Blog de sourcing — noticias y perspectivas desde China
Consejos de sourcing de expertos, historias de compra y tendencias del sector — directamente desde China.
Three Quotes, Three Prices, None of Them Is What You Pay
Three quotes on the desk. Same stainless steel tumbler, 5,000 units, three factories. A: 2.85, FOB Shenzhen, mold 1,200 extra. B: 2.60, FOB Ningbo,...
Despacho de aduanas desde China: cuatro puertas y diez días en el muelle
A 40HQ container, loaded in Dongguan, sailed from Yantian, docks at Long Beach a little over three weeks later. The ship discharges on Tuesday...
During Production Inspection in China: 50 Units or 200?
A 4,800-unit order. The inspector draws 50 pieces, finds sink marks on 3 of them, and the report says pass. If the batch actually...
Singles Day China Sourcing: How Double 11 Delays Your Orders
If you sent an RFQ to a Pearl River Delta factory in late October and heard back in three or four days instead of...
Sourcing en la Gran Área de la Bahía 2026: los datos de 1,29 billones explicados
If you've been in the export game long enough, you've heard it nonstop for the past year: China's factories are moving to Vietnam, India,...
Payment Terms with Chinese Suppliers: Deposit, Balance, and the Missing Clause
A payment clause on a proforma invoice is usually one line: 30% deposit, 70% before shipment. That line settles three things — how much...
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Every sourcing guide we have published, newest first.
- Three Quotes, Three Prices, None of Them Is What You Pay
- Customs Clearance from China: Four Gates, and Ten Days on the Dock
- During Production Inspection in China: 50 Units or 200?
- Singles Day China Sourcing: How Double 11 Delays Your Orders
- Greater Bay Area Sourcing 2026: The 1.29 Trillion Data Explained
- Payment Terms with Chinese Suppliers: Deposit, Balance, and the Missing Clause
- Air Freight from China: What the Per-Kilo Rate Leaves Out
- LCL Shipping from China: How Many Cubic Meters Before FCL Costs Less?
- AQL Inspection Explained: How Many Units Should You Actually Check?
- Hong Kong Trade Fairs 2026: A Complete Buyer’s Guide to Sourcing in Asia
- Canton Fair 2026 Dates, Phases and Autumn Schedule
- Why 90% of New Buyers Make Mistakes at the Very First Step
- How We Audited a Dongguan Industrial Evaporative Cooler Factory for an Australian Buyer
- How We Audited a Shenzhen Wall Switch Factory for a US Buyer
- How We Audited a Huizhou Aroma Diffuser Factory for a European Buyer
- Best Time to Source from China 2026: A Month-by-Month Sourcing Calendar
- Canton Fair Sourcing 2026: A Complete Guide for First-Time and Returning Buyers
- China Sourcing in 2026: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Importers
- Pearl River Delta vs Yangtze River Delta: Where to Source in 2026
- Flete marítimo desde China: FOB, CIF, DDP y todas las tarifas ocultas explicadas
- Shipping from China: Costs, Transit Time, and How to Avoid Delays
- AQL Sampling in China: How Many Pieces Should You Actually Inspect?
- Pre-shipment Inspection in China: What We Check Before Your Container Leaves
- Lighting Factory Audit in China: What We Check When We Visit a Zhongshan Light Factory
- Factory Audit in China: What One Day on Site Actually Buys You
- MOQ in China: What the Number Is Made Of, and How to Move It
- How to Check a Chinese Company’s Business License (Before You Send a Deposit)