The China Sourcing Survival Kit

A field guide to avoiding the mistakes that cost buyers thousands — written by someone who's seen them all

By Maggie Yue | 15 Years in International Trade

You negotiated the price down. Then lost everything on the wrong spec.

Most buyer losses come from the same handful of mistakes. This kit shows you how to avoid them.

90%
of losses have nothing to do with price
$45K
average loss from a vanished deposit (real case)
5 min
to spot a trading company posing as a factory

What You Get

PDF Handbook

The China Sourcing Survival Kit

70+ pages of field-tested strategies, real case studies, and the exact questions to ask before you wire money.

  • Why 90% of losses have nothing to do with price
  • How to spot a trader posing as a factory in 5 minutes
  • Sample vs. production: how to prevent the switch
  • Payment terms that won't get you burned
  • Factory audits & PSI: what actually matters
  • Real cases: what went wrong and how to avoid it
Ready-to-Use Templates

5 Editable Templates

Copy-paste and fill in. Designed by someone who's written hundreds of these.

  • Supplier Due Diligence Checklist
  • RFQ Email Templates (3 types)
  • Incoterms Quick Reference
  • PI + Simple Contract Template
  • Pre-Shipment Inspection Checklist
Bonus

Lifetime Updates

China sourcing changes. Your kit stays current.

  • Free updates when Incoterms change
  • New case studies added quarterly
  • Template refinements based on user feedback

Inside the Handbook

Chapter 1: Why 90% of Losses Have Nothing to Do With Price

The real killers: spec drift, timeline misalignment, and the wrong supplier type. A $50,000 lesson from a Kenya deal gone wrong.

Chapter 2: How to Spot a Trading Company Posing as a Factory in 5 Minutes

The 5-minute test. What to look for in a video tour. Why the business license matters. When traders are OK (and when they're not).

Chapter 3: Sample vs. Production — How to Prevent the Switch

The Golden Sample trick. How component swaps happen. The motor swap that cost $50K. How to lock down your spec sheet.

Chapter 4: Payment Terms That Won't Get You Burned

Beyond "30% deposit, 70% before shipment." Inspection-based releases. LC with inspection clauses. The vanished deposit case.

Chapter 5: Factory Audits & Pre-Shipment Inspections

What to check (and what to ignore). The inspection that saved $60K. Who should do the inspection. When you can skip it.

Chapter 6: Real Cases — What Went Wrong and How to Avoid It

The disappearing factory ($180K loss). The spec swap ($50K retrofit). The CNY trap. The fake inspector. The ghosted engineer.

About Maggie Yue

I've spent 15 years in international trade — exporting hygiene and packaging machinery across Southeast Asia, the Gulf, and Latin America, and running sourcing operations for overseas buyers who needed someone in China they could trust.

I've negotiated with factories in Mandarin, explained why things went wrong in English, and watched the same mistakes happen over and over.

This kit is the field manual I wish I'd had in 2009.

No fluff. No "10 tips to negotiate better." Just the hard-won lessons from deals that worked and a few that didn't.

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