by Insight Team | Oct 16, 2018 | Current Events
Back in June, when the first shots were fired in the global trade war, many consumer-product importers didn’t seem to have any major concerns. Although the US had placed significant worldwide tariffs on aluminum and steel, there was no major direct effect on these...
by Insight Team | Sep 25, 2018 | Product Inspections, Quality Control
If you want to have success as an importer, it’s important that your products live up to the quality standards you set for them. If they don’t, it can lead to low customer satisfaction, excessive customer complaints, and high levels of returns. Quality management is...
by Insight Team | Aug 14, 2018 | Logistics
As an importer working with manufacturers in Asia, you have to think about logistics. How will your product move from a factory across the ocean all the way to its final destination? There are quite a few steps in the process. It involves various shipping companies...
by Insight Team | Aug 3, 2018 | Amazon, Packaging, Product Inspections, Quality Control
As an Amazon seller, you have to be concerned about packaging. Of course, your packaging needs to be in line with Amazon’s guidelines. But, more than that, it needs to survive the journey from your Chinese factory to Amazon’s warehouse. Have you ever watched videos of...
by Insight Team | Jul 17, 2018 | Regulatory Compliance
If you’ve ever imported consumer products to the United States, you probably know about the Consumer Product Safety Commission (or CPSC), and if you are not familiar with the CPSC, you should be. The CPSC is a government agency that, according to their website, “Works...
