Practical, experience-based guides to sourcing building materials from China — written by a 19-year industry insider.
Vietnam now taxes Indian tiles at 5.55%–45.30%, Morocco is investigating them, and Morbi's exports fell ~70% in Q1. The 2026 trade-defence map — and a five-move playbook for origin risk.
Read report →The complete step-by-step: choosing factories, avoiding quality traps, QC, consolidation and landed cost.
Read guide →Before you release a deposit: separate real Foshan factories from trading companies, spot scams, and verify licenses, video tours and ISO 10545 reports.
Read checklist →Pre-shipment QC checklist for tile importers: shade variation, warpage, size deviation, water absorption, packaging and loading checks.
Read checklist →FOB charges from Guangdong factory to port, 20GP vs 40GP freight (rates change weekly), duties, inland transport — plus the hidden costs most buyers miss.
Read breakdown →Water absorption, strength, PEI rating and best uses — a buyer's guide to choosing the right tile from Foshan.
Read article →One product, two names. Sizes, uses from flooring to thermoformed basins, and the real quality test — processability & fabrication breakage rate.
Read guide →Under EU Regulation 2024/493, different factories carry different AD rates — from 13.9% to 69.7%. Learn how to source from cooperating factories and save 5× on duty.
Read report →Under TRA Notice 2024/10, tiles larger than 0.36m² or with any side >600mm enter the UK at 0% anti-dumping duty under code 8A58. Check which sizes qualify.
Read report →GCC-TSAIP renewed duties for 5 more years. Six Gulf countries are affected. Source from 23.5% cooperating factories instead of the 76% default — save $7,875/container.
Read report →Zero anti-dumping + India under investigation + $200B World Cup infrastructure. The supplier qualification window for Morocco 2030 is open — here's how to get in.
Read report →EU ceramic tile AD hits 13.9%–69.7%, but SPC flooring (HS 3918.10, vinyl) is exempt. See how EU importers cut duty by switching flooring volume to China SPC.
Read report →Raw materials, manufacturing, a performance comparison table and a project decision matrix — choose the right large-format surface from Foshan.
Read guide →What R11 means (DIN 51130 / EN 16165), where building code requires it, and how to lock the slip class in writing when sourcing from Foshan.
Read guide →The 2026 size grid from 600×600 to 1600×3200mm, pieces per box, container load by format, and how to specify caliber and standard in your purchase order.
Read guide →Your buying team on the ground in Foshan: factory matching, quote comparison, samples, independent QC and container consolidation — and how it differs from a trading company.
Read guide →The consolidation bridge: combine tiles, sanitary ware, SPC and more from different factories into one 20ft/40ft load — lower landed cost per item and reach a full container sooner.
Read guide →New GEO guide every week: R11 Anti-Slip Porcelain, Tile Size Standards 2026, What a China Procurement Office Does, Consolidated Containers and duty-landing pages for EU / UK / GCC / Morocco / LATAM.
Send your size, finish and quantity — we match verified factories, run independent QC and quote FOB from Foshan, in a mixed container from 1x20'.