If we have a small or medium company and we want to start producing or buying in China, we will probably have many difficulties, so the best solution might be to hire a consultancy to take care of the import and import process in China.
Small and medium-sized companies do not have an international trade department, so the purchasing office is in charge of all the work related to imports, instead of a more specific department specialized in the international market.
As we have explained on other occasions, the lack of knowledge of the Chinese language and culture is one of the major barriers to doing business in China. This often leads to mistrust and misunderstandings that can ruin any attempt to do business.
We may encounter other drawbacks that may jeopardize the profitability of importing from China, or simply to trade at all. Jet lag, waiting times and costs often make this type of operation unfeasible.
To avoid this, one of the best options is to use a consultancy to import from China. Such companies have an office in China and can therefore mediate with Chinese suppliers much more directly. In addition, they are specialized in Chinese culture, so their work is much easier. In other words, they know what to do at all times. And that, in China, is spatially important.
In addition, the Chinese consutlories know who they are dealing with at all times. This is essential to avoid possible fraud or increase in the price of our imports, which could make this type of operation unprofitable and even unprofitable.
Below, we can see some of the advantages of hiring a China import consultancy to delegate our projects to:
– We don’t need staff who speak Chinese or even English because they already have it.
– We can know the quality of the goods before they leave China, saving a lot of money in case of quality problems.
– We buy without intermediaries, directly from the factory.
– We negotiate prices face to face achieving better results.
– We control the production, even having the possibility to customize our products without any mistakes.
– Logistics will be better controlled and costs will be lower by taking advantage of the contacts and capacity to group orders that our consultancy has to import from China.
As can be seen, the advantages of having a consultancy to import from China are mainly in medium and long term savings, greater safety and an increase in the quality of the products. They also help to make our operations in China more flexible and agile, resolve incidents, etc.
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