In recent months we have noted growing problems with the reliability of companies located in Tianjin, Shijiazhuang and Xi’an. There is no shade of doubt that experienced importers know how to protect themselves and minimize risks associated with cooperation with Chinese companies by ensuring a verification of a given company, signing a commercial contract, visiting factories and controlling the quality of goods (the so-called on-site checks). Of course, not every Chinese company is an organized crime group, yet many inexperienced importers forget to do background checks of their suppliers, which is even riskier if a given company is located in one of the above-mentioned cities.
