Getting Quality Products from China with Ash Monga of Imex Sourcing - a podcast by Michael Veazey

Getting Products Made in China with Ash Monga, Founder and CEO of Imex Sourcing,

What are the 2-3 most important things you think a serious e-commerce, Amazon, ebay or seller needs to consider when try to getting products from China to sell?

Know what you want

Most important thing about getting Quality Products from China: know exactly what you want.

Sellers often pick opportunities based on JS etc.

You can order a sample, check components.

Go to Youtube and look at production process for that product.

Suppliers will usually quote you for minimum possible spec, usually non compliant. Once you get into specifics, price goes up. So part of Getting Quality Products from China is clarifying specification upfront.

For product Quality from China, carry out a pre-shipment inspection

Another key to Getting Quality Products from China is  to carry out a pre-shipment inspection at a minimum.

That's because it is easier to fix issues while goods are in china. Negotiation power is less when they’ve gone.

If serious seller/good money, do due diligence on supplier

How do you do due diligence on Chinese Suppliers?

How long in business?

Production capability?

QC processes are the key of Imex - supplier intelligence is focus now,



* get access to financial numbers

* See which market exporting to



DIY Supplier Due Diligence

There is a simple ad-hoc “supplier background check” Imex offers -  basic and advanced levels

There are a lot of ad-hoc tools out there.

Importgenius

Pangiva

Access to customs data



* Which countries export to?



Ash Monga's Background

Tell us a bit about your background…

Ash Monga started with bringing in fashion accessories from china and India - ebay was the king and Amazon was bookseller.

Built a substantial business.

What made you start a sourcing company?

China is where the action is.

First year was meeting people, going to China

About 5 years ago, ASM, that’s when business focus changed to e-commerce.

Now only for e-commerce sellers.

Have online dashboard to allow clients to

Main Amazon Seller Needs/main sourcing issues

Issues with sourcing - quick outline



* Quality

* Speed of response

* Trustworthiness



* Avoiding charlatans

* How do I know if the person I’m dealing with is for real?







QC

The biggest issue for many Amazon retailers is getting variable or mediocre quality products from China to sell. What are the most important simple things retailers can do from outside China to work on getting quality products?

Quality breaks into different processes

1. Supplier shortlisting - doing due diligence



* QC process - good contract defining everything agreed.



* In Chinese if possible

* Names of components etc.

* QC checklist - act as the standard against which goods are checked





* Get a sample that is 90% right



* Retailer then goes back to supplier and say “we want this small thing changed”

* Supplier says “don’t worry we’ll sort this out”

* Often it won’t be addressed - they may

* Key is you have to approve sample BEFORE You get into bulk production







Chinese Supplier "Quality Culture"

There is a deeper issue in terms of the quality

In China if you’re 90% there, suppliers think you’re being fussy/unfair.  Generally Chinese don’t complain about e.g poor service in China.

There is also conflict of interest - suppliers want to maximise margin. For sellers, while margin is key,

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