Hazards in selecting sourcing agents in China and how to avoid it
The lack of professionalism in sourcing agents in China is a big problem for all the international buyers. It has been such a controversial problem that people have heated debate over the benefits and drawbacks of hiring a sourcing agent. Various buying offices and sourcing agents in China themselves have a tendency to accuse the conduct of taking kickbacks, and after doing so they shift the attention of the purchasers to their own services and promote that they will never resort to unethical behavior. Nonetheless, it should be admitted that all of them are basically agents, and they all are likely to fall in this lapse, but some of them shed much light on the solutions to this problem. The problem is just due to human nature. For instance, some of them might have mixed feelings when they provide the quotes to their clients. A common trend is that some suppliers readily provide sourcing consultants or translators an amount of hidden commission to win the order or the latter asks for k
