Repeat After Me: Trade Relations Between the United States and China Will Only Get Worse
How and why to move your manufacturing from China and where to move it.
How to Avoid China Factory Scams
How to prevent China manufacturing scams: Due Diligence, China-specific manufacturing contract, good payment terms.
China Factory Scams
China factory scams are rising. These are the three most common China factory scams.
Moving Your Supply Chain From China to Southeast Asia/South Asia: The Three Big Issues
As buyers work to diversify their supply chains out of China, many are finding the process extremely difficult. Most buyers are finding they have been spoiled by China. Foreign buyers have been working in China for over thirty years and during that thirty year period, these buyers have been training Chinese suppliers on the whole
China Manufacturing and the First to Market Fallacy
Being first to market is usually no protection at all. You must protect your IP from China with IP registrations and appropriate contracts.
Shelter Manufacturing in Mexico: Back by Popular Demand
Mexico shelter manufacturing makes good sense for companies looking to reduce their manufacturing dependency on China and thereby reduce their tariff costs, their shipping costs, and their overall risks.
Using Shelter Companies to Move Manufacturing from China to Mexico
What is required to move your manufacturing from China to Mexico, using shelter manufacturing
Money for Nothing: Paying Chinese Suppliers in Hong Kong or Singapore
Your China manufacturer asks you to send its payment to a bank account in another jurisdiction, such as Hong Kong or Singapore. Should you agree? Probably not. When working with our clients that are having their products manufactured in China (or in various other leading manufacturing countries such as Taiwan, Thailand, Mexico, Poland, Vietnam, India,
How to Reduce Your Foreign Manufactured Product Liability Risks
How often do you stop to think about the ubiquitous “Made in China” label? If you are buying products from China, you should think about this all the time. The same holds true if you are buying your products from any third party manufacturer anywhere. To convince recalcitrant clients of the need for product liability
Solar Panels from China: The Next Forced Labor Battleground
In January 2020, we warned American companies about potential problems stemming from forced labor in China: Forced labor is a reality in China. And if you source from China, you need to keep close tabs on your supply chain to avoid forced labor becoming a part of it. In addition to the ethical and reputational