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In this episode, it's all about making sure you've got a friendly face in the country you're exporting from.
Ben is chatting to Henrik Pontoppidan, who works in Vietnam running his company S2U Design Containers. Their mission is to help you if you need to import or design furniture or help with red tape getting pieces out of the country.
He's been running his firm for 15 years, and in this episode he talks to Ben about:
* His journey into furniture - in the 90s
* How he go into design
* Importing beds from Brazil
* How he fell into online selling
* Why he moved to Vietnam
* Covid and how it changed him for the better
* And why that made him pick up new skills - including 3D designing
* The importance of using someone like him to make sure you're importing good products
* The variety of factories he works with
* The effect of Trump's tariffs on the furniture trade
* The importance of having someone on the ground when importing
* Why Vietnam doesn't advertise itself so well
* And why the country is full of hidden furniture gems
LINKS
Trade Only Furniture Group
B Womack Furniture Ltd
S2U Design Containers
Podcast Production by Ginger Wizard Productions