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As the second largest country, Canada boasts having 10 provinces and 3 territories with its capital city being Ottawa in the province of Ontario. To really understand the size of Canada, its has 6 time zones! With a population of over 33 million people and 2 main languages of English and French, Canada has a [...]

The freight forwarding business is a massive industry earning literally billions of pounds every year; DHL post revenues of nearly £12bn annually. That being said, how should you choose your freight forwarding company? Should you essentially ‘go with the flow’ and choose one of the larger, global companies that we see all over the place [...]

Since the world has developed into a global economy, lots of companies – both big and small – are importing goods from abroad into the UK. It is a fact that having your goods produced in a foreign country – Asia for example has become the place to have goods manufactured and then shipped to [...]

Having your goods manufactured and then shipped to the UK from a foreign country always carries a risk. How do you know they are being made and packaged properly in a country that is thousands of miles away? Indeed, how do you know that you have got the best deal? This is all part of [...]

Given that China can now boast to having the fastest growing economy on the planet, it is only reasonable that so many companies are looking to the Asian superpower to produce their goods. Indeed, shipping from China has grown considerably over the last decade or so and some 26% of all containers worldwide can trace [...]

Around 90% of all cargo over the globe is transported via container shipping and a massive 26% of this comes from China. Indeed, given its massive manufacturing base and overflowing workforce, China has become the place for foreign companies to have their goods produced and then shipped over and shipping from China itself has never [...]

The trade relationships established between China and the United Kingdom will stand as one of the most important such relationships in the Twenty-First century. Trade between China and the United Kingdom is beneficial for both countries. Relations between the two countries have been relatively stable since the end of the Cold War, which is in [...]

Deciding to import goods from China is all good and well, but if you do not know the answers to the following 5 important points, then you could find the whole process of importing goods from China to be complex, time consuming and expensive. Without doubt it is essential that you consider the following points [...]

So you have decided to import goods from China and believe to have found a niche that is going to be profitable for you. The first step is to source a Chinese supplier whom can supply you with the right goods at the right price. China is full of companies that can manufacturer and supply [...]

There really is no denying that China’s manufacturing sector is indeed a thing to reckon with for the business sectors from other countries worldwide. Apart from the fact that most products from China are cheap, the importance of shipping FOB from China also spells the big difference. Hence, more and more countries are now enticed [...]