Made-in-China.com is Alibaba’s quieter industrial-focused competitor. Here is how it differs, when it is worth using, and how to vet suppliers on it from Bangladesh.

PayPal looks like the easy option for paying a Chinese factory, but most suppliers will not touch it. Here is why, and what Bangladeshi importers use instead.

A single break in the cold chain between a Khulna shrimp farm and a European buyer can cost an entire consignment. Here is where that chain is built, and where it most often breaks.

Floor stacking is free until the cartons at the bottom start deforming. Here is the actual trade-off between racking and floor storage, and how to tell which stage your business is at.

Classic per-order dropshipping runs straight into Bangladesh customs friction. Here is why most successful local sellers quietly switched to bulk import instead, and what that actually involves.

Day-old chicks survive roughly 72 hours without feed or water thanks to their residual yolk sac — which is exactly why this shipment category runs on IATA rules ordinary air cargo never touches.

Medical and dental equipment carries logistics risks that ordinary cargo does not — from radiation clearance on X-ray units to permits that must be secured before the shipment even leaves China.

Submit an inaccurate or late VGM and your container can be refused loading entirely. Here is what the rule actually requires and how the two allowed weighing methods work.

Guangzhou is the transport hub, but the real wholesale markets for furniture, lighting and building materials sit in satellite towns nearby. Here is what a sourcing trip actually looks like.

Alibaba and Global Sources solve the same problem in different ways. Here is how the two platforms actually differ, and when Bangladeshi importers should use one, the other, or both.