Won't the shipping costs outweigh any cost advantage?

For most manufactured goods, the savings achieved by manufacturing in China are sufficiently large that even when transportation costs are taken into account, it is still far cheaper to source them in China.

Our price is quoted FOB China, because freight rate is unstable. A freight forwarder is another best friend for you when importing from overseas, because they will handle the shipping arrangement for you from start to finish, including: quoting, arranging shipping, handling import duty and deliving to your door. We have a list of reputable freight forwarders that we cooperated in the past, you can send us a request if you'd like to have the list for your reference.  Get a list of freight forwarders

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