Seventeen practical guides covering the full import cycle: finding suppliers, working the Canton Fair, buying at domestic prices, vetting them, hiring help, budgeting landed cost, paying safely, clearing US compliance, shipping, choosing products, and getting goods to your door. Plus Spanish-language guides for Latin American and Spanish buyers.
What does your order really cost door to door? Goods, freight, duty, VAT, inspection and agent fees for the US, Mexico, Spain, Chile, Peru and Colombia — plus the AD/CVD warnings that factory quotes never mention.
Open the calculator →En español: LCL vs FCL, tarifas de referencia 2026, plazos reales por destino, los costos que no vienen en la cotización del flete, seguro de carga y el calendario completo de 60–90 días.
Leer la guía →One ships single parcels from a warehouse; the other manages bulk factory orders. A side-by-side comparison of services, fee models, worked costs and the moment a growing seller should switch.
Read the guide →En español: la licencia de negocio y su código verificable, la cuenta bancaria que debe coincidir, la videollamada que no se puede fingir, dos muestras en lugar de una y la tabla de señales de alerta.
Leer la guía →En español: T/T 30/70, qué cubre (y qué no) Trade Assurance, cuándo vale la pena una carta de crédito, las comisiones reales de 2026 y las tres comprobaciones que frustran el fraude bancario.
Leer la guía →En español: cómo encontrar y verificar fábricas, pagar con la estructura 30/70, calcular el costo real (1,3–1,8x el FOB), aranceles en México, España, Chile, Perú, Colombia y Argentina, y las cinco estafas más comunes.
Leer la guía →Factory quotes vary by multiples when the brief is just a photo. The twelve fields that make quotes comparable, a copyable RFQ email, the wording traps that void a spec, and how to carry it through the golden sample, PO and pre-shipment inspection.
Read the guide →UK duty on furniture is 0% — so the cost sits in 20% import VAT, the 1988 fire safety rules that make the importer the first supplier, UKTR timber due diligence, and GPSR and EUDR if the same goods go to the EU.
Read the guide →The 2026 tariff stack line by line, CARB Phase 2 and TSCA formaldehyde limits, TB 117-2013, Proposition 65, the Lacey Act and STURDY — plus the eight documents to demand before a deposit.
Read the guide →The 140th session runs 15 October to 4 November. Phase dates, badge and pre-registration rules, twelve questions to ask at every booth, and the 30-day follow-up plan.
Read the guide →Why domestic Chinese prices run 10-40% below Alibaba, the four barriers that stop foreign buyers, how to read the factory badges, and what each buying route really costs.
Read the guide →What each payment method really protects, 2026 fee ranges, the milestone structures that keep the balance in your hands, and the bank-detail checks to run before every wire.
Read the guide →The eight layers of landed cost, duty and import tax rules for the US, EU, UK and Australia, three worked examples from $5,000 to $120,000, and eight ways to cut cost legally.
Read the guide →The full picture in one place — how sourcing actually works, what it costs, where to find factories, and the order to do things in so you do not lose money on your first order.
Read the guide →The nine jobs an agent really does, the four fee models used in the industry, worked cost examples at every order size, hidden costs to watch, and ten questions to ask before you sign.
Read the guide →An 8-step verification checklist: business licence checks, video factory tours, sample testing and the questions that expose a trading company pretending to be a factory.
Read the guide →The scams that catch experienced buyers, the warning signs that show up weeks before the money leaves, and the payment structures that keep you in control.
Read the guide →Factory clusters, realistic price ranges, MOQ expectations, packing requirements and the defect rates to expect on furniture and homeware orders.
Read the guide →What each Incoterm really means for your costs and your risk, when suppliers quote one term on purpose, and which term to ask for in your situation.
Read the guide →LCL or FCL, sea or air, express or rail — realistic transit times, how to read a freight quote, and the payment methods that actually protect your money.
Read the guide →Reading about sourcing is free. Doing it from 8,000 km away is where orders go wrong. We visit factories, inspect goods before they ship, and handle the paperwork end to end.