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Lines of Credit

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

NOTE 7 – LINES OF CREDIT

On June 25, 2021 the Company entered into a new loan with Bank of Communications bearing an interest rate of 4.17%. The Company paid all principal and interest on June 21, 2022 and on June 22, 2022 entered into a loan for the same principal amount bearing interest at 4.17% and due December 21, 2022. On December 21, 2022 the Company repaid the loan in full and entered into a new line of credit for an aggregate amount of RMB 7,300,000 (approximately $1.0 million) with interest payable monthly at a rate of 3.9%. The line of credit is payable on December 20, 2023. The Company received an advance on the line of credit in the amount of RMB 3,800,000 (approximately $0.56 million) on December 30, 2022. On February 24, 2023 the Company received an advance on the line in the amount of RMB 3,500,000 (approximately $0.51 million). The Company has no further availability on this line of credit. In addition, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board personally guaranteed the new line of credit and pledged personal assets as collateral for the loan. Total interest expense under this facility for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $10,164 and $12,759, respectively and $26,848 and $40,684 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

In September 2021, the Company entered into a line of credit with China CITIC Bank in the amount of RMB 3,200,000 (approximately $0.8 million). The loan bears interest at the rate of 4.50% per annum. The line of credit was paid in full on September 6, 2022. On September 9, 2022, the Company received a new line of credit in the same amount. The loan bears interest at a rate of 4.5% and is due on September 7, 2023. In addition, Chairperson Li personally guaranteed the new line of credit and pledged personal assets as collateral for the loan. Total interest for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $4,243 and $5,178, respectively and $14,750 and $16,407 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. On September 7, 2023 the loan was repaid in full.

On September 18, 2021 the Company obtained a line of credit for RMB 10,000,000 (approximately $1.4 million) with Bank of China. The loan bears interest at the rate of 3.85% per annum. The line of credit was paid in full on the due date of September 18, 2022. On September 30, 2022 the Company received a new line of credit in the same amount. The loan bears interest at the rate of 3.45% and is due September 28, 2023. The loan is collateralized by the Company’s new production facility and the included production line equipment and machinery. In addition, Chairperson Li personally guaranteed the new line of credit. Total interest for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $12,398 and $13,400, respectively and $37,569 and $30,021 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. On September 22, 2023 the Company repaid this note in full. On September 25, 2023 the Company entered into a three year revolving loan and received proceeds of RMB 10,000,000 (approximately $1.4 million). The interest rate for the loan is 3.35% for the first twelve months of the loan and adjusts based on the latest one-year loan market quotation rate less 10 basis points as published by the China National Interbank Funding Center on the working day prior to each twelve month anniversary of the loan. The loan is due on September 24, 2026.

Principal payments required for the remaining terms of the loan facility and lines of credit as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

Year	Lines of Credit
2023	$	1,016,741
2024		-
2025		-
2026		1,392,796
	$	2,409,538

Fair Value of Lines of Credit – Based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for bank loans with similar terms and maturities, the carrying amounts of the lines of credit outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 approximated their fair values because the underlying instruments bear an interest rate that approximates current market rates.