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Import Compendium
Audiobook · 13 Episodes · Free

The Import Compendium

Everything you need to know about safely importing from Asia—listen right here or via podcast in your app.

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PrefacePreface
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Chapters

13 episodes · 5 hrs 11 min
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Preface
Title, author, why the book was written, how to use it, disclaimer.
4:01
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1
Fundamentals & Reality
Why importing is harder than it looks. Trade goods vs. private label, capital, time, expectations, business models.
17:00
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2
Product & Strategy
Product selection, market understanding over tool-faith, differentiation over copying, product development, lifecycle.
18:12
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3
Sourcing & Suppliers
Global sourcing markets, platforms (Alibaba, 1688), manufacturers vs. agencies, selecting manufacturers in China.
21:16
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4
Production Preparation
Briefing as a system, dimensions, material, colours, packaging, files and versioning.
13:46
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5
Sampling & Validation
Sample types from catalogue sample to golden sample, product testing, approval process.
13:09
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6
Production & Quality
Production preparation, monitoring, AQL quality control and handling defects.
16:23
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7
Law & Regulations (EU & USA)
CE, REACH, GPSR in the EU. Liability system, authorities and Proposition 65 in the USA.
16:40
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8
Packaging & EPR
EU Packaging Regulation PPWR, roles, requirements and extended producer responsibility.
10:14
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9
Logistics & Import
Sea, air, rail, Incoterms, HS code, customs clearance and the last mile.
15:36
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10
Negotiation & Risk Management
Negotiation tactics, factory check, MOQ leverage, NNN contracts and timing.
12:45
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11
Reordering
Renegotiate prices, stop quality fade, secure tooling, check compliance.
11:34
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12
Scaling & Lifecycle
Supplier lifecycle, quality drift, margins, dependencies and a system instead of luck.
13:36
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Jens Lindner
About the Author

Jens Lindner

Jens Lindner lives between Bangkok, Manila, Hong Kong and Guangzhou and has been at home in the export business for fifteen years. As co-founder of ASIAPRO, he supports European companies with sourcing and product development in China and Southeast Asia.

With his own offices in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Bangkok, Manila and Germany, he knows every stage of the chain from practice: supplier selection, product development, quality control and the rules for market entry in Europe and the USA. He shares his knowledge on YouTube and across his channels. The Import Compendium is the compact essence of it.

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