Importing made easy!!
Why China?
New Zealand's biggest trading partner is China - cross trade between our countries is the cornerstone of the New Zealand economy.
China is unquestionably the manufacturing powerhouse for the world - There are many advantages to importing goods from China:
Importing from China is a big business around the world. Chinese products are everywhere, if you look around the room you're in now you'll soon discover that a huge percentage of the products have been made in China or have been assembled in China.
From the desk your computer is on, to the light fittings above your desk, much of the stuff we see everyday and everywhere was made in a factory somewhere in China.
Then an importer decided to pack it in a 40ft container and ship it over here and if they know what they are doing ... Make a lot of money doing so.
Why you ask? Because it makes for good business when you bring it home and resell it! There are a number of reasons for this:
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The wages in China are cheaper
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Materials are more accessible
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The Chinese are experts at designing products
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The Chinese are masters at mass production and lastly to everyone's surprise the production lines in China are more refined and organized that their Western counterparts!
The Chinese just know what to do when it comes to making things! And for a fraction of the cost of a local manufacturer.
Continued Australasian trade with China is paramount to softening the economic fallout and getting back to normal.