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Tag Archives: sourcing from china
Last updated: February 14, 2026
2022 Review: Top Stories, Podcasts, and Content from Sofeast
Renaud and Adrian review 2022’s largest geopolitical and news stories that have affected manufacturers with supply chains in China (and other Asian countries to a lesser extent). Of course, they cover Covid and China’s recently dropped strict Zero-Covid policy, as … Continue reading
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Tagged us/china trade war, podcast, sourcing from china, covid-19
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”Enterprise China” – China’s Strategy for Economic Success (Author Interview with Drs. Allen J. Morrison & J. Stewart Black)
Dr. Allen J. Morrison & Dr. J. Stewart Black are two American leadership, strategy, business and manufacturing experts with decades of experience in China. They recently wrote a new book “Enterprise China: Adopting a Competitive Strategy for Business Success” which … Continue reading
My Chinese Supplier is making Switching to a New One Difficult! | Disputes With Chinese Suppliers Q&A (Volume 23)
A European buyer was dealing with a European trading company for over eight years that purchased sports equipment from a manufacturer in China on the buyer’s behalf. However, the relationship with the trading company went sour and the buyer has … Continue reading
Will Our Current Supplier Block The Transfer Of Our Molds To A New One? | Disputes With Chinese Suppliers Q&A (Volume 22)
A foreign buyer has decided to stop working with their OEM supplier located in China because of horrible performance and poor service. But that supplier still has the buyer’s plastic injection molds in their factory. The buyer is wondering how … Continue reading
Our Supplier Refuses To Ship The Goods We Paid For! | Disputes With Chinese Suppliers Q&A (Volume 21)
This dispute is a really serious situation that importers outsourcing manufacturing to Chinese suppliers pray that they never get into. This company (who became our client when asking us for help), unfortunately, paid a large downpayment on goods which, over … Continue reading
Chinese Suppliers: “Are you my factory?”
– A special guest post by Brad Pritts. US readers may recognize the question as an allusion to a classic American children’s book – “Are you my mother?” dating to the 1960s! Many tales have been told about difficulty identifying … Continue reading
Why Taobao is Unsuitable for Sourcing Parts used in Mass Production [Podcast]
Sofeast’s CEO Renaud explains why sourcing parts from Taobao is too risky, joined by Adrian from the team. When developing new products in China it’s easy to buy parts quickly and at a low price from Taobao, and that’s OK … Continue reading
Globalism 2.0: North American Importers To Move Supply Chains Out Of China Soon? [Podcast]
Our CEO Renaud is joined by a special guest in this episode, Andrew Hupert, a cross-cultural management and communication expert, coach, and trainer who spent 10+ years in China, is currently based in Mexico, and also creates a podcast you should check out: Globalism … Continue reading
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Tagged material costs, sourcing from china, quality standards
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Q&A: Fabric quality + US Tariffs + Volatile material costs [Podcast]
Sofeast’s CEO, Renaud, answers three interesting questions sent in by our podcast listeners. They are: how to communicate the fabric quality standard you need to suppliers, tactics for coping with US tariffs on China-made goods, and strategies to cope with volatile … Continue reading
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Plastic, Silicone, Steel, and Others: Updated China Raw Materials Costs (late July ’23)
Here’s the monthly update from Sofeast’s sourcing team who has been tracking the costs of commonly used raw materials from China for the past year to help you understand where the market is right now. If you or your supplier … Continue reading
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Tagged raw materials, material costs, sourcing from china
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