r/Business_in_China

1. If the contract stipulates a deposit (定金): the supplier must return double the deposit.
2. If it's just an advance payment (预付款): the supplier must refund the advance plus compensation. Don't simply ask for the deposit back.

Hi,

Next week is the Canton fair and I will be there in person with some of my partners. This is to let anyone who might need assistance to source products in China, that I can look around during the fair to assist them with that. FOR FREE for simple tasks. And for those who will be attending themselves, I would be happy to meet them there, say hi and share our experience together. Feel free to reach out.

Thank you

So the title could be a bit misleading,
Long story short, i went to alibaba to buy a redmagic astra tablet and it is pretty cheap, there is direct order now option which involves alibaba trade assurance, but for my reassurance i contacted them and the women contacted me on whatsapp and told me about price which was same on alibaba, i told her i will pay on alibaba but she said we accept payment outside of alibaba to lower cost etc. but i denied and after some more talks she send her location for the store which is located in hongkong ( fortress ocean centre store ). She told me to visit personally and check the products and than buy, i said ok i will do that, but i dont live in china so ofc i cannot. So anyone in hongkong china please help it would be very very appreciated.

I’ve been looking into sourcing custom products and packaging from China, and I’m realizing that finding suppliers on Alibaba is actually the easy part.

The harder part seems to be figuring out which supplier is actually a good fit, what specifications I should ask for, whether the quote is really comparable, and what questions I don’t even know I should be asking.

For people who have actually sourced from China:
• What part of the process takes you the most time?
• How do you compare 5–10 suppliers when they all quote things differently?
• How do you know which supplier to trust?
• Do you usually use a sourcing agent, or handle everything yourself?
• What do you wish existed that would make the process easier?

I’m especially interested in hearing from small businesses ordering custom packaging, apparel, promotional products, or other customized goods — not huge importers.

Would love to hear what your actual process looks like.