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Supplier sourcing & verification
Three to five factories that can actually make your product, with licence, export rights and audit notes attached.
Sourcing, factory visits, logistics
Land in China. Leave with a supplier you trust.
We plan the trip, walk the factory floor with you, translate the negotiation, then follow the order until the container clears customs. One local partner for the whole journey, not four.
23
Countries hosted
200+
Buyers since 2018
8 yrs
On the ground in Guangzhou
What we do
Five jobs between the idea and the container.
Take one, take all five. Most clients start with a factory visit and hand us the order follow-up before they fly home.
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Factory & market visits
We walk the floor with you, read the line and translate the negotiation while it is happening.
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Trip & itinerary planning
Visas, hotels, rail and a route built around factory hours rather than tourist hours. One empty afternoon, on purpose.
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Order follow-up & inspection
Weekly schedule checks, pre-production reviews, AQL 2.5 inspection and a photo report you can forward to your own customer.
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Export & logistics
Consolidate, book, document and clear. Three forwarder quotes before anything moves, and no markup on freight.
Why a local partner
Five days in China can return nothing.
We have watched the same four failures for eight years. None of them is about price. All of them are about time.
- You visit three factories in five days and pick the one with the best showroom.
- The sample is right. The production run is not, and nobody is standing in the factory to see it.
- The price you negotiated was quoted for 1,000 units, not the 10,000 you actually need.
- The forwarder quote did not include the port fee, the inspection or the last-mile lift.
Our job is to remove those four. Shortlist before you fly, visits that respect the clock, notes and prices written down on the day, and someone in the factory after you land home.
How it runs
Three phases, one person answering your messages.
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Before you fly
Two weeks out: we shortlist factories, build the day-by-day route and send the invitation letter for your visa. You approve before anything is booked.
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On the ground
Two to four visits a day, a driver who knows the industrial parks, and an interpreter who can argue about a unit price without losing the room.
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After you land home
Production schedule checked weekly, inspection booked before loading, documents prepared and the shipment tracked to your door.
Where we work
Six industrial belts. Two hours by train from each other.
Most trips combine two cities. We tell you which one your product lives in before you book a flight.
- 01 GuangzhouCanton Fair, homeware, textiles and electronics. Our base. City guide
- 02 FoshanCeramics, sanitary ware, furniture and lighting. Thirty-five minutes from Guangzhou. City guide
- 03 ShenzhenConsumer electronics, components and accessories. Fastest sample cycles in the country. City guide
- 04 DongguanHardware, tools, moulds and furniture factories outside the city noise. City guide
- 05 YiwuSmall commodities, packaging, stationery and accessories. One market, 75,000 stalls. City guide
- 06 ShanghaiYour likely port of entry, plus textiles and design-led suppliers in the Yangtze delta. City guide
Sample trip
Seven days in Guangzhou that end with three quotes.
Two fair days, two factory days in Foshan, one negotiation day. Built for a first-time buyer who has a product list and one week.
Day 1
Land, settle, brief
Airport pickup, hotel near the fair complex, and a two-hour session to fix the target price and the shortlist.
Day 2 to 3
Canton Fair, booth by booth
We work your list, collect cards and samples, and cut it down to the five suppliers worth a factory visit.
Day 4 to 5
Foshan factory days
Four factories across two days, with the line, the QC station and the warehouse walked in that order, every time.
Day 6 to 7
Negotiate, sample, sign
Price and payment terms settled with the two finalists, samples ordered, and your PO drafted before your flight.
Open the full itinerary from US$1,960 per person, flights excluded
What clients say
Three sentences we did not write.
We had four days. They put us in front of six factories, and one of them is now 60 percent of our range.
Daniel K., homeware wholesaler, Netherlands
The interpreter knew the industry. That changed the negotiation completely, and we stopped guessing what the price included.
Olga M., packaging importer, Kazakhstan
I flew home before the inspection. The report came with photos of every carton being sealed, and I forwarded it to my client the same day.
Ahmed S., hardware distributor, United Arab Emirates
How we are paid
You pay us. The factory does not.
A day rate, a project fee or a share of the order value, agreed in writing before we start. No commission from the supplier, no markup on freight, no product sold on the side.
- Written quote before the first factory call
- Invoices in USD or RMB, wired or paid in Guangzhou
- Same person from scoping call to bill of lading
11%Average sourcing cost saved per order
23Countries clients came from
12Inspectors we work with
48hTo a first trip outline
Before you ask
Four questions we answer every week.
The rest are on the FAQ page, including the awkward ones about deposits, quality claims and customs.
How much does a one-week trip cost?
A guided week starts at US$1,960 per person for the service, flights and hotels excluded. Day rate is US$280 with a five-day minimum. Full figure depends on cities, hours and whether you add inspection.
Do I need to speak Chinese?
No. Every visit comes with interpretation, and the written notes reach you in English the same evening. Arabic and Russian interpretation can be arranged with two weeks notice.
Can you just inspect an order without me flying out?
Yes. Most inspection-only work is booked two to three weeks ahead and follows AQL 2.5. You get a photo report, a verdict and a short video of the cartons being sealed.
Who pays the factory deposit?
You do, directly to the factory, against a contract we have reviewed. We never take client money for goods in the first year of a relationship, and never without a signed payment instruction.
Tell us what you want to make.
Send the product, the target price and the month you can travel. We come back within one business day with a first outline and an honest answer on whether the trip is worth it.
What we need from you
- The product, with a photo or a link
- A target price per unit and the volume
- The month you can travel
Send the brief. We answer in one day.
No retainer before we agree on the scope.