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performance reviews, and boundaries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to calculate full landed cost with shipping, duties, and fees</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/calculate-landed-cost-china-to-usa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/calculate-landed-cost-china-to-usa/</guid><description>A landed cost formula for China-to-USA imports, covering unit cost, packaging, China charges, freight, insurance, duties, tariffs, brokerage, port fees, delivery, and defects allowance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to check whether a supplier can meet the promised lead time</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/check-china-supplier-lead-time-reliability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/check-china-supplier-lead-time-reliability/</guid><description>How buyers can validate China supplier lead time promises by checking capacity, material availability, sample approval dependency, deposit timing, milestone evidence, delay signals, and escalation triggers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to make a contract with a Chinese supplier</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-supplier-contract-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-supplier-contract-guide/</guid><description>What a China supplier contract should include before production, including specifications, payment, delivery, inspection, defects, confidentiality, and tooling ownership.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to choose Incoterms: EXW, FOB, CIF, or DDP</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/choose-incoterms-exw-fob-cif-ddp-china/</link><guid 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seriously</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/communicate-with-china-suppliers-professionally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/communicate-with-china-suppliers-professionally/</guid><description>How buyers can get better supplier responses with a clear company intro, structured RFQ, product requirements, realistic quantity, decision timeline, professional follow-up, and decision records.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to control packaging and labeling before shipment</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/control-packaging-labeling-china-shipment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/control-packaging-labeling-china-shipment/</guid><description>How buyers can prevent packaging, carton mark, barcode, label, pallet, and handover mistakes before China shipments leave the supplier.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What documents are needed to import goods from China to the USA</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/documents-needed-import-china-to-usa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/documents-needed-import-china-to-usa/</guid><description>A practical document checklist for China-to-USA imports, including commercial invoice, packing list, BL or AWB, arrival notice, customs bond, entry summary, certificates, and compliance records.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to choose between a factory, trading company, and sourcing agent</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/factory-vs-trading-company-vs-sourcing-agent-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/factory-vs-trading-company-vs-sourcing-agent-china/</guid><description>A practical comparison of factories, trading companies, and sourcing agents in China, including transparency, MOQ, complexity, communication, accountability, and verification.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to find backup suppliers before you need them</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/find-backup-china-suppliers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/find-backup-china-suppliers/</guid><description>How buyers can build backup supplier options in China through search criteria, shortlists, verification, sample benchmarking, RFQ comparison, warm relationships, confidentiality, and activation triggers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to handle defective goods and product nonconformity</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/handle-defective-goods-china-supplier/</link><guid 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theft, brand misuse, and IP leakage risk when sourcing and manufacturing in China.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to control quality at every production stage in China</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/quality-control-production-stages-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/quality-control-production-stages-china/</guid><description>A staged quality control plan for China manufacturing from approved sample and materials to production checks, packaging, final inspection, and shipment release.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to check a Chinese factory and production remotely</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/remote-china-factory-production-check/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/remote-china-factory-production-check/</guid><description>How buyers can verify a Chinese factory remotely using live video, document checks, production evidence, and third-party verification.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to scale China sourcing without losing quality</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/scale-china-sourcing-without-quality-loss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/scale-china-sourcing-without-quality-loss/</guid><description>How buyers can increase China sourcing volume while keeping quality stable through locked specs, approved samples, capacity checks, QC frequency, defect tracking, packaging control, and dashboards.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to shorten production and shipping lead times from China</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/shorten-production-shipping-lead-times-china/</link><guid 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supplier</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/write-product-specification-china-supplier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/write-product-specification-china-supplier/</guid><description>A practical product specification template for China sourcing, covering dimensions, materials, tolerances, packaging, labeling, testing, and approval control.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to protect yourself from losing a China supplier deposit</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/avoid-losing-supplier-deposit-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/avoid-losing-supplier-deposit-china/</guid><description>How to reduce deposit risk by verifying the supplier, completing the order file, approving samples, and linking balance payment to inspection.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to negotiate price and MOQ with a China supplier</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/negotiate-price-moq-china-supplier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/negotiate-price-moq-china-supplier/</guid><description>How to negotiate unit price, MOQ, price breaks, packaging tradeoffs, and payment terms with a China supplier without weakening quality control.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Which payment methods are safest when buying from China</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/safe-payment-methods-china-suppliers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/safe-payment-methods-china-suppliers/</guid><description>Compare payment methods for China sourcing, including bank transfer, escrow, letters of credit, card payments, and staged milestone payments.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to verify a China supplier is real, not a middleman or scammer</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/verify-real-china-supplier-not-scammer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/verify-real-china-supplier-not-scammer/</guid><description>Practical checks to confirm supplier identity, factory capability, payment details, and scam risk before paying or placing a China sourcing order.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>China production follow-up checklist</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-production-follow-up-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-production-follow-up-checklist/</guid><description>A checklist for tracking China supplier milestones from deposit to inspection readiness and shipment handover.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>China supplier payment terms and deposit risk</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-supplier-payment-terms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-supplier-payment-terms/</guid><description>How to handle China supplier payment terms, deposit timing, balance payment, and risk controls.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>China supplier search process for B2B buyers</title><link>https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-supplier-search-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://china-supplier.pages.dev/en/articles/china-supplier-search-process/</guid><description>How to find, screen, and shortlist China manufacturers before quotation and sampling.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Factory audit vs factory verification in 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