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If you purchase customized or made-to-order products, you need to look for the right source. Switching suppliers down the road can be difficult—getting the development and the production right can take more than six months for a new factory—so it’s important to find a good supplier to begin with. Basic Criteria for a New Supplier Do not look for: The biggest factory The lowest price ISO9001 certification (necessarily, as this accreditation is easy to apply for and not necessarily meaningful) Instead, when looking for your first supplier, ask: “is my business attractive to this supplier, and is he capable of delivering as needed?” The most important aspect of your first supplier is their size. Do not choose a huge manufacturer who won’t be flexible and will never give you priority. Conversely, avoid small workshops (less than 80 workers) that are highly unreliable. Ideally, you should represent 10% to 50% of their volume. What Does a Good Factory Look Like? Befo...

Some foreign clients and Chinese suppliers do not like to do toy business because of the wide range of toy products, the unknown of what to sell, and many countries have many regulations on imported toys, which will certainly cause a lot of trouble. But in fact imported toys are not as complicated as you think, you only need to select some good products and suitable suppliers. This article provides an overview of how to import toys from China, including some common questions on how to choose a product, how to find the right supplier, and how to solve the problem. 1.What kind of toys will bring you business? In my experience, importers of different countries most like to import classic toys, such as balls, cars, stuffed animals, etc., as these classic toys have large and stable demands every year. There is no need to worry about sales because there are always customers who want them. In addition, hot toys are commonly sold every year in the world, such as looms for 2013-2...