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We get calls all the time from customers who want to send a sample to China to get a production quote. If the product is a simple item such as a stuffed…

Last year during a visit to Qingdao, China, we stopped off at a street fair to look around. A couple of guys were selling liquid in the large jugs you see in…

Last week we loaded a new video on sourcing from China to the home page. The previous video was done by a professional actor; we decided to make the change because our…

We are now sourcing from manufacturing companies in Taiwan. A little about Taiwan: their population is 23 million, as compared to China’s 1.3 billion. Taiwan’s 977 billion dollar GDP is around one…

For the past seven months, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents 20,000 dockworkers at the ports along the West Coast of the U.S., including Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego,…

Happy New Year! It’s always fun to get a new year launched, isn’t it? We re-visit our dreams, look back at our successes and issues we might need to fine tune, set…

by Mike Genung A big part of what we offer is that we have boots on the ground in China. Unless you’re willing to play Russian Roulette and hope you don’t get…

While some people condemn inexpensive Chinese labor as a reason for economic decline in the United States, smart American entrepreneurs have learned to work with Chinese manufacturers in order to maximize their…

At Global Trade Specialists, we believe that there are three factors that should be taken into account by anyone looking to have products made in China: quality, price, and delivery time. In…

If you have been searching for reliable Chinese sources for your business needs, you have probably come across the popular website Alibaba. Alibaba is a massive e-commerce website that is owned in…