Looking for a Business partner in Finland!

matkailija · Post by **matkailija** » Fri May 13, 2005 5:13 am

im in Guangzhou, China Currently and want to begin wholesale/Retail business in Finland(or other Nordic countries) i can buy many goods very cheap from here straight from the factories i have good relationship with many of them, but i cannot do it alone to distribute to Finland(or other Nordic countries) anyone interested please PM me and we can talk about it.
thanks in advance for anyone who answered.

Jake

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Papu · Post by **Papu** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:24 am

which kind of factories making which kinds of products?

* electronics?
* clothing / accessories?
* army tanks?

tjawatts · Post by **tjawatts** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:01 am

You need to do some more research. Just cause you can buy them cheap there doesnt mean you can get them here and sell them cheap (or that people will buy them).

Firstly, there is transport, insurance and import duties + VAT. Then if when you do get them here you try to sell them for really cheap, some people are going to say "Hey, why is that so cheap, must be crap".

Maybe you already know this, but your comments on gas and suit prices suggest you are not 100% educated in economics.

Sorry if it sounds rude, didnt mean it that way

T

ajdias · Post by **ajdias** » Fri May 13, 2005 10:28 am

There's already plenty of cheap stuff coming from China, there are importers already established pus newly ones from Sweden and other countries that order huge quantities. If one does not have its own shop it will have to sell to other merchants - and to put his stuff up in the shelves he'll have to make others' products go away.. plus transportation, storage, all costs...

The thing about chinese products is that people recognize them as being cheap and are less and less willing to pay "normal" prices for them, they will increasingly demand a higher discount. Apparently, in countries like Germany and France people are start to refuse this cheap products and buy more national because they notice their jobs going away...

Hence the wild unpopularity of LIDL in Finland

Hey, at least most of their stuff is not chinese

. Lidl can keep it "cheap" because its shops are understaffed (notice the long rolling thing for putting your groceries? makes it feel as the wait is shorter...), it has a short selection and they cut on every other costs if they can. Still I can find some products in Lisbon for almost half the price it sells here, its as "cheap" as it needs to be...

matkailija · Post by **matkailija** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:21 pm

dont get me wrong folks in no newbie in this i already wholesale to many places in Finland, Sweden, Russia, Belgium, USA(few states) so all taxes + other stuff i know cargos etc. i want to begin selling myself because retail

and local wholesale i believe has better chances to sell more and anything pretty much can get from here as i believe these days 90% of almost all worlds goods comes from here

Jake

tjawatts · Post by **tjawatts** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:58 pm

You have to look at the size of economies in those countries you lived in. The cost of doing business etc. There are reasons for the price differences.

You cant compare prices across countries like that, the petrol in Finland is mostly taxes by the government, compared to the US where they send their army everywhere to ensure a supply to keep the price down and the car makers and gas guzzling drivers happy (not to mention Finland doesnt have any of its own oil).

BTW if a suit of similar quality bought in a normal Finnish shop costs 500 eur, then the Thai guy is giving a really good discount selling at 210 eur. I believe a return flight to Thailand to get your own suit would cause the cost of the 50 eur suit or whatever you can get it for there to go up a bit!

Different markets, different cultures, different products, different price, .....

T

matkailija · Post by **matkailija** » Sat May 14, 2005 5:39 am

tjawatts wrote:You have to look at the size of economies in those countries you lived in. The cost of doing business etc. There are reasons for the price differences.

You cant compare prices across countries like that, the petrol in Finland is mostly taxes by the government, compared to the US where they send their army everywhere to ensure a supply to keep the price down and the car makers and gas guzzling drivers happy (not to mention Finland doesnt have any of its own oil).

BTW if a suit of similar quality bought in a normal Finnish shop costs 500 eur, then the Thai guy is giving a really good discount selling at 210 eur. I believe a return flight to Thailand to get your own suit would cause the cost of the 50 eur suit or whatever you can get it for there to go up a bit!

Different markets, different cultures, different products, different price, .....

T

i know what you mean

its the same always only one thing is common from asia you can buy cheaper and you can make business by selling it to western countries

.

Jake

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sat May 14, 2005 5:54 pm

As a sidenote.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050514/ap_ ... tile_cases

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sun May 15, 2005 12:25 pm

China says a U.S. decision to impose new quotas on Chinese cotton knit shirts, blouses, cotton trousers, and cotton and man-made fiber underwear, violates the the spirit of free trade. In a statement released Saturday, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Chong Quan said the U.S. move "violates the spirit of free trade and the basic principles of the World Trade Organization." The Bush administration announced the new quotas Friday, citing pleas from domestic producers that a surge of Chinese imports was threatening thousands of American jobs. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the decision to invoke textile safeguards was based on market disruption and the threat of market disruption due to the magnitude of increases in textile imports from China. Gutierrez says the move will level the playing field. China indicated it would take further action under the framework of the WTO. The European Union is also seeking to implement similar quotas against China.

soundwalker · Post by **soundwalker** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:19 am

I am very interested in ur business aproach. Globlization is the future, I believe.

littlefrank · Post by **littlefrank** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:20 pm

I take it 'any potential' business partner would need to invest some money in this venture, so how much? What are your guarantees, regarding your reliability, delivery, quality etc? Oh to be super rich in Finland, I can imagine it now. See link.

http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/tra ... ervan3.jpg

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:58 am

matkailija wrote:i want to begin selling myself

Is it even legal to buy one of them?

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