I’m on a bus again, back with my Chinese residence permit issued another year and passport back in hand. That was a long couple weeks – and now back to the cross border travel action. Kind of missed it….kind of. Oh, and fun fact for those e-channel holders- it cancelled my e-channel after I got a new visa – I felt like some retard when it was alerting me and the Chinese customs official came over and told me I need to go in the long foreigner line….well, I had APEC save me for that one. I’ll link up show notes for e-channel and APEC card – as always, we have show notes on the site
The new year is coming, 2017 I have something special to announce – my wife Wendy has approved it, but still getting the details – if you want to be the first to hear about that and more, its best to make sure you are on our email newsletter, subscribe at globalfromasia.com/subscribe
Ok, and now for this week’s show – well, its almost “Western” or solar new year, but we are talking here about preparing for Chinese New Year with your orders, let’s listen in with Ash Monga – and also – show notes here.
Topics Covered in this Episode
Intro Ash
It’s great to have you on the podcast, FINALLY!*
Story
What’s your China story?*
Amazon FBA vs Traditional
Preparing Orders for Amazon FBA versus “traditional” what are the differences?*
A lot of differences here or?
Quality Control
Quality control for FBA – same as any order?*
Quality Inspection
What is a good sample size for a final quality inspection?*
Compromising
What if the factory resists doing it – or the amount? Where should you compromise? Why are they resisting?*
Shipment Flow
Flow from China port to Amazon FBA warehouse*
Thought Process
Should one consider not shipping direct to FBA? What’s the thought process?*
Importer of Record
Who is the importer? The buyer, Amazon, the logistics company*
Time Estimation
How to estimate the time to be able to ship the goods from China port?*
Amazon Time Estimate
Time to estimate from placing the order to being “sellable” at Amazon*
Order Process
Scaling up your order size, smooth process?*
FCL and LCL
What about LCL – same process? First, maybe brief people on FCL and LCL.*
Bad Quality
Dealing with bad quality once received at Amazon FBA, options*
Tips
First time China container buyers – tips?*
Common Mistakes
Common mistakes and hiccups in the process*
Contact
What are you unto these days – how can people find you online?People / Companies / Resources Mentioned in this Episode
√ EIN tax ID for USA
√ Prep Company
√ Ashish Monga
√ Thesourcingblog.com
Episode Length 32:59
Thank you Ash! Glad we finally made this podcast happen. Have both gotten to know each other in social media and both speaking at the Smart China Sourcing Summit at Global Sources and more.
Still on this bus here, about 20 more minutes and I’ll dig into some email fun! Yes, you can also always send me a quick note – feedback on the show, topic ideas, questions, and more- mike@globalfromasia.com – one more show before the new year, and it is a fun one about moving to HK and getting settled in – plus I’ll talk about some of my new years plans See you next Tuesday morning 10am HK time, laterz
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