PROCUREMENT FROM CHINA
Follow the reading path for the stage you are at. Keep the relevant guide and records with your own request.
Start with the product requirement or existing supplier. Identify the decisions to make and the work your team needs coordinated.
Follow the brief, supplier comparison, sample approval, inspections and shipment decisions in one guide.
Download a blank Excel or CSV list. See how to separate variants, record quantity units and match files to the right item.
See which information and decisions are needed as the request moves from a proposal to receiving, checks and dispatch.
Use these pages alongside your proposal to identify what is covered, what remains an estimate and who handles each stage.
Review the cost components and the questions to resolve before approving work.
Bring goods, service work, freight and destination charges into the same cost breakdown. Keep pending items visible.
Prepare the goods description, destination and available documents, then clarify the importer and destination-side responsibilities.
Read what to clarify about receiving, space, extra handling and goods that remain after a shipment.
Keep the order or shipment reference with the relevant dates, approvals and records when asking the team to review a concern.
Find the arrangements to review for a delay, loss or damage concern and the records to share with the team.
See how to describe a change, identify the current order stage and review the amounts and actions involved.
Prepare a clear account of the concern, supporting information and the outcome you would like considered.
Review the information needed to discuss an actual insurance arrangement, its terms and whether cover is in force.
Read published examples from other providers and the purchasing questions they raise. Each account identifies the original project and the provider’s role.
EXTERNAL CASE STUDY · SUPPLIER VERIFICATION
A factory audit found that a registered manufacturer lacked the equipment to make the buyer’s product in-house. A sourcing adviser helped identify another supplier before tooling began.
EXTERNAL CASE STUDY · REPEAT-ORDER QUALITY
A US home-textile seller faced colour differences between repeat orders. Its sourcing partner introduced product checklists and coordinated supplier communication, inspections and shipping preparation.
