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Kitchenware and food contact: LFGB, FDA and the migration test
What food-contact compliance actually requires for kitchenware sourced in China, and why a certificate written for a different SKU is worth nothing at all.
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Yiwu or Guangzhou: where to actually buy home goods
Yiwu is a wholesale market, Guangzhou is a manufacturing region. Which one actually fits your order, and the costly mistake importers make confusing the two.
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Carton design is a freight decision, not a marketing one
How the export carton you choose decides your container cost, your damage rate in transit, and whether the product actually survives the last mile at all.
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Sourcing textiles in China: from tech pack to bulk approval
The sequence that decides whether apparel arrives right: tech pack, lab dips, bulk approval and sealed sample, in that order, before a single piece is cut.
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Performance fabric: reading a spec sheet without being fooled
gsm, denier, moisture management and four-way stretch: which numbers on a Chinese mill's spec sheet are real and which ones are marketing you are paying for.
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OEKO-TEX, REACH and what your market will actually ask for
Textile compliance explained in plain language: what OEKO-TEX actually certifies, what REACH restricts, and which documents a real buyer will ask you for.
Continue reading →Apparel MOQs and colourways: the arithmetic that kills small brands
Why the minimum order in apparel is set per colourway and not per style, and how a small brand should design a range a Chinese factory can produce economically.
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HS codes and landed cost: the most expensive administrative mistake in importing
The tariff code decides your duty rate, and getting it wrong is the costliest avoidable error an importer can make. How HS classification actually works.
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Chinese New Year: the six-week hole in your supply chain
Factories close for two to three weeks and take another two to recover. How to plan an order calendar around the annual shutdown instead of through it.
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