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Contracts & Payments: How to Protect Yourself
Payment methods ranked by risk, the ideal payment timeline, and 10 must-have contract clauses — plus why a bilingual contract protects you better than English alone.
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Shipping from China: A Survival Guide
LCL vs FCL, air vs sea vs rail, the true landed cost formula with a worked example. Plus the shipping documents you can’t skip.
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Quality Control: Where Importers Save or Lose Money
Quality is the #1 reason first-time importers lose money. PPI, DPI, PSI, AQL 2.5 — what each inspection catches and how to run one yourself.
Mar 27, 2026 · 3 min
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Price Negotiation: The China Rules
First quotes are never the real price — but there's a floor you shouldn't push past. MOQ, payment terms, and the cost components where you actually have leverage.
Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min
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The China Sourcing Scam Survival Guide
Five real scam patterns importers fall for — trading companies posing as factories, sample bait-and-switch, shell factories — with checklists you can use today.
Mar 13, 2026 · 4 min
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How to Find Chinese Factories — 5 Proven Channels
1688.com, Canton Fair, factory visits, Google search, sourcing agents — when each one actually works and how to spot the red flags.
Mar 6, 2026 · 4 min
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Why Source from China in 2026
$3.5T of goods leave Chinese ports every year. An honest look at why — and when China is the wrong answer for your product.
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