Practical, experience-based guides to sourcing building materials from China — written by a 19-year industry insider.
The complete step-by-step: choosing factories, avoiding quality traps, QC, consolidation and landed cost.
Read guide →Before you release a deposit: separate real Foshan factories from trading companies, spot scams, and verify licenses, video tours and ISO 10545 reports.
Read checklist →Pre-shipment QC checklist for tile importers: shade variation, warpage, size deviation, water absorption, packaging and loading checks.
Read checklist →FOB charges from Guangdong factory to port, 20GP vs 40GP freight (rates change weekly), duties, inland transport — plus the hidden costs most buyers miss.
Read breakdown →Water absorption, strength, PEI rating and best uses — a buyer's guide to choosing the right tile from Foshan.
Read article →One product, two names. Sizes, uses from flooring to thermoformed basins, and the real quality test — processability & fabrication breakage rate.
Read guide →Under EU Regulation 2024/493, different factories carry different AD rates — from 13.9% to 69.7%. Learn how to source from cooperating factories and save 5× on duty.
Read report →Under TRA Notice 2024/10, tiles larger than 0.36m² or with any side >600mm enter the UK at 0% anti-dumping duty under code 8A58. Check which sizes qualify.
Read report →GCC-TSAIP renewed duties for 5 more years. Six Gulf countries are affected. Source from 23.5% cooperating factories instead of the 76% default — save $7,875/container.
Read report →Zero anti-dumping + India under investigation + $200B World Cup infrastructure. The supplier qualification window for Morocco 2030 is open — here's how to get in.
Read report →EU ceramic tile AD hits 13.9%–69.7%, but SPC flooring (HS 3918.10, vinyl) is exempt. See how EU importers cut duty by switching flooring volume to China SPC.
Read report →More guides coming: How to Import from Foshan (Step by Step), Tile Quality Inspection Checklist, Container Consolidation Guide, and country market reports.