Sourcing guides for a first order.

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Samples and MOQ

What factories usually expect on a first order.

Shipping

EXW, FOB or DDP, and how long a first shipment takes.

Compliance

The certificates, tests and documents an importer is asked for.

First order

Samples, MOQ and the first order: what factories usually expect

How many samples to ask for, what a test order looks like, the usual payment split, and what to put in writing before a factory starts.

6 min read

First order

Samples, MOQ and the first order: what factories usually expect

How many samples to ask for, what a test order looks like, the usual payment split, and what to put in writing before a factory starts.

6 min read

Shipping and Incoterms

EXW, FOB or DDP: the three terms a first shipment actually uses

Who pays for what and who carries the risk under EXW, FOB and DDP, which one small importers usually choose, and how long a first shipment usually takes.

7 min read

Shipping and Incoterms

EXW, FOB or DDP: the three terms a first shipment actually uses

Who pays for what and who carries the risk under EXW, FOB and DDP, which one small importers usually choose, and how long a first shipment usually takes.

7 min read

Compliance

Before the order: the certificates, tests and documents an importer is asked for

General and children’s product certificates, accredited labs, the CPSC eFiling date, record-keeping, Proposition 65 and forced-labour documentation: who does what before a first order ships.

8 min read

Compliance

Before the order: the certificates, tests and documents an importer is asked for

General and children’s product certificates, accredited labs, the CPSC eFiling date, record-keeping, Proposition 65 and forced-labour documentation: who does what before a first order ships.

8 min read

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