Secure your purchases and imports
Practical guides
Guide
How to verify a Chinese supplier before you pay
Business licence, unified social credit code, bank account, factory or trading company: the checks to run before paying a supplier in China.
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Guide
Pre-shipment inspection: what it is for and how it works
Why have your goods inspected before shipment, what is checked, when to do it and how to read the inspection report.
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Guide
Import scams: the red flags to know
Prices that are too low, payment to a personal account, bank details changed by email, pressure to pay fast: how to spot a supplier scam before paying.
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Guide
Importing through the port of Cotonou: securing your goods from purchase to delivery
Documents, steps and points to watch: how to secure an import through the port of Cotonou, from ordering from the supplier to final delivery.
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