Sourcing Guides

Ceramic and building materials sourcing from China fails on four fronts that never show up on a price list: the

An import from China to Sri Lanka runs with no free trade agreement behind it. The two governments negotiated one;

The Chinese New Year factory shutdown begins on 6 February 2027, but the holiday is not the shutdown. Chinese factories

The honest answer to do I need a sourcing agent comes down to three numbers rather than to a feeling:

Textile and apparel sourcing from China fails at the fabric stage far more often than at the sewing stage. Three

An import from China to Pakistan turns on two documents: a Form P certificate of origin claimed before the vessel

The safest payment terms when importing from China are a deposit small enough to lose, plus a balance released only

Furniture sourcing from China is decided before the first sample is approved — by the moisture of the wood, the

An import from China to Thailand runs on three checks: a Thai-registered importer holding a customs card, the right certificate

The answer to how to plan a China sourcing trip is sequencing, not logistics: pick the phase (and therefore the