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    UK mineral oil supplier?

    I'm not sure if this is the correct place or not, but I'm looking for a wholesale supplier of food-contact mineral oil in the UK who can do private label branding. I've tried all the usual places, but aren't getting anywhere. Does anyone have any ideas or know of any general forums/sites etc...
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    Canton or not?

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    Canton or not?

    Is there any particular provider of private taxis that you would recommend, so I can see how the costs/convenience compares?
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    Canton or not?

    Thanks. I really appreciate you going to the trouble, and I don't want to question those who should be the experts, but isn't that for checked or consignment luggage (not 100% sure on the terms)? Everything I can find online appears to indicate that, officially at least, for the high-speed...
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    Canton or not?

    We are going to Guangzhou East because it's closer to the hotel, but the train starts with "G". My Googling didn't seem to differentiate. Do you know of any authoritative source we might be able to refer to? Our ticket (purchased through trip.com) doesn't mention anything.
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    Canton or not?

    We're all set. I think. We're flying into Hong Kong next week (making use of some avios) and then making our way over to Guangzhou on the train where we'll base ourselves. The only last-minute logistical thing I'm wondering about is the luggage - specifically on the trains. We'll be in China...
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    At what point do you look for something better than a basic business account and does it facilitate extra borrowing?

    Can you elaborate a little bit on why you say this? If profit/cashflow (revenue is vanity and all that) is X and lenders currently are prepared to lend Y, and now profit moves to 2X surely Y would change as well, no? For the avoidance of doubt, we're not trying to borrow more than the likes of...
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    At what point do you look for something better than a basic business account and does it facilitate extra borrowing?

    We are profitable, and our profitability has improved since borrowing around the limit of what the alternative high street lenders I referred to lend, which seems to cap out at around 500k. So, I am trying to consider how to position ourselves to be in the best position to raise larger amounts...
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    At what point do you look for something better than a basic business account and does it facilitate extra borrowing?

    We currently have a basic business account with Santander, but we run much of our e-commerce business through online banks/wallets such as WISE to benefit from far better FX as much of our income and expenses are not in GBP. We also have borrowings with the "high street" alternative lenders...
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    Canton or not?

    @MOIC Please can you confirm what you mean by this? According to the information I have at hand, as a holder of a Dutch passport I can travel to China for periods of up to 15 days until the end of 2024 without a visa, including for tourism, business, etc. This is advertised as a specific...
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    Canton or not?

    Visa (or lack thereof through Netherlands passport) sorted. Do people tend to visit for all the days of the relevant part, or is a couple of days enough? Also I presume one can register at the fair (or appointed hotels) at any particular point during the duration of the thing?
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    Canton or not?

    Thank you for all the helpful (and humorous) replies. @Mister B Do you mean these guys (https://www.chinesevisadirect.co.uk/) for Visa help?
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    Canton or not?

    We've been meaning to visit some of our suppliers in China for a while, but various things have gotten in the way. With that we've been thinking of visiting the Canton Fair as a way of seeing a greater number of suppliers, perhaps getting some inspiration, and on the basis that most of our...
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    Setting up simple EU Company to act as EC-Rep?

    Correct. Yes. I'm not sure how to correct the typo in the title. If a mod is able to change "brand" to "branch" or "company" in the title that would be most appreciated. Thanks.
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    Setting up simple EU Company to act as EC-Rep?

    We are considering the requirements for an EC Rep (as a UK business) for food contact products. In particular, we are considering using a third party, vs. what we understand is a possibility of setting up an EU branch. That would give us the required EU address at potentially a fraction of the...
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