Are there Canadian companies that are experienced with importing goods
form say China that would look after the transaction if you did not
feel comfortable doing so for a fee.Eg.I found a company in China that
makes dolls and I want to get a sample and possibly order 3000 units.I
want to reduce my risk of being ripped off.

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Jun 2005 19:35 PDT

Hi! 

I was able to find one company that does Canadian-Chinese trade
consulting. Would this be ok as an answer?

Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Jun 2005 19:45 PDT

In addition to this, I was able to find an organization in Canada that
cen be of assitance to you.

Thanks again!

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Clarification of Question by cainasaurus-ga on 04 Jun 2005 14:31 PDT

Yes that information would be fine.Thank you

Hi! Thanks for accepting my proposal for formulating an answer.

Maple Leaf Bridge is a company that provides consulting services for
companies that wants to do business between China and Canada.

?MapleLeaf Bridge Business Consulting & Training Centre Ltd., (BCT) is
a wholly owned Canadian company dedicated to helping Canadian and
Chinese companies build business bridges between these two great
nations and economies.?

You can get in touch with them through the following contact information.

MapleLeaf Bridge
2-15 Antares Drive,
Ottawa, ON, Canada K2E 7Y9
Tel: (613) 274-7445
Fax: (613) 230-5636
Toll Free Tel: 1-877-324-4620
Toll Free Fax: 1-888-285-9488
Contact Page: http://www.globalmart.ca/mapleleafbridge/contactus.asp?charset=iso-8859-1
Company Profile: http://www.globalmart.ca/mapleleafbridge/businessconsulting.asp?charset=iso-8859-1


The CCBC meanwhile is a privately owned non-profit organization. They
also facilitate such business needs between Canadian and Chinese
companies.

The Canada China Business Council (CCBC)  
100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 407 
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1S3 
Phone:  (416) 954-3800 
Fax:  (416) 954-3806 
Email:  ccbc@ccbc.com
Organization Profile: http://www.ccbc.com/CCBCDefined/?Menu=ccbcdefined&pMode=New 


Search terms used:  
Canada China trade consultants

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
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Just what I was looking for.Thanks

You also might consider using the trade service of the Bank of China:

http://www.bank-of-china.com/cn/html/canada/en_s1.html

Since you have already identified a supplier and can presumably
negotiate the price and shipping terms (about which the bank may also
be able to help you),
you would probably use a Letter of Credit issued by the bank.  This
assures that the company only gets paid when it presents documents
showing that the goods have been shipped.  The bank can explain the
details.