For SMEs importing from China, 2025 was not a “crisis year” but a stress test . Tariffs didn’t disappear. China didn’t slow down as much as expected. Logistics didn’t break—but they never felt fully stable either. And while many importers survived the year reasonably well, most ended it with the same feeling: “This is workable—but only if we manage it better.” This end-of-year reflection is not about explaining how tariffs work or how China manufactures. You already know tha

If you export from Chile to China, 2025 probably felt like a paradox. Volumes were there. Demand didn’t disappear. China kept buying. And yet, margins tightened, payments felt slower, logistics were more stressful, and concentration risk became impossible to ignore. This is not a post about how your business works. You already know that better than anyone. Instead, this is a step back —a look at adjacent levers  that Chilean SMEs often underuse: FX structure, payment architec