Recently, two important channels for global trade, the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal, have experienced problems, triggering concerns about the global supply chain. How to ensure that our summer household appliances reach customers stably before summer is a problem that our manufacturers and importers need to face and solve together. In response to this problem, we put forward the following suggestions based on the current situation, hoping to help users cope with the challenge and ensure the stability of the product supply chain.
1.Prepare goods in advance to avoid canal route problems
In order to cope with possible transportation restrictions caused by the drought in the Panama Canal and attacks near the Suez Canal, we recommend that customers plan their sales in advance for next year and stock up in advance.
2.It is crucial to choose the right factory to ensure that the factory can guarantee quality and delivery time.
When choosing a suitable factory, companies need to consider the following aspects:
2.1 Production capacity and equipment: Ensure that the factory has sufficient production capacity to meet order requirements. At the same time, check the factory’s production equipment and technical level to ensure that it can meet product quality standards.
2.2 Quality control: Understand the factory’s quality management system and control processes, including raw material inspection, production process control, final product quality inspection, etc., to ensure that products meet standards.
2.3 Delivery time: Communicate with the factory and understand its production plan and delivery time to ensure that products can be delivered on time.
2.4 Cooperation history: Understand the factory’s customer groups and cooperation history, and try to choose factories with stable cooperative relationships and good reputation.
2.5 Certification and qualifications: Check the relevant certifications and qualifications of the factory, such as ISO 9001 quality management system certification, production license, etc., to ensure that the factory meets relevant requirements.
2.6 Choose a factory with strong independent production capabilities, like our UnitedStar factory that produces all accessories independently. On one hand, it ensures that product quality can be controlled, such as color difference, motor electronic control, fan blade balance, and large-scale sample retention. At the same time, we also have many molds. If a customer wants to change the shape of the mold, we can easily solve the problem of mold modification. On the other hand, it is more certain in terms of delivery time and price. Ordinary factories purchase all accessories from suppliers, but we skip this step directly, saving more time and cost, so customers can get more competitive prices from our factory.
Fan factory UnitedStar has always adhered to the values of ” Deliver Best To Customer ,Be Efficient, Be Enterprising ,Be Reliable, Be Dedicated”.
United Star has 14 years experience in home appliance product development. At present, United Star has a perfect internal structure and has passed the ISO9001 quality system of nearly 41237 square meters of plant, which includes six workshops of hardware, motor, spray, injection molding, net cover, and final assembly. UnitedStar has the most advanced domestic R290 mobile air conditioning production line, as well as an enthalpy difference laboratory.
We have 1133 kinds of products, among them, 82 have their property rights. We mainly produce portable air conditioner, air cooling fans, electric fans, ceiling fans, rechargeable fans, solar fans, and BLDC motors.
Fan factory UnitedStar has six registered trademarks, more than 30 product patents, GS/CE/CB/SAA/RoHS/SASO/CCC, and other certificates. United Star has several R&D engineers, an average of 13 new products are developed every year. Our products are exported to 126 countries, we wholeheartedly for customers to provide OEM and ODM services, have cooperated with famous enterprises at home and abroad, such as French Carrefour supermarket, German Lidl supermarket, Indian Orient company, and so on. Since 2019, the sales growth rate of our own brand United Star in the global market has exceeded 250% for three consecutive years. Meanwhile, we have cooperative assembly bases in Indonesia, Tunisia, Mexico, Nigeria, and other regions.
We recommend that customers stock up in advance, not to obtain higher profits, but to ensure better delivery time and avoid affecting the time on which customers’ products are put on the market and sold.
3. Choose the appropriate shipping route and the appropriate shipping company
Since canal route issues may have an impact on shipping, we recommend that companies choose appropriate shipping routes and suitable shipping companies in advance. When choosing the appropriate shipping line and shipping company, you need to consider the following aspects:
3.1 Route coverage and frequency: Choose shipping routes with wide coverage and appropriate frequency to ensure that they can meet the transportation needs of different destinations.
3.2 Transportation time: Understand the transportation time of different shipping routes and choose the route that can meet the product time limit requirements.
3.3 Transportation costs: Fully compare the transportation costs and additional charges of different shipping companies to ensure you choose the right price.
3.4 Reputation and service quality: Understand the reputation and service quality of the shipping company, including cargo tracking, complaint handling, customer service, etc., and choose a shipping company with a good reputation and high-quality services.
3.5 Safety and insurance: Understand the shipping company’s cargo insurance policy and safety records to ensure that the safety of the goods during transportation can be guaranteed.
It is also necessary to communicate with the shipping company in advance and understand the shipping route to avoid transportation routes that may be affected.
Guangzhou Link- top INT’l forwarder co., LTD. (a non-vessel carrier), which has 16 years of development and practical experience in international freight forwarding, supply chain management, e-commerce, import and export trade, and integrated logistics. , has become a trustworthy partner in the same industry. As a member of WCA, CGLN and IATA, Link- top Logistics has partners in more than 200 countries and regions around the world. Link- top Logistics has always been committed to providing professional and first-class freight solutions to diversified customers.
Under the current challenges faced by global trade, planning in advance and responding steadily has become a top priority for export companies. We hope that through these suggestions, we can help companies avoid risks during the purchase and transportation of household electrical appliances in summer, ensure that products can reach users before summer, and provide customers with better products and services.
