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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

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Granted, you’re not going to book the next flight to meet one supplier. Once the goods are finished and ready for export, they will take care of export certification and documentation, and finally arrange for international freight shipping. I’ll explain why this is important later in the post. Watch Your Geography.

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Interoceanic Passages

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This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. Due to the extra time required to wait for a transit slot when there are no bookings, the trip takes an average of 35 hours.

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