Organisations have been having their products mass produced in and around Southern China (now recognisable world-wide as the manufacturing capital of the planet) for more years than I care to remember.

The main reason for this is because the currency in China (Yuan) is worth a lot less than British currency, American currency, or most other currencies for that matter.

So that’s the main reason people source their products from China. Well, what more reason do you need to do something other than the fact that it will save you lots of money? There a a couple of minor disadvantages, and a few more advantages to boot.

As far as the advantages go they are few, but pretty big. The price I have already mentioned, but there is a severe difference in the currencies. For every one British pound you get 11.2 Chinese Yuan, so you really can pay peanuts for what you want.

Also, you can get in with the Chinese trading industry, and if you can become known among them, this can be infinitely advantageous. Another advantage is that you will undoubtedly wind up closer to the raw materials you need, hence you save money on that as well!

The disadvantages, I would say, are severely disproportionate to the advantages in that they seem relatively insignificant. The main disadvantage is the shipping cost. Actually getting your produced product back to the UK/USA/wherever you are based can be a bit pricey, but compared with the money you will have saved on the actual production, I think this is an insignificance.

As well as that, there’s the time that shipping takes. This is probably more of a disadvantage as this could result in loss of turnover if demand for your product is high enough. Also, the production might be a little sloppy to start with, but if you get a good sourcing company to sort it all out for you, they will ensure that this doesn’t happen.

To conclude, I believe that the advantages that come with manufacturing your goods in Asia far outweigh the disadvantage.

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