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China Supplier Sourcing Guides
Practical guidance for finding, checking, and contacting China manufacturers, distributors, exporters, and wholesalers.
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Build a safer supplier shortlist
Use these guides when you are deciding who to contact and what to check before an order.
How to Find Manufacturers in China
A practical workflow for defining a product, finding relevant manufacturers, comparing capability, and building a shortlist before payment.
4 min read →VerificationHow to Verify a Chinese Supplier
A practical, evidence-led process for checking a Chinese supplier before you share a purchase brief or request payment details.
3 min read →Contact & RFQHow to Contact Chinese Manufacturers
Write a short, specific first message that gives a Chinese manufacturer enough information to answer usefully.
3 min read →Contact & RFQHow to Write an RFQ
A practical RFQ structure and copyable template for getting supplier quotes you can actually compare.
3 min read →BROWSE BY SOURCING STAGE
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Find Suppliers
Find manufacturers and suppliers, build a shortlist, and understand where to search.
Verify Suppliers
Check company identity, supplier evidence, business contacts, and risk signals before payment.
Supplier Types
Understand manufacturers, trading companies, distributors, exporters, wholesalers, and agents.
Contact & RFQ
Contact suppliers, write better inquiries, and create comparable RFQs.
Pricing & Negotiation
Understand MOQ, quotations, payment terms, tooling, pricing, and negotiation trade-offs.
Samples & Quality
Order and approve samples, define quality expectations, and prepare for inspection.
Shipping & Import
Understand Incoterms, freight, landed cost, customs, and import responsibilities.
Sourcing Locations
Navigate manufacturing hubs, wholesale markets, trade fairs, and major sourcing cities.
POPULAR PRACTICAL GUIDES
Useful before your next supplier conversation
Chinese Supplier Verification Checklist
A reusable checklist for reviewing registration, contacts, supply evidence, product fit, and risk before you shortlist a supplier.
2 min read →Contact & RFQHow to Write an RFQ
A practical RFQ structure and copyable template for getting supplier quotes you can actually compare.
3 min read →MOQ, Pricing & NegotiationMOQ Explained
Understand how Minimum Order Quantity is calculated, why packaging can change the real MOQ, and how to negotiate a smaller trial order.
2 min read →Samples, Quality & InspectionAQL Inspection Explained
Understand acceptance sampling, defect categories, and how AQL fits into a broader China quality-control plan.
4 min read →Samples, Quality & InspectionPre-Shipment Inspection Checklist
A practical checklist for checking quantity, product condition, function, packaging, and defects before releasing a China shipment.
5 min read →Shipping & ImportShipping from China
A practical overview of transport modes, Incoterms, freight forwarders, documents, hidden charges, and an import workflow.
6 min read →Shipping & ImportImport Duties from China
A destination-aware guide to customs duty, import tax, HS classification, customs value, and the checks needed before estimating import cost.
4 min read →Shipping & ImportLanded Cost Explained
How to estimate the real cost of getting sellable goods from a China supplier to the buyer's chosen destination.
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