http://www.qualityinspection.org/small-importers-buying-unsafe-products-in-china/ Advice and tips for successful quality control of consumer products made in China: sourcing strategies, supplier communication, QC inspections... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:04:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.qualityinspection.org/small-importers-buying-unsafe-products-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Renaud Anjoran Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:02:10 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1033#comment-395 Right. Many small companies who source from China have no idea about product safety issues, and more generally about all the risks of buying here. Right. Many small companies who source from China have no idea about product safety issues, and more generally about all the risks of buying here.

]]> http://www.qualityinspection.org/small-importers-buying-unsafe-products-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-394 orientix Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:46:46 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1033#comment-394 I work for mainly brandname companies. Sourcing, purchasing, QC. Lately one of them went over to direct sourcing. After a while they called me : please can you do at least QC for us because I have my warehouse full with unsellable goods. Which proofs (What I already knew of course) that direct sourcing is extremely dangerous for a smaller importer. They simply donot realize the dangers, and are fully focussed on styling, pricing, and easily forget (Or ignore !) all the other parts. I work for mainly brandname companies. Sourcing, purchasing, QC. Lately one of them went over to direct sourcing. After a while they called me : please can you do at least QC for us because I have my warehouse full with unsellable goods. Which proofs (What I already knew of course) that direct sourcing is extremely dangerous for a smaller importer. They simply donot realize the dangers, and are fully focussed on styling, pricing, and easily forget (Or ignore !) all the other parts.

]]> http://www.qualityinspection.org/small-importers-buying-unsafe-products-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-292 China buying experience: shopping mall or contractor? Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:10:31 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1033#comment-292 [...] I actually think this type of small orders, while they are very “easy to handle” for small importers/retailers, are a never-ending source of unsafe products in importing countries. See my last post: Small Importers Buying Unsafe Products In China. [...] [...] I actually think this type of small orders, while they are very “easy to handle” for small importers/retailers, are a never-ending source of unsafe products in importing countries. See my last post: Small Importers Buying Unsafe Products In China. [...]

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