This overview is for education and is not legal advice.
1) Confirm the products can be imported into your market, and identify the importer of record. 2) Ask the factory for material details: glass type, ceramic glaze, melamine grade, or plastic resin. 3) Request the food-contact declarations and test reports your market expects, and check that they match the product you ordered. 4) Decide labeling and marking rules, such as country of origin and material marks, with qualified local advisors. 5) Agree on packing: carton strength, dividers, and inner packaging for glass and ceramic. Ask for a drop test of the packed carton. 6) Agree on samples, and keep retained samples in case of a dispute. 7) Plan an inspection before shipment that checks size, color, chips, and breakage across a sample of cartons, not just one piece. 8) Clarify Incoterms and who books freight. 9) Prepare customs documentation early, so you do not find gaps at the terminal. 10) Write a reorder spec, with a color reference and target weight, so the second batch matches the first.
Guangdong and the wider South China region make glass, ceramic, and melamine tableware in volume. Fast inland transport helps protect the calendar, but the specs and compliance paperwork should be settled first.
