Sourcing & cost

What things actually cost, why quotes differ by three times for the same brief, and how to buy from China without getting burned.

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2026

15 Sept 2026 Sourcing & cost

How to buy powder coating equipment from China without getting burned

A buying process that works: how to specify, test, audit, inspect and document a powder coating equipment purchase from a Chinese factory — and the mistakes that cost money.

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