Services
Five things we do before your container leaves
Five services, one trip. Pick the one you need, or hand us the whole chain from factory shortlist to loaded container.
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Supplier sourcing & verification
Tell us the product, the target price and the volume. We come back with three to five factories that can actually make it — and the paperwork to prove they exist.
- Shortlist built from 1688, Alibaba and the trade fairs we already walk
- Business licence, export rights and factory audit checked before you book
- Samples coordinated against your spec sheet, not the supplier's
- Landed cost compared side by side, not just the unit price
from US$600 / project
Ask about sourcing
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Factory & market visits
The part you cannot do over video. We walk the floor with you, read the production line and translate the negotiation while it is happening.
- Two to four factory visits a day inside one industrial belt, no wasted driving
- Interpretation in English, Chinese, Russian or Arabic on site
- Line capacity, QC stations and warehouse checked the way a buyer would
- Prices negotiated on the spot, written into the meeting notes before you leave
from US$280 / day
Ask about factory visits03 / 05
Trip & itinerary planning
Invitation letters, hotels, high-speed trains and a route built around factory hours rather than tourist hours. We plan the trips you would plan yourself if you knew the country.
- Visa invitation letter and the documents the consulate asks for
- Hotels and rail booked against visit times, not against price
- Airport pickup, driver and a daily route that survives traffic
- Market days, Canton Fair passes and one afternoon off, deliberately left empty
from US$280 / day · itinerary only from US$90
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What we don't do
We do not sell products. No stock, no catalogue, no mark-up on the goods.
We do not take factory commission. The invoice comes from the factory, at the price we agreed.
We do not promise customs results. Clearance depends on your goods, your documents and the port.
Run it alone, or run it with us
| Step | On your own | With us |
|---|---|---|
| Quote | Alibaba price, plus freight you cannot see | Landed cost for each factory, side by side |
| Factory visit | Cold calls at the gate, no interpreter | Booked visits with an interpreter on site |
| Negotiation | A translation app and a hopeful nod | Negotiated live, written into the notes |
| Follow-up | Emails you chase for six weeks | Weekly photos and a written verdict |
| Logistics | One forwarder, one price | Three quotes, then one booking |
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Order follow-up & inspection
After you fly home, somebody has to stand in the factory. We chase the production schedule and catch the change before it becomes a container of the wrong colour.
- Purchase order, deposit and production schedule tracked every week
- Pre-production and mid-line checks, with photos and a written verdict
- AQL 2.5 final inspection and a report you can forward to your own customer
- Shipping marks, packaging and carton counts verified before loading
from US$600 / project · 3–5% of order value
Ask about order follow-up05 / 05
Export & logistics
Consolidate, book, document and clear. We quote the whole lane — FOB, CIF or door to door — and tell you the parts your forwarder leaves out.
- Three forwarder quotes compared before anything is booked
- Consolidation and repacking in Guangzhou or Yiwu
- Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and form E
- Customs clearance monitored and door delivery confirmed, not assumed
quoted per shipment · no markup on freight
Ask about export and logistics
Tell us the product. We will tell you what the trip costs.
Send the product, the target price and your travel window. One reply within two working days.