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New EU Import Regulations for Steel and Metal Products
New EU Import Regulations for Steel and Metal Products: What Importers Need to Know
The European Union has introduced new regulations concerning the import of steel and metal products from third countries. These changes primarily target the indirect import of goods originating from Russia. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help importers understand the new rules and how to comply.
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Quality Assurance with AQL Inspection
Quality Assurance with AQL Inspection Plan – Guaranteeing the Quality of Your Products
At Pro China Direct Limited (PCD), we understand that trust and quality are of utmost importance to you, especially when sourcing products from China. That’s why we want to give you an insight into how we ensure that the quality of the products we deliver meets your requirements.
ICS2 – All you need to know about goods and samples from abroad
The European Union has made it a top priority to ensure the security of its citizens and single market. Every year, trillions of euros worth of goods are imported into the EU, with the EU-27 now accounting for around 15% of the world’s trade in goods. In order to strengthen customs risk management under the Common Risk Management Framework (CRMF), the European Union is implementing a new customs pre-arrival security and safety program, supported by a large-scale advance cargo information system – Import Control System 2 (ICS2).
Company Registry Information
Many importers want to make sure that a potential supplier they want to order from really does exist. This is especially important before working with a new Chinese manufacturer for the first time. We have been asked many times to help check on manufacturers in China. In Germany for example you can easily find the basic information about a company via the “Unternehmensregister”. Is there such a registry for Chinese companies and if so, where can you find that? [Read more…]
China Import Consultation
When we have the first contact with potential new customers, we often find that they have many general questions about buying from China on their minds. To address such questions quickly and easily, we offer a China Import Consultation by telephone. [Read more…]
Read Chinese Characters
One of the biggest difficulties of doing business in China and purchasing products from China is the language barrier. Most western buyers don´t speak Chinese and are therefore dependent on their suppliers who may speak English. If you are a German, Italian or French national, English may already be your 2nd language; the same as for your Chinese counterpart. Verbal communication problems may be overcome, but then there is the problem of reading Chinese Characters. Hardly any Western customer can decipher Chinese writing. If you have traveled to China before, you know what I am talking about. Street signs, restaurant menus, or simple buttons on a Chinese website which Chrome doesn’t translate. This situation is very frustrating for many buyers. But now, there is good news!
Sea Freight Shipment Cargo Tracking from China
Is my ocean freight from China already on its way ? Will it arrive on time? Where is the cargo right now ?
These are questions frequently asked.
Nowadays you are used to tracking all kind of packages, postal mail, express shipments via DHL, UPS, etc. Almost all express companies have tracking tools on their respective websites.
But what about sea freight?
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Quality Control Inspection Services in China
Clients often ask us: How do you handle quality control and product inspections in China ? Could you recommend a Quality Control Inspection Service Provider in China to us ? We actually offer quality inspection services in China ourselves. But quality services are not our main line of business. We therefore often recommend 3rd party Quality Control Inspection Services in China which are specialized service providers for quality assurance and quality control (QC).
In order to answer customer questions more efficiently, we decided to compile a list of professional providers for inspections in China. Here it is … [Read more…]
Sample Collection and Consolidation Service in China
Many Importers from China face this problem: They would like to order a sample from a manufacturer in China. The sample is often free of charge. But for sending the samples overseas the manufacturer asks for a fee of US $ 50 or more to cover the express shipping costs.
As a strategic buyer however, you often order samples from various suppliers in order to check the workmanship and compare similar offers.
Quickly, several hundreds of US dollars for express fees for sample sending pile up. Not very efficient!
To address this problem we have created our sample collection and consolidation service in China back in 2001.