How to Save Book Printing Cost by a Reliable Overseas Printer
As we all know, as a startup or a client with a limited budget, the biggest challenge to whether a project can really execute is their project budget. Therefore, many of our European, American and Australian customers think that the cost of printing their own projects locally is too high, so they try to find more cost-effective book printing options overseas (China). So today I will tell you about How to Save Printing Cost by a Reliable Overseas Printer.
Here's How to Save Printing Cost by a Reliable Overseas Printer.
1. Comparison of print quotes.
According to my client's feedback, Chinese printers offer about 1/2 or 1/3 the price of North American printers. The main reason why it is so much cheaper is that labor costs and supply chain costs are lower. At the same time, most of the current Chinese suppliers, at least our company, can well protect the labor environment and rights of every employee. We provide every employee with a comprehensive insurance and welfare policy.
2. Sifted through the quotes
Usually customers will receive quotations from several suppliers. Generally, customers will screen the quotations from the following aspects:
if the printer understood their project
how the printer’s price compared to the others’ prices.
The understanding of the customer's project and the ability to communicate well with the customer are actually more important than the price, because if the project cannot be well understood and implemented according to your requirements, no matter how low the price is, it will only make the final result different and opposite of what you want.
3. Keep email communication as much as possible
Generally, after we communicate with the customer once or twice, the customer will be impressed by our professional and efficient communication ability and competitive price, and start to communicate with us further about the project by email.
4. Confirm the project details and the choice and cost of printing costs and shipping methods
For most clients, it is very important that the printing company on the other side of the world be able to communicate clearly in English. Because of the confirmation of some details, the confirmation of the samples, the confirmation of the transportation method and the freight, all these aspects have high requirements on the English communication ability of the supplier. This is why we have repeatedly emphasized the importance of the supplier's English communication skills, since a pleasant overseas printing experience is composed of nearly perfect processing of every process, which is far more worthy of our pursuit than the difference of several hundred dollars.
5. Standard Process for Printing in China
Find a reliable supplier with excellent communication skills that I mentioned above (website, social media, email, factory production videos, etc.)
Generally, Chinese companies will have a corresponding Hong Kong company account to collect US dollars. This is a financial policy of China, please be aware.
After completing the 50/50 payment terms (50% deposit + 50% final payment before shipment), we will check in advance whether the customer's documents meet our printing standards. The modified documents and the modified places will be notified to the customer by email. After the customer's confirmation, we will first make two digital samples, one is for our own production department to compare the bulk goods, and the other is reserved for the customer (if the customer needs to see the physical sample before the bulk goods). After the customer confirms that the sample is accurate, we will officially start mass production.
In the production process of bulk goods, we will take some photos and videos for customers at each stage to let customers know the real-time production progress. At the same time, we will also confirm with customers in real time for some important process processing to ensure the final effect.
After the mass production is completed, we will take photos and videos of 4-5 samples to the customer for confirmation (of course, we can also send mass production samples to the customer for confirmation). After the customer is satisfied, we will ask the customer to pay the balance. The goods will also be packed and palleted in advance to prepare for dispatch. We will arrange our cooperative freight forwarder to send the goods to the port or destination designated by the customer after our accounting department informs us that the payment has been received. (We can provide FOB, CIF, DDP and other shipping methods by sea and air for customers to choose)
After the goods are dispatched, we will inform the customer of the estimated time of arrival, and do a good job of tracking the logistics information until the goods arrive at the customer's destination.
I hope this play-by-play is helpful to you if you're looking for a reliable overseas printer.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post! If you'd like to know more info about printing in China, or would like us to be your partner for a large overseas print project, please write to me through our contact page. If you’re already in communication with an overseas printer, we still hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a more professional and cost-effective printing service. If you'd like to watch our company introduction video, please take a look at our Youtube channel. You can also follow Best Win Printing's Instagram and Facebook pages.
