Trade and logistics
Goods on the move: who pays under each Incoterm, what a factory quote leaves out, what a container costs, how live-commerce money settles.
- 1688 vs Alibaba prices: what each number includes Supply chain·2026-10-11 ·10 min read
One part, two quotes, line by line: the buyer each price is built for, the tax line, the freight leg, the MOQ unit, and how to put both on one basis.
- Choosing a freight forwarder: reading the quote Supply chain·2026-10-11 ·11 min read
A forwarder quote is a stack of other people's rate cards: which lines are published, which are private price, and how to check the two credentials.
- Customs clearance documents, and what has to match Supply chain·2026-10-11 ·10 min read
A per-document pass over a China export: what each paper must carry, which origin proof applies in which case, and what a mismatch costs.
- How to check whether a Chinese supplier is real Supply chain·2026-10-11 ·8 min read
Five official registries, the fields that matter in each, what a clean record does not prove, and the payment sequence that does more work than any check.
- Container rates by route, and why the indices disagree Supply chain·2026-10-09 ·9 min read
Public container freight index readings for the main Asia-outbound lanes, each with its as-of date, what the indices measure, and what a quote adds.
- Incoterms in one page: who pays, who carries risk Supply chain·2026-10-09 ·11 min read
A responsibility map for EXW, FCA, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP and DDP — who books the freight, who clears customs, who pays duty — with every rule sourced.
- How the money actually moves in live commerce Supply chain·2026-10-09 ·10 min read
The split chain behind a livestream sale — platform fee, promotion fee, slot fee, agency cut — and when the money lands. Every number has a source.
- What a China factory quote actually contains Supply chain·2026-10-09 ·9 min read
A field-by-field pass over a quotation for a custom part — what is on the page, which lines carry the money, and which numbers nobody publishes.