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A Beginner's Guide To China Manufacturing.

By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson

The China Works Blog just ran a terrific post setting out the various steps a foreign company should take to manufacture product in China. Entitled, "The ultimate China sourcing checklist ? a beginner?s guide to manufacturing in China," the post nicely sets out twenty-three steps to be followed, within the following five categories: -- Before you start -- Finding and selecting a factory -- Placing your order -- When your order is ready -- Receiving your order It really is a great list and one I will, no doubt, be referring my clients to in the future. I do fault it for leaving out what I see as two critical legal elements, however, and I so noted by leaving the following comment:

You left out everything legal. I would add in (for most anyway) the need to have a good Non Disclusure Agreement (NDA) drafted (in Chinese) and signed by the factory before revealing confidential information and the need to have a good OEM Agreement (probably in Chinese as well) for added protection with respect to the manufacturing itself.

If you are looking to manufacture in China, I urge you to make China Works Blog's post your starting point.

Full post as published by China Law Blog on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).