Access to China

Access to China

Access to China

Start trading in the Chinese markets

Ranging from consumers, wholesalers, agents, and factories, from raw materials to the products in the hands of the consumer. Access to China, a UK based company, has been operating in the Chinese markets for over 20 years with over 100 years of experience among our staff.

Over the last ten years, China has moved most of its trading online. Given the size of the country and cities and 1.4 billion people, the Internet has allowed the country to grow its internal markets. This has allowed consumer prices to be driven down and quality to be greatly increased. Given these and many other benefits, the adoption of Internet technology has been fast in China.

This adoption of new technology does not stop with the internet; green technology adoption is growing very fast. Green tech is seen in China as cheaper, fastest and functionality richer. The Chinese government are driving the development due to the high pollution level in China.

Green technology our focus for 2024. Today, China is the world's largest producer and user of Green technology.

 

Largest online market
Largest online market
Largest online market
Largest online market
Largest online market
Largest online market

Access to the world's largest market

Overseas social media is not available in China. Having your website seen and found is critical to successful business relationship building in China.

Many regions and countries worldwide speak Mandarin, i.e., Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, California, Hong Kong, Vietnam and many more. Adding Mandarin language to your SEO data can open your website to trading worldwide beyond China. The Chinese market goes way beyond the 1.4 billion people living in China.

Given the importance of being seen on the internet in China and Chinese markets worldwide, Access to China focus of our business is getting your business, products and services seen online in China.

Chinese green technology
Chinese green technology
Chinese green technology
Chinese green technology
Chinese green technology
Chinese green technology

Chinese green technology

Green Technology is key to most businesses’ growth in the next five years. Chinese Green Technology has been developing rapidly, given consumers and government demands to reduce China's high pollution levels.

Green technology is key to most businesses’ growth in the next five years.

The development of Green Technology is starting to give greater efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase productivity, i.e., electric vehicles; greatly reduced operating costs, greatly improved performance, and improved safety.

We believe Green Technology should give you more, not less.

 

Sourcing from China
Sourcing from China
Sourcing from China
Sourcing from China
Sourcing from China
Sourcing from China

Sourcing products and services from China

For the last 40 years, China has built up its manufacturing base to be one of the most successful in the world.

In recent years, the growth of the Chinese domestic consumer market has increased imports from overseas of high-quality products. In turn, this has driven up the quality of locally produced products. Today, China is moving towards better quality products.

Lower-quality products are moving to other Asian countries.

The global issues, starting with the virus in early 2020 and continuing today with conflicts around the world, resulted in a rethinking of supply chains. The repatriation of manufacturing back to your country using China's production know-how is an option for consideration.

 

Chinese information
Chinese information
Chinese information
Chinese information
Chinese information

Chinese trading information and recommendation

Access to China information and recommendations for your consideration to support your Chinese trading ambitions. In our trading in China for over 20+ years, running and operating Chinese businesses, we have gathered lots of information and recommendations.

  • Short video presentations (coming February 2024)
  • Internet in China information
  • Papers and reports
  • Useful links

We are happy to share this information and are always interested in adding to the pool of information. Any ideas, requests or information, very well.

 

Successful trading in China

success in China

Access to china and its directors have been working and trading in China for over 20 years. In this time, we have manufactured, imported and exported to China. While Access to China mainly focuses on IT services we still help Chinese source products and service from overseas companies..

There are many books and websites dedicated to the subject of successfully trading with / within China.

We wish to add a few pointers to the process of trading with the Chinese markets.

  • Brand ownership – generally there is little brand protection between China and the rest of the world;

i.e. your brand registered in the UK / EU / USA it does not give protection in mainland China. Your brand can be registered in China by Chinese or international company and in doing so will remove all your trading right to use your band in China.

Our recommendation is to register your band(s), trademarks and logos in mainland China and will give you power to develop your market in China without having to travel to China.

  • IPO - Intellectual Property rights – as with branding ownership it is important to make sure your company's right are protected. There are also additional benefits for new and leading ideas and technical with protected IPO there are organisation in Asia which will fund part / all for the development costs.
  • Research your products and band in China – Your research can start without traveling to China. Have a look for your products / bands on the Asia websites and search engines. You may find your Asia market is already be been develop for you;

e.g. Baby food products in Tesco in the UK been resold in China

  • Central and regional government funding – The Chinese government has been very successful at growing China GNP through investment in Chinese business and infrastructure. One key to this success is the creation and publishing of the five-year Chinese development plan.

If you are planning trade with China start with a review of the five-year Chinese development plan.

Most large Chinese businesses are government owned. The success of the government company will be measured in achievement against the five-plan. Each government company has to report back to regional and national government annually on 1st October each year.

Many SME receive funding if they can demonstrate they can add to the progress of the five-year plan.

This often leads to new Chinese asking for JV with oversees companies to meet the goals of releasing government funding e.g.

Moving overseas manufacturing to China

Having access to new technologies

Creating local employment

While planning trading with a new company in China planning to raise government funding is not a bad thing you need to have a clear understanding of where the funding is coming from before your business make any interest in time and monies.

  • Chinese contact – This is the hardest thing to do in any country. Who are you talking and in what role are they working in?

Use the internet to look up as much information you can find out about their business.

Often you will have multi business cards with different company names and details. Check all the information and relationship between the companies.

It is very difficult to know where the power base is in a meeting. It is normally the person in the room who has nothing to prove and therefore ask the fewest questions.

Please note, Government staff can no longer receive expensive gifts or be taken for expensive meals etc. We recommend keeping things simple and to the point.

Always walk away if it does not feel right. If it is really needed they will come and fine you.

Most importantly ask for help. International trading organisations, references, etc.

We started creating a page on this website with “useful link” to help you fine more information.

Web page last modified: May 2018