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The duty is the same in all 27 countries, the VAT is not. Work out what your China order costs at the EU border, and which part of it you get back.

Duty is the small bill and VAT is the big one. See what a China order really costs at the UK border, and which part of it you can claim back.

Your factory’s HS code was picked to get goods out of China, not into your country. See who really owns the code, and what it costs when it is wrong.

Box size, breakage, materials, and dead stock quietly eat your profit on Amazon home goods. Here is what to check before you pay the factory.

Electronics are a high-return category on Amazon, and one missing document pulls your listing. See what to check at the factory before you order.

Amazon return reasons are the only free quality report you get. How to tell a factory defect from a listing problem before you place the next order.

Amazon compliance problems are cheap before payment and brutal after. What to check on reports, claims, and labels before your deposit leaves the bank.

Most orders need one or two checks, not five. See how many quality checks a China order needs, where to place them, and when to add or drop one.

Skip the checklist and the factory’s idea of good enough becomes your standard. See what to put on it and how to grade defects before production.

Test what the law and your sales channel demand, and skip the rest. See which product tests are required, which are optional, and how to pay less.

An initial production check catches the mistake at unit fifty, not unit five thousand. See when to book it, what it covers, and when you can skip it.

A container loading inspection puts someone at the doors while your goods go in. See what it catches, what it costs, and when you can safely skip it.

A failed inspection in China is a decision, not a verdict. Here is how to read the report, weigh rework against rejection, and act before you pay.

How much does a China product inspection cost? What the man-day rate buys, the add-ons that surprise buyers, and when it pays on your order.

AQL explained for buyers: what the numbers mean, how the sample size is set, and why a standard without defect definitions cannot protect your order.