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Buying from China

A step-by-step set of guides for buyers coming to China: how to pay, how to get here, and what happens at customs. Written to be used, not skimmed — each guide ends with a checklist you can work through.

Before you commit

How to Pay a Chinese Supplier: T/T and L/C
Import Duties and Customs from China: HS Codes
How to Plan a Buying Trip to China

Getting there

How to Get to China and Yiwu: Flights and Trains

Once you arrive

Where to Stay and Get Around in Yiwu
Language and Communication in China
When Things Go Wrong in China

Ordering and shipping

How to Negotiate Prices with Chinese Suppliers
How to Request and Evaluate Samples from China
Purchase Contract with a Chinese Supplier
Total Cost of Importing from China

Industrial clusters

Buying from China: Where to Find Factories
Buying from China: How Industrial Clusters Work
Buying from China: Yongkang
Buying from China: Thermal Cups