Did you know that prices at Chinese factories are higher than those at middlemen?
I haven't been in this community long, and I've already realized that Americans really don't understand China. You don't know that the factories you find are actually the biggest middlemen. The real Chinese factories with price advantages don't do trade; they only produce the products and sell them to middlemen. This is because all factory owners used to be factory workers and have little to no formal education. Middlemen often add a small profit before reselling. For example, I sold borosilicate glass cups for five years. In my industry, a double-walled Starbucks glass cup might cost 15 RMB if you sourced it directly from the factory, but only 10 RMB from a smaller middleman. The factory's actual cost might be 6 RMB. Due to policy reasons in China, small factories have much lower costs than large factories. If you only want to buy low-priced, reliable goods, you should look for experienced middlemen, not factories. The factories you find only indicate their strength, but their prices won't be very low. Of course, this only applies to certain industries.