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title: "Blog: Straight Talk for US Importers | China Agent | Eldad Shashua"
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- [Eldad Shashua](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/author/eldad-shashua)
- November 4, 2026

### [FDA Documents to Get From Your China Factory First](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/fda-documents-checklist-china-factory)

 Short answer: Get proof of who really makes the goods, the factory's FDA registration and FEI, the spec sheet, the...

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- November 2, 2026

### [China Products Most Exposed to FDA Holds (2026 Data)](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/china-products-most-exposed-fda-holds)

 Short answer: Going by FDA's own data, medical devices, tobacco and vape products, foods, drugs and cosmetics carry the...

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- November 1, 2026

### [FDA and CBP Hold the Same China Shipment: What to Do](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/fda-cbp-hold-same-shipment-china)

 Short answer: It is stressful, but it is manageable. Two agencies are asking two questions about the same product....

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- October 21, 2026

### [CBP's proposed rule on low-value shipments](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/cbps-proposed-rule-on-low-value-shipments)

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- October 21, 2026

### [What is a China buying agent, and who are they really working for?](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/china-buying-agent)

 A China buying agent is supposed to be your agent: a person or company in China that acts on your instructions when you...

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- October 7, 2026

### [What China-side documentation pack do US importers need for UFLPA due diligence?](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/uflpa-china-documentation-pack)

 You need a dated China-side pack from ordinary business records: who made each input, who moved it, how money and goods...

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[![Wide view of an empty production hall at a factory in China, with stacked white panels on pallets](https://www.china-agent.com/hubfs/china-factory-production-hall-panorama.jpg)](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/china-import-agent-for-us-importers)

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- October 6, 2026

### [What should a China import agent do for a US importer?](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/china-import-agent-for-us-importers)

 A China import agent should work for you, the importer, at the factory end of your chain: face to face with the factory...

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- October 6, 2026

### [CBP Wants Your Supplier's Export Declaration | China Agent](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/cbp-export-declaration-supply-chain-visibility)

 CBP wants the paperwork your factory filed in China. Can you get it? Every container that leaves China leaves with a...

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- October 5, 2026

### [How do you prove who made your goods in China when CBP asks?](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/prove-who-made-your-goods-in-china)

 You prove who made your goods in China with a dated China-side record that names the Chinese company that actually made...

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- [Eldad Shashua](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/author/eldad-shashua)
- October 4, 2026

### [Your broker files. Your supplier cannot carry your IOR duty.](https://www.china-agent.com/blog/importer-of-record-china-documents)

 Three roles get mixed in almost every China import chat I see. Importer of record (IOR) carries reasonable care for the...

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