The Importance of Trade Fairs in Supplier Discovery Trade fairs are more than just networking events—they’re comprehensive marketplaces where innovation, quality, and business relationships converge. For European buyers like yourself, these exhibitions offer unparalleled opportunities to: Identify New Potential Suppliers…
Container Loading Check (CLC) by Eastwise
In a rapidly evolving international market, effective supply chain management is crucial to the success of businesses. At Eastwise, we offer a key service to ensure the quality of your international shipments: the Container Loading Check (CLC). This container loading…
Pre-shipment inspection
Pre-shipment inspection: guaranteeing Quality and Compliance with Eastwise. 1. What is pre-shipment inspection and why is it important? Pre-shipment inspection, or final inspection, is an important step in quality control. Our objective is clear: to ensure that your shipped products…
Our 2024 roadmap: Anticipation, Innovation and Commitment
The year 2023 marked a milestone for EASTWISE, with fluctuating purchasing volumes in Asia, but fortunately robust demand from the European market. The year 2024, under the sign of the Dragon – a powerful symbol of courage, self-confidence and vitality…
An 8th country: Eastwise expands into Indonesia!
Indonesia in a nutshell Indonesia, an archipelago in the heart of Southeast Asia, is an increasingly important economic player on the world stage. With its active population, cultural diversity and vast natural resources, Indonesia is a key market for many…
CNY: 2024, the Dragon and boldness!
Chinese New Year (CNY) is one of the most important holidays in Asia, celebrated with enthusiasm in many countries. In 2024, Chinese New Year will take place on 10 February, marking the start of the Year of the Dragon. Let’s…
Digitalisation at the heart of our operational efficiency
At EASTWISE, we use all the digital tools at our disposal to offer our customers an efficient relationship. For example, we launched a new supplier relationship management (SRM) tool. By centralising information and automating processes, SRM helps us to optimise…
How do you find suppliers in Asia?
Ever heard of the 80/20 rule? When it comes to finding suppliers in Asia, it’s pretty similar: finding a supplier is 10% of the work, but if it’s done badly, it’s 90% of the problems! As you can see, the process…
What are the advantages and disadvantages of sourcing in Asia?
Many companies are looking to optimise their production costs and gain access to a wide variety of suppliers and raw materials. Why not source from Asia? Here are some tips to consider before embarking on this very common practice. What…
What is the Import Control System 2 (ICS2)?
To all importers of goods from outside the EU, a new EU import control system has been introduced. ICS2 allows for the monitoring and control of imported goods before their arrival in the EU. What is this new regulation? Who…
Eastwise: doubly committed and responsible
In 2023, corporate social responsibility is at the heart of the concerns of companies, whatever their size, status or sector of activity. Environmental and social issues go hand in hand with responsible purchasing. At Eastwise, our aim is to have…
Outlook 2023: purpose, values and commitments
At the dawn of a new year, it is time to take stock: to make the best of 2022, and to look to the future with enthusiasm, with ambitious and realistic perspectives, to make 2023 a collective success! What we…
