How to Choose a Freight Forwarder for Shipments From China
A source-record framework for preparing forwarder-service questions without turning a provider profile or quote into a recommendation.
Sourcing Basics
Sourcing Basics
Practical guides for finding products and working with China sourcing agents.
Sourcing Basics
Sea Freight vs Air Freight From China: How Buyers Should Decide
A source-record framework for comparing current shipment inputs before a qualified sea-freight or air-freight discussion.
Sourcing Basics
Shipping From China: How to Choose a Route After Production Is Finished
A source-record framework for preparing shipment facts and questions before a route discussion with qualified logistics professionals.
Sourcing Basics
NNN Agreement in China: What It Covers and Where It Falls Short
A source-record framework for preparing factual questions about an NNN-labelled document before qualified legal review.
Sourcing Basics
China Manufacturing Agreement: Clauses Buyers Should Discuss With Counsel
A source-record framework for preparing factual questions about a proposed China manufacturing relationship before qualified legal review.
Sourcing Basics
How to Protect a Product Design When You Source From China
A source-record framework for separating design version, creator claim, drawings, disclosure, market, patent/design, confidentiality, supplier, and unknown fields.
Sourcing Basics
Product Labeling Requirements for Importers: Why Destination-Market Rules Belong in Your Brief
A source-record framework for separating destination, product, category, label, language, role, origin, packaging, technical-document, and unknown fields in China sourcing.
Sourcing Basics
Import Duty on China Products: How to Budget Before You Commit
A source-record framework for separating destination, product, classification, origin, value, shipment, official-measure, quote, and unknown fields in China sourcing.
Sourcing Basics
HS Codes When Importing From China: Why They Matter Before You Quote Shipping
A source-record framework for separating destination, product, material, function, context, supplier-code, official-source, quote, and unknown fields in China sourcing.
Sourcing Basics
RoHS and China Suppliers: How to Check Documents Without Assuming They Are Enough
A source-record framework for separating EU/EEA product, EEE scope, role, RoHS-source, document, declaration, mark, test, and unknown fields in China sourcing.
Sourcing Basics
REACH Compliance and China Sourcing: Questions to Ask Before Ordering
A source-record framework for separating EU/EEA product, substance scope, role, REACH-source, supplier-document, and unknown fields in China sourcing.
Sourcing Basics
FDA-Regulated Products From China: What Importers Should Confirm
A source-record framework for separating U.S. product, FDA-category, firm, FDA-source, document, entry-record, and unknown fields for China-made products.