As globalization has lead to easier access to global suppliers, there are vast opportunities for flooring businesses and distributors to source and import luxury vinyl floorings internationally, mainly from China.

However, as there are always international trade risks as well as trade frauds, flooring importing businesses has to take various of precaution procedures to ensure any potential risks are minimized.

Here in this article, we look at the 6 major steps to effectively reduce trade risks when importing luxury vinyl floorings from China.

No.1 Check your business registration for importing credentials

Different countries may have different criterial and credentials for importing products internationally. Your business need to have the right registration and certifications in importing flooring products or flooring products. If it is not included, there could be some potential hurdle from your local customs.

No.2 Fining a quality luxury vinyl flooring supplier

Finding a quality and reliable luxury vinyl flooring supplier from China is not as easy as a simply google search results. There are hundreds if not thousands of luxury vinyl flooring suppliers in China, and frankly not all of them are considered quality due to various of reasons. Some of the reason that makes a supplier not ideal or just too bad includes but not limited to:

1. Poor Communication
2. Poor Manufacturing Capability (eg. Outsourced Production for uncontrollably quality)
3. Poor Raw Material use (eg. Cost down by changing composite formulas without approval)
4. Long Production Lead time
5. Unfairly Low Prices (eg. PVC materials from Uyghur Xinjiang)

Therefore it is always important to under go supplier company profile background research to ensure what the suppliers are saying matches the actual facts. Ideally, it would be best to pay a visit to the supplier to see their production sites.

No.3 Able to conduct independent quality inspections over purchased goods

This should not be easy to understand, however the best way to ensure minimized trade risks is to conduct product inspections independently. The two most important time to carry out quality inspections is after production product inspection (for quality check) and before loading product inspection (for quantity check).

No.4 Finding an Forwarder Agent to carry out freight booking

Once the production of vinyl floorings are completed, you will need to contact a forwarder to book for space for the containers. If you have not already has a preferred forwarder that you are already working with, the suppliers will normally has worked with many forwarders and can easily introduce one.

No.5 Clear Customs and Tariffs (if any)

The local forwarders will be of knowledge about all the relevant custom fees and tariffs and will assist you to clear the customs and even finding you local logistics to deliver the container to your designated location.

No.6 A suitable warehouse with forklift

Luxury vinyl flooring planks are very bulk and heavy, and so it is generally packaged on pallets so it can be maneuvered by forklift easily. Like all polymer based materials, luxury vinyl floorings, whether in semi rigid LVT or rigid core SPC, should be kept from exposure to direct sunlight. A warehouse would be ideal for storage and distributions of vinyl flooring planks.

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