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Buying, selling, shipping, visas, the Canton Fair and the paperwork on both sides. Written by people doing it, not people selling a course.

Canton Fair 8 China Visa 17 Shipping and Clearing 37 Buying and Sourcing 126 Where China Makes What 11 Money 17 Travelling and Living 25 The Nigerian Side 15 Selling to China 15 Selling it in Nigeria 12 News and Updates 5
The Huaqiangbei street with its tower blocks and electronics signage, crowds crossing, shot from the pedestrian bridge Guide Where China Makes What 14 min Shenzhen electronics market: Huaqiangbei for Nigerian buyers The Shenzhen electronics market at Huaqiangbei, building by building: phones, components, accessories and inverters, and how to get there from Guangzhou in an hour. A young trader at a kitchen table packing small parcels of phone accessories or beauty tools into branded pouches, a phone with an order chat beside them Guide Buying and Sourcing 16 min How to start mini importation in Nigeria: what it really takes How to start mini importation in Nigeria: what people import, how it flies in, the $300 duty free rule, what NAFDAC and CAC require, the sums. An inspector in a factory with a clipboard and a tape measure, opened cartons on a table, checking a product against a sample Guide Buying and Sourcing 15 min Quality inspection in China: what an inspection agent checks What a quality inspection agent in China does, the four inspection types and when to book each, what a man day costs, and how AQL sampling works. A counter in a Shenzhen phone market with rows of boxed phones and a trader checking one, or a Nigerian phone shop shelf Guide Where China Makes What 16 min How to buy phones from China to Nigeria in 2026 Where to buy phones from China to Nigeria, from Huaqiangbei to brand distributors, used stock, and the NCC IMEI registration that decides if a phone works at all. A clothing wholesale market in Guangzhou at opening time, racks of garments being wheeled through a crowded corridor Guide Where China Makes What 13 min Guangzhou wholesale markets: what each district sells Guangzhou wholesale markets for a Nigerian buyer: clothing at Shisanhang and Shahe, fabric at Zhongda, bags in Baiyun, hair by the station, electronics in Tianhe. A Nigerian buyer flipping through racks in a Guangzhou clothing market at dawn, bags of stock on a trolley beside them Guide Buying and Sourcing 17 min How to buy clothes directly from China: markets and factories How to buy clothes directly from China as a Nigerian trader: the Guangzhou districts for small orders, the factory towns for containers, what Nigeria bans and taxes. A laptop showing an Alibaba.com order page with the Trade Assurance badge visible, a Nigerian passport or naira notes beside it for context Guide Buying and Sourcing 10 min Alibaba Trade Assurance for Nigerian buyers: what it protects What Alibaba Trade Assurance covers for a buyer in Nigeria, what it does not, the 30 day claim window, why paying outside the platform loses it, and the badges. Two people across a factory office table with a calculator, samples and a catalogue between them, mid conversation Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min How to negotiate with a Chinese supplier: what works How to negotiate with a Chinese supplier from Nigeria: the price ladder, the first price versus the real one, what the deposit buys, and the walk away that works. A Nigerian buyer and an agent at a factory gate in China shaking hands, or an agent's desk with samples, a laptop and a shipping label Guide Buying and Sourcing 13 min China sourcing agent in Nigeria: what they do and charge Whether a Nigerian buyer needs a China sourcing agent: what an agent does, commissions from 3 to 10 percent, the hidden markup to watch, and a test for any agent. A small courier box opened on a desk with a product sample inside, the airway bill visible on the box, a phone photographing it Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min Getting samples from China to Nigeria before a bulk order Samples from China to Nigeria: what suppliers charge, courier and Customs rules, how to test samples and lock quality before placing a bulk order. A price ladder on a supplier's screen or catalogue showing three quantity tiers and prices, a hand pointing at the middle tier Guide Buying and Sourcing 12 min Minimum order quantity in China: what MOQ means, how to lower it Minimum order quantity in China explained for Nigerian buyers: typical MOQs, why factories set them and practical ways to negotiate a smaller first order. A phone showing a WhatsApp message that reads "our bank account has changed", held over a desk with a proforma invoice Guide Buying and Sourcing 11 min Chinese supplier scams: 10 red flags before you pay Chinese supplier scams Nigerian importers should know: fake bank details, bad suppliers, quality switches, freight traps and the checks that stop them.
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