China Sourcing Guidelines

Your FOB price is only 65-75% of what a product really costs. Learn the full landed cost formula, the 8 hidden line items, and 4 levers that actually cut it.

Trading company vs sourcing agent in 2026: who actually saves you money? Real margins, hidden fees, and when each one wins. Insider breakdown.

The complete Yiwu Market visit checklist for 2026: pre-trip prep, on-site district routing, booth vetting & post-trip QC, turn 1 trip into confirmed networks.

A step-by-step Yiwu market guide covers everything on-site buyers need, from preparation and supplier evaluation to sampling, order confirmation, and shipping.

Yiwu Market has 75,000+ suppliers, multi-SKU sourcing, and prices 35–50% below Alibaba. Discover 7 reasons serious importers choose Yiwu — and how to start remotely.

Learn a 4-layer verification process to vet Chinese suppliers before wiring money — from free document checks to paid audits. Filter 90% of problem suppliers before spending a dollar.

A sourcing veteran's lifecycle system for vetting Chinese suppliers, surviving the first 6 months, and catching quality fade before it costs you.

How to find a reliable China sourcing agent, avoid hidden fees, and manage quality control. Covers vetting, costs, QC inspections, and scaling your imports.

A Dutch retailer with zero China sourcing experience launched a full supermarket with EJET's help — supplier consolidation, product planning, and MOQ negotiation delivered a ¥1M first order.

A mid-sized Russian supermarket chain struggled with 30+ factory coordination, inner box packaging, and triple-label compliance. See how EJET solved it — and tripled their order frequency.

Compare 4 China sourcing channels side by side — real costs, hidden risks, and a decision matrix to match the right channel to your business stage.

Learn how to source products from China step by step — from finding suppliers and negotiating prices to quality inspections and shipping. Covers Alibaba, 1688, sourcing agents, landed costs, and AQL inspections.