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Top Trade Community: |
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FobShanghai
– No.1 export and import forum in China, covering all
aspects of international trade, including export, import,
trade show, logistics, certification, job, documentation. |
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Wtoqc
– Popular community for quality inspectors in China |
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Alibaba
– Alibaba community has huge user base, you could ask
trade related questions to Ask It Expert, the sticky and
recommended articles on the forums are worth reading,
however, the forums are full of spam messages. |
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Import & Export Documents format download: |
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Purchase
Contract
Commercial Invoice
Proforma Invoice
Packing List
Certificate of Origin
Shipping Order
Non-disclosure Agreement |
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Trade Portals: |
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Alibaba
English – Alibaba international is the
No.1 platform to import from China, with more than 830,000
paid verified suppliers (including Alibaba China). The
advantage of Alibaba, compared to Globalsources, is the
quantity and variety of suppliers and products. |
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Alibaba
China – The only Chinese trade portal we
recommend to export to China, full of Chinese wholesale
buyers. |
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Globalsources
– Once the leader in trade portal. High membership fee.
High quality suppliers. Far less sellers and products,
compared with Alibaba. Globalsources.com is better known
for magazine, trade fair promotion than online promotion. |
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Made
in China – quality trade portal, similar
to Alibaba, but much smaller size, membership fee higher
than Alibaba. A google supplementary to Alibaba. |
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Taobao
– dominating C2C ecommerce site in China. |
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Tmall
– B2C channel of Taobao, sellers are verified by Taobao |
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Dhgate
- wholesaler of apparel, cell phones, electronics, handbags,
wedding dresses and more.
Small volume wholesale or retail. |
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Chinavasion
– Grassroot B2C wholesaler/retailer of electronics products. |
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Arbitration: |
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CIETAC
- China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission,
with branches in
In Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. General foreign involved
arbitration should be
Submitted to this organization. |
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CMAC
– Specialty arbitration commission for maritime
matters. |
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Tools: |
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Real-time
RMB exchange rate – Real time RMB exchange
rate to major foreign currency released
By Bank of China |
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China
HS code search – China HS code classification,
with English description for each HS code |
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Trade show: |
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Canton
Fair East
China Fair Yiwu
Fair |
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Industry Association: |
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China
National Garment association China
National Textile & Apparel Council
China
Association of Automobile Manufactures
China
Iron and Steel Association CHINA
LEATHER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION China
Machine Tool and Tool Builders’ Association
China
Composites Industry Association China
Plastic Machine Industry Association
China
Die & Mould Industry Association
China
Plastics Processing Industry Association
China
National Furniture Association Insurance
Associate of China China
Optometric & Optical Association
Chinese
Association of Refrigeration China
Battery Association China
Cement Association China
Instrument Manufacturers Association
China
Toy Association China
Musical Instruments Association China
Logistics Association China
National Hardware Association China
Bicycle Association Horology
Association of China China
Packaging Federation China
Nonferrous Metals Industry Association
China
Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine
China
Feather and Down Industrial Association
China
Print Association China
Paper Association China
Arts & Crafts Association China
Association of Fragrance Flavor and Cosmetic Industries
China
Fisheries Association |
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Government: |
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Ministry
of Commerce China
Customs Administration
of Taxation China
Council for the promotion of International trade(CCPIT)
Ministry
of Finance Standardization
Administration Administration
for Industry and Commerce(AIC)
Administration
of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
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Sourcing in Asian Resources: |
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Manufacturers
in Vietnam - Find high quality suppliers
in Vietnam and work with international
quality
assurance professionals |