Trading companies look identical to factories online. They have the same Alibaba storefronts, the same product photos, the same MOQ numbers. Here are seven low-effort tests that separate them in 30 minutes.

Yes, you can buy office chairs straight from an Anji or Foshan factory and skip the middleman. Here is how to tell a real China office chair manufacturer from a trading company, what drives the price, and the certifications customs will ask for.

Roughly one in three office chairs worldwide ships from Anji, China. Here is how to find and vet a real office chair factory there, what the cluster is strong at, and the MOQ and lead times to expect.

A clean quote tells you almost everything about a supplier. The gaps in a sloppy quote are where buyers lose money. Here is what every line should contain.

One in three swivel chairs sold globally comes from a single Chinese county. Here is what that means for your supplier shortlist — and the trade-off most buyers miss.

MOQ is a starting position, not a wall. Here are the typical office-chair minimums from China factories, why they exist, and four proven ways to get a lower MOQ on your first order.