Pay close attention to your sectors vulnerability to the overall political climate. New taxes, tarrifs and quotas may go into place that may directly or indirectly delay or stop your shipment. Sometimes there may be issues that are out of your manufacturers hand that may put your delivery on indefinite hold. As we have seen over the past few years, there has been a “trade war” that the United State and China are battling. You should always be aware of what the political climate is between different countries that are involved in your product shipment. In other words if you are fine with any of these potential delays then you may be a good candidate to take advantage of overseas production. Plus there are also labor uncertainties where either ships or dock workers may be on strike or severely under staffed. There may also be a delay if there is a large volume of containers to be inspected. Containers may be tagged for full inspection (especially if they share space with other products). As a manufacturer things are completely out of your hands once they are loaded onto a container. In general this isn’t a difficult process but we have seen many occasions where hold up in customs caused serious delays in product arrival. Products that arrive in the United States ports must clear customs. Here are top five scenarios you should take into consideration. We believe that this article will give you a deeper understanding of things you should be considering when selecting an overseas production partner for your next project. We admit that this sounds odd coming from a plastic production company that’s located here in the United States but that statement is true. There are times when overseas production makes a lot of sense. Does Overseas Production Save You Money? Yes, BUT…
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