Practical guides from inside China's factories

Blog Practical guides from inside China's factories Every article is written from real experience at our Guangzhou office — numbers, steps, and mistakes we have watched happen. All Import guides Shipping & customs Compliance & licensing The China market Running your trade Import guides 4 min read How to Import from China Step by Step — The Complete Saudi Importer's Guide A practical nine-step guide covering the full import journey from China to Saudi Arabia: choosing the product and factory, negotiating and paying, then customs clearance and delivery to your warehouse. Read article Shipping & customs 3 min read Shipping Cost from China to Saudi Arabia: How to Calculate It Accurately Before You Order Freight is not one number — it is five numbers added together. Learn volumetric weight, FCL vs LCL, the hidden port charges, and how to calculate your true landed cost per unit. Read article Compliance & licensing 2 min read The SABER Platform: A Complete Guide to Conformity Certificates and Why Shipments Are Held Without Them SABER is the mandatory gateway for registering imported products in Saudi Arabia. Here is the difference between a product certificate and a shipment certificate, the steps, indicative costs, and the mistakes that hold goods at port. Read article Shipping & customs 2 min read FOB, CIF and EXW: Which Incoterm Actually Saves You Money? Incoterms decide who pays, who carries the risk, and when responsibility transfers. A practical comparison of the three most common terms, and when each is the right choice. Read article The China market 3 min read How to Verify a Chinese Factory Is Real and Not a Trader: 8 Practical Tests More than half of those presenting themselves as factories on B2B platforms are trading companies. Eight tests that reveal the truth before you transfer any money. Read article Running your trade 2 min read Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): Why Factories Set It and How to Reduce It MOQ is not an arbitrary number — it has an economic reason inside the factory. Once you understand the reason, you can negotiate it intelligently instead of rejecting it or surrendering to it. Read article Shipping & customs 2 min read Customs Clearance in Saudi Arabia: Documents, Duties and Causes of Delay What documents are required? How are duties and VAT calculated? And what are the five most common reasons shipments are held at Jeddah and Dammam? Read article The China market 3 min read The Canton Fair: A First-Visit Guide for Arab Importers The world's largest trade fair runs twice a year in Guangzhou across three phases. How to prepare, what to bring, and how to leave with real deals instead of bags of catalogues. Read article Compliance & licensing 3 min read Trademark Registration: Protecting Your Product from Copycats Before You Import Once you succeed, someone will copy you. Registering your trademark in Saudi Arabia and in China is the difference between defending your rights and watching them taken. Read article Running your trade 3 min read Ten Mistakes New Importers Make — and What They Actually Cost From our Guangzhou office: the ten mistakes we see repeated most often, and why each costs more than it appears to. Read article Import guides 2 min read Importing Furniture and Fit-Out Materials from China: A Guide for Project Owners Furnishing a hotel, restaurant or residential project straight from Chinese factories saves a substantial share of cost — but it has its own rules: volume, packaging, timing and installation. Read article Ready to take your trade to the next level? Download the app and start your first order today — negotiate directly with the factory and see your goods before they ship. Download onApp Store Download onGoogle Play