CE/UKCA/UL. Product conformity, what’s the bid deal?! Table of Contents If your product does not conform to safety standards, you are personally legally liable, not your business, you! If you’re happy with your product electrocuting someone and having to go to court to explain why you didn’t get it safety tested, then no need to …
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Eliminate Risk and Don’t get Scammed. Payment Protection in China Using Chinese Sourcing Agents insider secrets
A – Alibaba M – Manufacturing agreement V – Vet manufacturers I – Inspect products Avoid spending money and receiving poor quality, the wrong products or nothing at all. Buying from a Chinese manufacturer?In this short post we cover payment protection. Table of Contents Why Buy Though Alibaba If you have the option, buy through Alibaba. …
Electroplating prices
China’s Rising Electroplating Prices by Stuart lunn What is Electroplating? Electroplating is the process of using electrolysis to attach a metal film to the surface of metal. Usually taking one type of metal and coating it with another type. Gold plated jewellery is an example. Tin cans are not just tin, they are steel cans with …
1688 vs Alibaba
What is 1688.com? In Chinese, 1688 is pronounced as “Yao Liu Ba Ba” which sounds like “A Li Ba Ba. Simply put, it is the Chinese facing version of Alibaba.
A lesson in intellectual property
We had a client build up an Amazon listing only to see it disqualified due to an intellectual property (IP) infringement. We will tell you the story, give a brief overview of IP and how to avoid infringement and maybe even continue to sell the product.
