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Several years ago, U.S. Customs instituted the Importer Security Filing requirement, where all importers have to file a set of data about their shipment that includes the shipper name and loading details…

Chinese manufacturing companies are closed unti Thursday of this week for their Dragon Boat Festival holiday. Also known as Duanwu Festival, the holiday is celebrated in honor of Qu Yuan, China’s first…

During a recent trip to Asia earlier this year, I visited a manufacturer that offered laser cutting services in China. They had laser cutting machines, stamping machines, and waterjet abrasive cutting machines. The…

Last summer, the exchange rate of the Dollar to the Yuan was 6.37 to 1. Today, it’s 6.13 to 1 – a drop of nearly 4%. While we haven’t been seeing much…

Today’s post is by another guest writer… Don’t Be Fooled by the Familiar in Chinaby Mike Black Would you base your opinion of the United States entirely on knowledge of New York…

The April Newsletter, Contrasts Between East and West, is up. You can view it online; be sure to subscribe to receive the newsletter if you haven’t already. Some highlights of the newsletter…

I’m now working with a lady who lives in China who will occasionally provide articles for the Global Trade Blog. She will provide us with insights from the inside of China and…

Chinese companies are starting to come back online this week. At least, some of them. Many factories will be closed until the 24th, some even longer. Afterwards manufacturers will need several weeks…

This is the last full week of work before Chinese factories shut down for the Chinese New Year Holiday. Factories are now in full swing making last minute orders that must ship this…

by Zhizhou Zhu The end of the year 2012 does not mean the end of the territorial disputes between China and Japan. On December 31st, 2012, three Chinese government ships entered the…