Guides

The buying mechanics that matter wherever you buy in Shenzhen: how payment terms are structured, what MOQ really means for electronics versus apparel, how inspection works, and how to consolidate a shipment out of Shenzhen.

Guides

• Payment Terms for a First Order: what the three offers actually cost youTelegraphic transfer, letter of credit or open account - the three payment shapes a Chinese factory will offer a new buyer, what each one shifts onto whom, and the wording that prevents the fight later.
• Minimum Order Quantity: why it exists and how it movesMOQ is not a wall the factory puts up to test you - it is set by the machine run behind the price. Once you know which machine, you know which lever to pull.
• Consolidating Orders: when several small shipments become oneBuying from three factories in one province is normal. Shipping as three full export processes is not. When consolidation pays, what the forwarder needs from you, and where mixed loads go wrong.
• Inspection: what a sampling plan does and does not proveAn inspection report is evidence about one lot, not a certificate of a factory. Here is what the sampling standards actually measure, and how to write the defect definitions before anyone inspects.

These guides are method notes, not listings. They apply to any Shenzhen supplier you deal with, and each one names the standard or rule it is based on.