by sidoman | Oct 1, 2026 | Importing from China
Almost every week someone calls us with the same question. “I have goods ready in Guangzhou. Should I bring them by air or by sea?” The honest answer is that it depends on two things: how fast you need the goods, and how your cargo is measured. Air and sea...
by sidoman | Aug 30, 2018 | Importing from China
You asked for blue. The sample arrived navy. You said “the same as the photo”. The factory made exactly the photo, including the cheap plastic clip you had hoped they would quietly improve. Nobody lied. Nobody was careless. Two people simply had two...
by sidoman | Dec 12, 2017 | Importing from China
China makes some of the finest manufactured goods on earth, and some of the most forgettable. The same industrial district can hold a factory that supplies global brands and, two streets away, a workshop that has never met a corner it would not cut. Your money cannot...
by sidoman | Nov 9, 2017 | Importing from China
Every first time importer we meet has the same look in their eyes. It is the look of someone who has just found a supplier in Guangzhou selling for 300 shillings what the shop down the road sells for 1,500. The calculator is already out. The shelves are already...