China Sourcing Payments and Terms
Freight on Board vs Free on Board: What FOB Really Covers
The ICC rule is Free on Board — under FOB the buyer pays the ocean freight, risk turns as goods load, and containerised cargo should use FCA….
Kitchenware Wholesale Suppliers in China: Market or Factory?
The test report came back clean, and it named a factory in Chaozhou you have never spoken to. That is the moment…
Cost Insurance and Freight Incoterms: What CIF Cover Misses
When a Yiwu supplier quotes you cost insurance and freight Incoterms pricing, the insurance in that quote is almost certainly Institute Cargo…
FCA in Incoterms 2020: Risk Transfer, Costs, and FCA vs FOB
FCA in Incoterms 2020: Risk Transfer, Costs, and FCA vs FOB Your supplier’s quote says “FCA Yiwu.” The goods are packed, a…
FCA Terms Incoterms: Where Risk and Cost Actually Transfer
FCA terms in Incoterms 2020: the exact A2 delivery point where risk and cost pass to you, the full A9/B9 cost split, and what “FCA Yiwu” really means….
MOQ Meaning: What Minimum Order Quantity Really Covers
MOQ means minimum order quantity, but one order has four separate floors: trading, production, packaging and freight. Learn which bend and which never do….
Exchange Rate Fees
I had a Shopify founder call me last month in a panic. He secured a strong unit price on kitchen gadgets from…
Yiwu Jewelry Market Guide: Sourcing Wholesale Accessories
Three months ago, a startup brand watched German customs destroy an entire container of alloy earrings. They sourced from the Yiwu jewelry…
Flat Fee Sourcing
You Googled flat fee sourcing last week because your current Yiwu agent just quoted you $4.20 per unit for bamboo bath products,…
DDP vs EXW
I watched a regional retail chain leave $60,000 in inventory sitting on a loading dock in Yiwu for a week last month….