Caskets Made In China

Caskets made in China are becoming popular for three main reasons: they are becoming easier to import, they are much less expensive than American-made caskets, and they are of equal or greater quality than American-made caskets.

One of the reasons caskets made in China are becoming more popular is because they are becoming easier for the small business owner to import. It is not a good idea to just call up a casket factory in China and place an order. You will inevitably run into trouble. Big companies can afford to hire a quality control agent to reside in China and keep an eye on the factory. This is not so easy for the small distributor or funeral home.

This is not the case anymore. Chinese casket sourcing agents, such as One Source China LLC, offer onsite inspection of Chinese caskets on the factory floor of the casket manufacturer. The importer's caskets will be inspected before they are boxed up and shipped. This helps avoid the two main problems involved with importing anything from China: product replacement and poor quality. Many importers who place an order with a Chinese factory and hope for the best often receive items that they did not order, such as the wrong styles, wrong colors and wrong materials.

Also, quality is an issue with caskets made in China. The major quality problems with caskets from Chinese manufacturers are bad paint jobs, large dents and scratches, bad welding jobs, etc.

Using a sourcing agent that provides onsite inspection before shipment can avoid all these issues. Furthermore, such sourcing agents have very reasonable fees.

Caskets made in China are hundreds of dollars less than those made in the United States. Take a look at the casket to the right. This same model costs about $1400 wholesale when bought from a US casket manufacturer. The same model made in China costs about $400, and that's even after shipping to the United States. That is a savings of $1000. If a casket distributor imported a container of this style from China, that's 64 caskets, they would save $64,000. That's $64,000 more of profit. Or, the distributor could pass this savings on to the funeral home, and the funeral home could pass the same savings along to the family purchasing the casket.

I say "can be" high quality because this depends what kind of quality control is in place. Chinese casket manufacturers unfortunately have poor quality control. This is why it is important to utilize the services of a sourcing agent that provides onsite quality control services. That means there is a human being at the Chinese factory who works for the buyer and NOT the factory. This human being inspects the caskets before they are shipped. Utilizing such services will minimize the risk involved with importing caskets from China.

Importing caskets made in China can be an overwhelming process full of worry and headache. A sourcing agent, such as One Source China, can make importing caskets from China a breeze. Which ever sourcing agent you go through, be sure they offer the following services:

• Onsite inspection of caskets
• Facilitation of purchase order
• Arrangement of door-to-door worldwide shipping