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Ask me about sourcing and manufacturing products in China, managing vendors in China, importing from China, developing new products in China, price negotiations with suppliers in China, and logistics-related issues.
I am a China sourcing professional. I lived in China from 1993 to 2003 where I learned Chinese and worked in the fields of logistics, marketing and manufacturing services. I have audited hundreds of factories in China. I am authorized by the NYS Unified Court System as an interpreter of Mandarin Chinese. I have an MBA in international business and entrepreneurship. I work in a U.S. company as director of product development and sourcing.
MBA, International Business & Entrepreneurship, City University of NY BA, East Asian Studies & Chinese, City University of NY Studied international trade taught in Chinese at the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing Chinese language study at Beijing University & Nanjing University
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I see. I am not sure what you mean by "large" quantities. To most Chinese vendors, 60 cubic meters of something is generally considered a large quantity. That's a 40' trailer full of one item, be it a
Quinn, it sounds like you already have buyers and/or distribution channels in place, so it might indeed make sense for you to go direct to China. You didn't ask how to find the manufacturers, so I presume
They could be wrong, but most likely your China office is correct. Theoretically it should be possible to do what you're describing -- presumably export processing -- in some shape or form. But the devil
Louise, you're buying raincoats for $24 each? Damn, that sounds like an expensive raincoat. I guess the material must be very special and/or custom-made, and therein lies your dilemma. If the material
Starting a sourcing company? No problem! It's as easy as starting a bank, or starting a law practice, or opening a restaurant, or doing any other business. That is, of course, assuming that you are already
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