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What is Sinovia

Sinovia is a Czech website that provides services for business cooperation with China. Their services include:

1. Help customers purchase goods from China.

2. Providing legal services, such as helping clients deal with disputes with Chinese business partners.

3. Provide inspection services for product quality and loading.

4. Help customers introduce their products into the Chinese market.

Their team consists of Czech legal experts, sinologists, business managers and technical experts, and they also have a team in China including trade managers, quality inspectors and commercial lawyers. Their services are aimed at helping Czech and Slovak companies to do business with China more easily.

Cost structure of using Sinovia

The services provided may have different fees depending on the type of service you choose. The services they provide include12:

• Standard Asistovaný dovoz: This is a comprehensive service that includes purchasing goods from suppliers, preparing a purchase contract, checking the loaded goods and functionality, and ensuring safe transportation to your location.

• Basic Service: This is a lower-cost version of the Standard Service and is suitable for situations where there is high pressure on import prices or the customer handles some stages of the business himself.

• This is a comprehensive service that includes purchasing, checking and shipping the ordered goods. They also take care of functionality, technical parameters, certificates, customs clearance, warranty and smooth launch of the goods on the EU market.

Specific costs may vary depending on the type of service and specific needs.

Which countries does Sinovia support shipping to?

Countries that Sinovia supports delivery to

Sinovia mainly serves Czech and Slovak companies. Their services include sourcing goods from China, providing legal services, providing inspection services on the quality and loading of goods, and helping clients introduce their products into the Chinese market. Therefore, their services are mainly oriented towards Czech and Slovakia. ¹²

Sinovia supports delivery methods

The cheapest way to transport goods from China is by sea. If you do not fill a whole container with your goods, you can choose a split container, where your goods will be transported to the destination port together with other physical goods. The disadvantage of transportation is that it takes time. It is necessary to take into account that it usually takes 4-6 weeks to ship goods by sea from Asia.

For smaller shipments, consider air freight or intermodal transport (some sections by ship and the rest by plane). Using these routes can shorten delivery times, but understandably the financial requirements are higher.

How does Sinovia work?

Sinovia supports imports from China

Sinovia is a professional importer of machinery and spare parts from China

• CNC milling machines from China

• Clamping Angles from China

• Rotary forging machine from China

• ND for vertical milling machines

• Hydraulic press from China

• Die cutting machines from China

• CNC horizontal boring machine from China

• CNC vertical machining center from China

• CNC laser from China

• Pipe bending machines from China

• Horizontal and vertical CNC lathes from China

• Bending machines from China

• Packaging machinery and components from China

• Paper industry machinery from China

• Food industry machinery from China

• Gantry milling machine from China

Sinovia supports cooperation

The supported cooperation contents include:

Do you need to ensure cooperation for your production in China? For example, we can help with the purchase and operation of the following parts:

• Injection mold manufacturing from China

• Plastic parts supply from China

• Light metal casting molds from China

• Light metal castings from China

• China Injection Molded Stainless Steel Parts Manufacturing

• Mounted and unmounted printed circuit boards from China

• Electrical and electronic components from China

• Raw materials from China

• Special fasteners from China

Payment methods supported by Sinovia

Different types of payments are associated with different levels of costs. The cheapest (and therefore most commonly used) payment is of course smooth payment, i.e. money transfer between banks - you only pay the bank's fees. However, from the buyer's point of view, this payment method is very risky and is therefore recommended only for small transactions, sample payments, etc., or only for payments between long-term partners who know and trust each other.

Documentary payment instruments - documentary direct debit and documentary letter of credit - represent a more certain (but more expensive and time-consuming option). Simply put, payment for the goods occurs upon the seller presenting the required documents to the bank via letter of credit or direct debit (e.g. ocean bill of lading, invoice, etc.). The buyer receives or disposes of the documents only after conditions are met - by default, upon payment of the purchase price.

