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Why Importers Should Control Freight and Customs From Day One*

Wally’s Widgets had a breakthrough product, a solid Chinese manufacturer, and a $2.8 million retail order. He also had a $200,000 late-delivery penalty clause and no experience importing from China.

When the factory offered to handle shipping and customs under DDP terms – delivered duty pai...


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International Arbitration in Cross-Border Contracts: What Companies Get Wrong

An industrial pump company signs a supply agreement with an overseas supplier, receives eight million dollars’ worth of defective goods, and does what seems logical: it sues in the supplier’s home court. Five years later, it has spent more on legal fees than the amou...


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How to Negotiate with Your Chinese Manufacturers

Most American companies hear the line “That’s not how we do it in China” and immediately start retreating.

They soften their tone, over-explain, and offer compromises before they have identified what matters. They treat the phrase like a cultural law that cannot be questioned, instead of what it usually is: a common nego...


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Why Demand Letters to China Suppliers Often Backfire

Sending a quick demand letter to a China supplier can destroy your leverage. Twice last week, I had to explain that to companies that were not clients. Both wanted me to immediately send a demand letter to their China suppliers to force shipment of long-delayed product.

I refused because neither company had the legal...


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