Field notes on compliance, market entry, and doing business between China and North America.
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Knowledge
Pricing Tea Around the November 10 Tariff Deadline
How Chinese tea exporters can structure quote validity dates, duty allocation terms, and repricing triggers under the temporary reciprocal tariff framework.
August 18, 2026 · 2 min read
北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory · Tariff Policy · Export Contracts · Quote Terms
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Knowledge
Sampling Is No Longer Free: Rebuilding Sourcing Economics After De Minimis
How North American tea buyers should adapt sample intake, accessory shipments, and landed-cost calculations following the end of duty-free de minimis imports.
August 14, 2026 · 2 min read
北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory · Customs Compliance · Import Tariffs · Sample Evaluation
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Knowledge
FDA Facility Registration vs. FSVP vs. Prop 65: Which Applies to Your Tea?
Three distinct regimes. FDA facility registration is the factory’s baseline; FSVP is the US importer’s duty; Prop 65 is California disclosure. Passing one does not pass the others.
August 13, 2026 · 4 min read
FDA · FSVP · Prop 65 · compliance · tea export · 北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory
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Knowledge
Why Your Importer’s FSVP Warning is Your Problem
Legal burden is theirs; the evidence is yours.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read
FDA · FSVP · compliance · tea export · 北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory
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Knowledge
Prop 65 Isn't a Formality. A Tea Brand Just Got Served Over Lead
The number that decides if your tea needs a warning.
July 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Prop 65 · heavy metals · lead · cadmium · compliance · 北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory
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Marketing
Matcha’s 2026 Price Reset: Beyond the Trend
How structural supply shifts are driving raw costs.
July 24, 2026 · 4 min read
matcha · tencha · green tea · market entry · 北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory
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Knowledge
Does the FDA Food Traceability Rule Apply to Your Tea?
Clarifying FSMA 204 requirements and deadlines.
July 20, 2026 · 5 min read
FDA · FSMA 204 · food traceability · compliance · tea export · 北美茶叶出海观察 · Observatory
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Knowledge
Mislabeling: The Leading Cause of FDA Tea Refusals
Insights from 20 years of FDA import-refusal data.
July 9, 2026 · 5 min read
FDA · compliance · tea export · food labeling · botanicals
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Knowledge
North American Food Export: The QA Checklist
Avoid onboarding delays with these core documents.
July 7, 2026 · 3 min read
quality assurance · FDA · compliance · channel onboarding
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Selected work
When Unknown Status Equals High Risk
Turning sound capabilities into a buyer-filable US record.
July 4, 2026 · 3 min read
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Selected work
When a Blank Field is a Red Flag
Turning untranslated evidence into a buyer-filable questionnaire.
June 13, 2026 · 3 min read
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Selected work
Safe Product, Unscoreable File
Moving from soft rejection to technical review via GFSI standards.
June 6, 2026 · 3 min read
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Selected work
The Five-Figure Cost of Missing a Requirements Map
A manufacturer avoids blind certification spend by mapping buyer needs.
May 30, 2026 · 3 min read
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Selected work
When "Detox" Becomes an Unapproved Drug
Turning a blocked purchase order into a compliant resubmission.
May 23, 2026 · 3 min read
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Selected work
The Risk of a Premature Submission
Why an honest 'no' saved a supplier from being blacklisted.
May 16, 2026 · 3 min read