How to Avoid Scams When Importing from China

A practical guide to spotting and avoiding china import scams — fake factories, payment fraud, quality bait-and-switch — so your first order arrives intact.

Most importers who get burned don't lose money to a master criminal — they lose it to a plausible-looking "factory" that was actually a one-person trading desk, an off-platform bank transfer, or a sample that never matched the production run.