Clarifying fabric quality requirements + Coping with US Tariffs on China-made goods + Handling volatile prices.

2022-05-06

In this episode... Renaud answers 3 great questions that came in from our listeners, assisted by Adrian from the Sofeast team. He'll cover how to communicate fabric quality to suppliers, tactics for coping with US tariffs on China-made goods, and strategies to cope with volatile material costs today. Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings & Introduction 01:43 - "How to communicate the quality of materials/fabrics you want to buy to your supplier..? There are qualitative aspects that are outside a fabric spec description." 13:02 - How to minimize tariffs ...

In this episode...

Renaud answers 3 great questions that came in from our listeners, assisted by Adrian from the Sofeast team.

He'll cover how to communicate fabric quality to suppliers, tactics for coping with US tariffs on China-made goods, and strategies to cope with volatile material costs today.

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings & Introduction

01:43 - "How to communicate the quality of materials/fabrics you want to buy to your supplier..? There are qualitative aspects that are outside a fabric spec description."

13:02 - How to minimize tariffs on China-made goods imported to the USA under our brand?

24:58 - Any tactics for handling volatile material and shipping costs today?

32:03 - Is China as affected by energy cost rises as other regions right now?

34:32 - Wrapping up.