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Wonder how to check your import tariff for the US?
Tariff has not been an major concern for most businesses who export to the US or import to the US, until the Trump’s ...
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Contract Manufacturers in the Phone Industries are Troubled
We recently had a project where the contract manufacturer nearly went bankruptcy due to sharp decline of the phone bu...
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Burgeoning E-Commerce Enquries
Back in 2009 when Sourcing Spectrum started, the enquiries we received were mostly companies who did business in trad...
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Leadtime for Consumer Electronic has Increased
The clients in consumer electronic business have been experiencing lengthened and missed leadtime for their orders si...
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What is a Trade War and What Could it Mean to My Sourcing in China?
Donald Trump, president of the USA has recently ignited a tit-for-tat trade war among nations, most importantly betwe...
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Trade Shows in China 2018
Every year, Sourcing Spectrum sends a list of trade show to our clients so they may plan their visiting one or more o...
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Prices Increasing in China, What is Next Step
Trading companies, sourcing companies and overseas customers have been receiving price increase notifications from th...
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Factories from Completely Different Worlds, Making the Same Product: Fully Automatic vs. Fully Manual
In a sourcing trip for fuel filters and oil filters back in Dec 2013, our team visited two factories making the same ...
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Exclusivity Negotiation Cheat Sheet
As a product marketer who sources your products from China, some time to time, you may come across product models tha...
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Trade Show Visit – Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong
Cosmoprof (http://www.cosmoprof-asia.com/) is one of the most important exhibitions in the cosmetics industry in Asia...
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Tightened Intellectual Property Related Border Measures by Chinese Customs
The border measures taken by the Chinese Customs has been ever increasing. Recently starting in late October, export ...
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What an Unmotivated Contact Tells You About a Chinese Supplier
Have you ever worked with a Chinese supplier contact who seems to be very unresponsive to your concerns? He might be ...
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Varieties of Parties One May Encounter When Sourcing Glass Packaging from China
Glass Product Trading CompaniesThe contacts you may most likely find when sourcing glass packaging from China are tra...
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Assessing a Sourcing Agency for Your Support in China
Many companies rely on using support from sourcing agencies to handle their supplies in China.For those companies jus...
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Quality Procedure for Your Orders in China – a Practical Guide
“I need the quality to match the sample.”“I need to get what I ordered, ZERO defect, period.”“I ordered 10,000 of the...
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How to Draft Your Production Schedule with Your China Suppliers
Why do you need to develop a production schedule with your suppliers?People tend to think that they can be assured of...
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Cosmetic Packaging Sourcing Trade Shows in China
We recently received invitations from some partnering packaging manufacturers to visit their booths in an important t...
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Exhibitors of Canton Fair Express Confidence on Export Market
Chinese export reportedly increase 18.4% over the same period of last year. There’s a very apparent feeling on behalf...
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China Customs’ Intellectual Property Right Protection: Passive and Active Mode
For those who outsource the manufacturing of their products to China, there’s a daunting worry. What if the manufact...
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Take Every Enquiry as an Opportunity to Develop Relationship: New Supplier vs. Existing Supplier
When you have a potential order to place, remember to consider it as a good opportunity to develop new or current sup...
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Sourcing Spectrum Recruitment 2013
Sourcing Spectrum announced two vacancies with China’s leading job portal 51job.Client ExecutiveThis position require...
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China’s Export Credit Insurance Subsidy Program Eases Trading Risks
——————————————————————Sourcing Spectrum’s View: Discuss with your China supplier on their willingness to offer open a...