There are so many English blogs about buying from China, or quality control in China. So, what makes ours different from others?

Unlike most English blogs written by foreigners, from buyer’s point of view, most of our English blogs are written by local Chinese, from supplier’s point of view...

You were emailing with your overseas suppliers about the new orders. The supplier was replying with their bank information. You were arranging the payment via wire transfer…

It is said there are hundreds of inspection service providers in China nowadays. Some of them, as big as SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas, are multi-national giants with more than 100 years history. Some of them, as small as self-employed inspectors, that have only 2 or 3 staff all together.

How to find your ideal quality control partner in China?

Sourcing lighting products from Asia allows you to find innovative products for a reasonable cost, but even though more tempting import opportunities open in China, as well as India and Vietnam, the Quality issues would remain your #1 concern when production is outsourced.

Here comes the million dollar question for you - furniture importer and buyers! 

You heard about Vietnam, you know their furniture industry is booming and were told their price is competitive. Maybe you are even from the US and it is becoming urgent for you to supplement China?

Although the Vietnamese furniture export business is still considered new to the international trade of indoor and outdoor furniture, Vietnam has a respected history of making traditional style furniture.    

Begun by a fair amount of Foreign Direct Investment looking for lower labor costs, the furniture manufacturing industry in Vietnam has developed swiftly over the past decade.

To us Westerners, Chinese New Year is often seen as the same everywhere, in any Asian country with Lunar Calendar, and to be honest it is not completely wrong! The general atmosphere is similar no matter if you celebrate it in China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore or Vietnam.

Of all the inspections I’ve reviewed and observed, two in particular stand out to me: a shipment of lanyards bound for the US, and a shipment of portable slow cookers bound for the EU. These inspections are interesting both for their similarities and their differences, and they point to some important trends in the ever-changing landscape of quality control in China. 

During China fairs we meet dozens of foreign buyers who say that they manage quality control by themselves and usually fly to China in order to visit their pre-selected factory. However is it always the best choice to have your own representatives visit the production and will you actually get a good understanding of the manufacturing process and factory capacities while arranging the visit? What do you need to take into account when planning a trip to China and how to get the most of efficiency out of the planned trip?

Let us share you a story that recently happened to one of our inspectors with a supplier trying to cheat us and our customer.

This specific story happened in Vietnam few weeks ago. But frankly speaking similar stories also happened in every other country where V-Trust already operates no matter it’s in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, India or Bangladesh.