As China is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world with a booming economy and relatively inexpensive cost of labor, many companies have jumped into the Chinese market by moving their production there in a very short period of time.  The "move" shows their ambition and decisiveness to reduce costs and become efficient by capitalizing on the vibrant Chinese market.  QCin finds the "move" a good idea and makes that idea come to fruition.  There are a number of actions we usually recommend to our clients, so that they can reduce the risk of being subject to a fraudulent transaction or business misunderstanding.  These include:
 
Choose QCin Suppliers as Your Partners
Do business with partners about whom you can access material information and with whom you can form a trusting relationship, such as our preferred suppliers.  These are members of the QCin inventory who have passed a basic Authentication and Verification test and whose legitimacy and quality has been approved by QCin.

 
Confirm Contact Details
Always confirm that the address, phone number and email address given to you by your trading partner belongs to the same company.  We usually look up the address in the local phone directory, obtain the local phone number and call this number to confirm that the person actually works for the company.  In addition, QCin recommends background checks from independent third-party sources or a QCin representative.  We gain further knowledge about our partners by documenting information about the partner's business history through their relationships with banks and other trading partners.  Whenever possible, meet the business partner in person and visit the company's facilities. We always arrange a face-to-face meeting between our representative and the supplier.

Protect Yourself When Ordering or Providing Samples
As a buyer, order a sample before committing to a purchase order to be sure that the product meets your expectations.  You can protect yourself against poor quality by ordering our pre-shipment inspection of the products.  You can demand the inspection as a condition of payment.  As a seller, request payment for a sample and/or payment for shipping costs before you send out the sample, especially if your product has a high resale value. 

Protect Yourself against Payment Risk
If you are a buyer, sometimes a supplier may ask you for a deposit (usually 30%) before he accepts the order.  While this is not unusual between long-standing trading partners, if you are doing business with the supplier for the first time, make sure you have done sufficient background checks on the supplier before you agree to the deposit, or ask for a different form of payment, such as a letter of credit.

Suspect Shipping or Contact Addresses
Pay close attention to shipping or contact addresses located in regions with high reported incidences of online fraud

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