China Factories - How To Find The Right One

I have been identifying and evaluating factories in China for Us brands and retailers for over 9 years. In that time I can truly say I have seen the best and the worst of what manufacturing in China has to offer. Here are some surefire steps to ensuring that you only work with a factory that can meet your requirements:
Get references and check them out - While this may seem easy enough, following this rule will help you eliminate about 90% of the possible trading partners you may find on sites like Global Sources. Ask the person whom you are emailing with to furnish you references of others in the Us or Europe that they have done business with directly, who you can feel for a reference. It is understandable if the supplier replies that they can not tell you all of their clients' names or brands they are making, but they should right on be able to furnish at least one or two references. When you check them out, set up a phone call instead of just a casual email. You will learn very swiftly who you are dealing with. If the supplier cannot furnish you with one genuine reference...run away and do not look back. Send in a 3rd party to perform China supplier Verification - These days there are a whole list of pro firms in China who can furnish you a detailed article by sending person first hand to visit your possible supplier. You can ordinarily get this done for less than 0 and let me tell you...it could end up rescue you a fortune! Request goods documentation - Ask your supplier if they can furnish you some documents linked to their capability control, or goods security standards, and see what they come back with. You may ask for things such as a "quality control checklist" for the goods in question, or for "lab testing documentation" showing that the materials being used in the goods are safe and legal for your shop of sale. If the supplier avoids this request, or has no clue what you are talking about, do not go any further. A pro factory or trading business will be very customary and responsive to such requests Go with your gut - You do not need to be an expert in buying from China to know when you have a "bad feeling" about something. Feel strange that the supplier is request you to make money transfers via a third party? Is the name on their bank catalogue different from the business or feel person s name with no good explanation? Does the supplier seem to avoid your easy and direct questions? All of these are signs of a bad partner. Do not rationalize determined lapse in professionalism because you feel you are "locked-in" to one supplier. In China, if there is one factory making, there is ordinarily ten other factories right down the road production the same thing. Note the capability - When you receive a sample or send person in to check the goods, what is your notion of the goods quality? Does the item seem "just not right", flimsy, cheap or have some other function? If a supplier is willing to send out a sample that has capability issues then you will right on not get what you are expecting when you place an order. Never accept the excuse that "Oh, the sample is just like this but the mass output will be better". That is the biggest joke in the book.

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China Factories - How To Find The Right One

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