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China electronics sourcing guide: how to buy consumer electronics without getting burned
Electronics are the highest-risk, highest-margin category in China sourcing. Specs are easy to copy and hard to verify, certifications get faked, and a factory that shows you a beautiful sample can still ship you 5,000 units of something subtly worse. Here is the process to run, step by step.
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Documents needed to import from China: the complete checklist
Your goods can sail, fly and arrive perfectly — and still sit in a customs warehouse for two weeks because one document had the wrong name on it. Here is every document in a standard China import, what it actually does, and where things go wrong.
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How much does a factory audit cost in China?
Straight answer first, then the parts nobody puts on the price list: what the fee includes, what a cheap audit silently skips, and how the numbers compare with the cost of a wrong deposit.
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Pre-shipment inspection in China: what actually gets checked before your goods ship
A pre-shipment inspection is the last look at your goods before the balance payment leaves your account. Here is exactly what an inspector does on the factory floor, how the sampling math works, and the failure modes a PSI will — and will not — catch.
Read the articlePrivate sourcing agent vs dropshipping platform: which one fits your store?
Both models ship from China without you touching inventory. They fail in different ways. This is a decision framework for store owners.
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RFQ template for China sourcing: what to send suppliers to get accurate quotes
A vague RFQ gets a vague quote — usually a price that quietly assumes the cheapest version of your product. This is the template we use when requesting quotes on behalf of buyers, with the reasoning behind every field.
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