The difference between direct debit and letter of credit is that the bank establishes a debt relationship and assumes the payment obligation through a letter of credit. Therefore, it is understandable that the cost of opening a letter of credit is higher. However, collection puts the seller in a weak position and is particularly suitable for situations where the seller has no doubts about the buyer's willingness and ability to pick up the goods and pay.

FAQs about using Sinovia

How to arrange customs inspection in China?

Sinvia has more than ten years of experience in providing inspection services in China. Our advantage is that we can understand individual customer needs very well.

During the inspection preparation, we discuss possible weak points in detail (common defects, characteristics and key elements of the product and its possible defects), thus indicating the main risks and sensitive points of the inspection. Based on this information, we then create an understandable and systematic task for the inspector, who then receives very clear instructions on site and follows them during the inspection activity. As a result, the inspector is equipped with a personalized checklist created by us, which accurately reflects the customer's needs and defines specific points of interest.

Inspection also focuses on factors that are less obvious, but which can significantly affect the value of a product. For example, inspectors not only focus on the finished product, but can also monitor the work procedures of employees in production, thereby revealing potentially risky behaviors that could be the source of defects. When inspecting functionality, we can also consciously verify operating conditions that may have caused undesirable phenomena based on the customer's experience.

What happens when you underestimate the choice of delivery terms?

In practice, it usually seems that the cargo arrives at the port and becomes "invisible" here - the entire logistics chain is broken here, since no entity is designated that should continue the transport. However, there are many local freight companies at the port that handle these shipments and contact the consignee with the assurance that they will ensure the subsequent transport. And it is at this moment that your wallet is attacked - in addition to the legitimate fees (unloading from the ship, loading and unloading and other port charges), such a company will overwhelmingly charge you other completely fictitious charges, which can reach hundreds of euros. All this is done under the condition that your cargo has already arrived at the port terminal and needs further forwarding, so that no additional costs are incurred (especially storage costs - in this case, it can also be said that the forwarding company can contact you only after some time, and in the meantime demurrage charges have already begun to rise).

Obviously, in this case, the client is objectively pulling on the short end of the rope and essentially has no choice but to accept the conditions of the self-proclaimed transporter and pay him the relevant amount.

As a result, he ends up in a situation where, contrary to his initial expectations, he not only does not save any money, but usually has to spend more money - often several tens of percent more than he would have otherwise paid.

What should I pay attention to when choosing a Chinese supplier?

Choosing the right supplier in China can be tricky. China is far away, so companies in Europe rely heavily on the information that suppliers provide about themselves on the Internet. As we all know, the Internet environment can contain many half-truths or lies.

Now, let's leave aside the situations where you come across fraudulent, non-existent companies - in these cases, there are usually certain signs (the format of the website, the breadth and nature of the contact information provided, the product portfolio offered, etc.) that the company is fraudulent and can give you advance warning. It is much more difficult to find out the true nature of legitimate and existing companies - the vast majority of companies describe themselves as direct producers, however, a large part of them are actually just trading companies with closer and sometimes looser relations with various local producers.

Summarize

Sinovia is a website focused on business cooperation with China. Their goal is to provide opportunities for people doing business with China while reducing the risks of doing business. They have been developing economic cooperation with China since 2008. They offer a comprehensive and professional service, including helping clients to source goods from China. Their team consists of experienced Czech and Chinese experts who are committed to ensuring their clients' satisfaction¹. They are also willing to handle non-traditional business cases¹.

Their services include assistance with imports, both standard and basic versions. They also provide risk-free import services, including purchase, inspection, shipping, and taking care of the product's functionality, technical parameters, certification, customs clearance, warranty, and smooth promotion on the EU market. They also provide import services for machines and spare parts, including full warranty and after-sales service. They also provide inspection services for goods and loadings to ensure that the goods shipped meet the agreed parameters. They also provide legal services, including successful debt recovery in most parts of China through a network of legal advisors. They also provide review services for Chinese companies to confirm the credibility, professionalism and solvency of Chinese companies¹. They also provide services to introduce products to the Chinese market¹. They also provide cargo transportation services from China to China.