapest car manufacturer   2. CHEMICALS In Chemicals field, Ind...

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TRADE SHOWS IN CHINA 2015

Dear readers, I just updated the upcoming trade shows in China for August and September Period. Check it out!   ASIA SEWING MACHINERY FAIR Date & Time : Thursday 20.8.2015 - Saturday 22.8.2015 Venue : Fujian Jinjiang SM International Exhibition Center - China Venue Address :#69 Wenquan Park Road.Fuzhou Products : Sewing Machinery, Computer Embroidery Machine, Quilting Machine, Knitting Equipments, Laser Equipment, etc. Visitors : Local 52% ; International 48%   "...

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Best Updates from CSIC

Hey guys!   Founded in 2010, the China Sourcing Information Center (CSIC) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to educate, develop and advance the China sourcing profession.   The CSIC publishes great content each month targeted to buyers who want to learn how to safely source in China. During the previous months, the best updates from CSIC include crash courses about sourcing in China. This means 9 videos about finding suppliers, safe sourcing, project management, quali...

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How to Source Goods and Suppliers in China?

China today is full of incredible business opportunities for business owners, and although the cost of manufacturing in China has risen slightly during the recent years, the country is still many times the cheapest location to source goods or parts. When starting to source goods or parts, a business owner can easily find himself tackled in the endless swap of supplier lists the Internet has to offer. This is why today, I present you some very cheap options where to start your sourcing activities...

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5 Questions to Answer whether to Visit Canton Fair

Is Canton Fair Worth to Visit for You?   The 117th Canton Fair Spring Edition has started in Guangzhou and I think this is a great time to answer a question that many sourcing companies get from existing and potential clients, i.e. whether or not a trip to the fair is worth their time.   Many of the considering clients have been importing from China for a few years now. They have started with a specific product in mind and then sourced using a sourcing company like ours or via a...

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Scam Alert

Hello sourcing guys!   Scam Attempt Detected   Last week, we again confronted a scam from a Chinese supplier. This scam attempt is not the first or definitely not the last one that we face. This is why I would like to inform and remind you that scams and scam attempts are going on all the time in China and greater Asia, so you need to be very careful before buying from a Chinese manufacturer.   We have previously written about scams and how to avoid them. Here is the po...

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ALERT! Chinese New Year here again

The Chinese New Year (CNY) is like Christmas, New Years Eve and your own birthday all merged into one major holiday. It’s the time of the year when the factories shut their doors and the workers go back to their hometowns to spend some quality time with their friends and relatives. They eat, drink and wish each other luck for the year ahead. Sounds great! However, for importers the Chinese New Year is not a reason to celebrate. It’s the cause of major delays, frustration and missed deadlines...

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Buyers, Beware of E-mail Scams!

E-Mail Scams Rising During the past month, we have again dealt with clients who have been victims of a new type of e-mail scam. Basically, what the scam is about is that someone hacks into the e-mail accounts that are belonged to suppliers in Asia. The hacker sends an e-mail, usually an invoice, through that account and tells that due to new company policies, they are changing bank accounts to a bank in another country, usually somewhere in Europe. In worst cases the client pays the money to ...

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The Best CSIC Resources

As a non-profit organization, the CSIC publishes content each month for buyers who want to learn how to source safely in China.   The best of CSIC resources for November 2014 offers a video of best practices for Professional buyers and how to budjet for factory direct sourcing. There are also some tips on how to register and protect a utility patent when buying from China and why should buyers protect their IP when requesting a middlemen.   Check out the best of CSIC resources f...

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Top 5 Sourcing Countries

Low Cost Sourcing Destination Options Global sourcing is one of the fastest growing trends in supply-chain management. The convergence of globalization, technology, and business strategy influences global companies’ supply chains, providing them with several options for sourcing suppliers, exporters, and traders in their respective industries.   Aside from products, global sourcing solutions also tap the services and skills being offered by different countries. One of the core reasons ...

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