If you are looking for procuring products from china for
business purpose all you need is a good buying agent who will make the process easier for you. So
that you can purchase things from the best companies who are complied with the
Chinese regulatory body and will give you that best price in the China market.
But it is not so easy because finding a good agent is really difficult as the
entire deal that you are going to make will happen via that agent and trust is
the only factor that has to be there in the entire dealing. Getting a
trustworthy agent is the most difficult part of the entire process.
The important things that everyone should keep in mind while
looking for a buying agent in China
Trustworthy or not
The first and the most important thing is trust that one
should keep in mind while doing business via agent in China. Any agent will not
serve the purpose as everyone is not trustworthy and it has been seen that
business may happen but reliability factor is absent in such situations. So, an
agent should be trustworthy to start with. So before hiring anyone it is
advisable that some background information related to the agent should be
collected. If the information is inadequate then it is better to engage then in
some trial assignment to understand how they operate and what kind of work
ethics they maintain. If the deal went smooth then one can hire the agent for
the actually assignment.
Contract is important
Some believe that once the trust is built everything will be
fine. They believe that the verbal commitment from the buying agent
is enough to have a smooth procurement from China. But this is not always true.
A contract provides you a legal document which helps you to deal with any
unforeseen problem related to the quality of the product or delay in delivery
etc.
It is essential to check that the agent is not getting
commission from the suppliers. If they are getting anything from them then the
supplier will never give you the best price. The Supplier will include the
commission of the agent. The buying will never take you to the best suppliers
and they will always try to close the deal with those with whom the agent has a
good relation.
So, it is always advisable that before selecting the buying
agent one should be thorough with the background of the agent and if possible
collect information from the market about the quality of the service they
provide.
