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...
by sidoman | Mar 14, 2017 | Customs & Clearing
Cargo does not move on diesel alone. It moves on paper. A container can sit at Mombasa long after its ship has sailed, its goods in perfect condition and its owner pacing the corridor at the CFS, all because one page says 120 cartons and another says 112. Our guide to...
by sidoman | Jan 30, 2017 | Customs & Clearing
Every product has a story about itself. The label says the extension cable is rated for 13 amps. The carton says the paint is lead free. The supplier’s WhatsApp message says “best quality, my friend.” Kenya, very sensibly, would like someone to...
by sidoman | Jan 25, 2017 | Economy & Trade
From the archive: this column first appeared in January 2017. Names, figures and rules are as they stood at the time. Statistics indicate that the Eldoret International Airport is on a steady rise as a cargo hub in mid-western Kenya. This has come as a result of the...
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