We are based in Hong Kong for over 17 years. We also have local Chinese speaking staff that communicates with the factories in Mandarin Chinese. 

We have collected over 2500 suppliers and contacts in all kind of industries and product categories over the years. These suppliers are usually well known and quality suppliers that manufacturer for retailers like: Walmart, Home Depot, Tesco, Carrefour, Lowes, Amazon, Metro, OBI, Media Markt, Toys’r us, Ikea and many many others. These are suppliers and manufacturers that we trust because:

1. We have worked with them for many years

2. We know their processes and manufacturing standards

3. They have proven to be supportive when problems arise

No. 

That would defeat our purpose and anyone could do that. While some of our suppliers are obviously on Alibaba we don’t source on Alibaba. Not because we don’t believe in Alibaba but because we have the right suppliers already. Which we either found trough working in China for 12 years, met at exhibitions in person or got referred to them by other factories.Describe the item or answer the question so that site visitors who are interested get more information. You can emphasize this text with bullets, italics or bold, and add links.

It is always difficult to enter an existing relationship between a customer and a supplier. Often the expectations cannot be met due to the pre-existing conditions between the two of you.

Unfortunately not. We’ve learned in the past that expectations from customers are too high and their knowledge of the manufacturing part in China is limited. Often times customers expect a 20-30% decrease of prices because we’ve entered negotiations. These percentages are unrealistic and unachievable.Describe the item or answer the question so that site visitors who are interested get more information. You can emphasize this text with bullets, italics or bold, and add links.

Of course we work in your interest, not the factories interest. So we try our very best to meet your target prices and beyond. Sometimes depending on your requirements prices may be a little bit higher than what you would find on Alibaba. However we pride ourselves not in finding the cheapest supplier. We pride ourselves in finding the most suitable fit and supplier for you that can meet all your demands and requirements.

We try our best to find the right supplier for you, meaning we FOCUS on the best fit for your product and personal requirements. Sometimes these can be trading companies who work closely with the actual factory. And very often the trading company has better prices than the actual factory. This could be due to the following reasons:

1. The factory itself does not have an export license

2. The trading company is the exclusive agent for export

3. The trading company has a long history with the factory and is the only one getting the best prices

Many suppliers on Alibaba offer low prices on the site itself to get your attention. Often these prices are based on very high order quantities and do not include any certification, packaging or other requirements. Furthermore, suppliers often treat private individuals different then professional sourcing companies. We will check certificate validity, relevance and we WILL find mistakes and follow up issues even after shipment that they would not expect private individuals to know/to do. Hence prices offered on Alibaba are often click bait offers and in most cases you’ll be ending up with much higher prices than if we would inquire with the suppliers in the first case. The prices that you’ll receive from us are based on your exact inquiry including certifications & all other requirements that you gave us.

No. The prices you receive from us are transparent and the same prices that the suppliers would give you. We charge our upfront fee and thats it. Since we also give you the suppliers contacts you can check with them yourself.

Yes, we offer a significantly lower price package for the reorder of the same item with the same manufacturer.

Yes of course.  We can simply consolidate your samples from different suppliers and send them bundled to you but if you wish we can also check the samples in-depth with a detailed report from us before sending them out. This way we can avoid extra costs to you and filter out samples that do not meet your standards.

When you hire us full time as a sourcing agent we most likely hire an additional person in our office. Meaning we have to file insurances, pension, social security etc. which we cannot set with a cut off date of less than 1 month.

We’ve helped customers in the past however we decided to discontinue this service. Reason being is that you will end up paying more than paying directly to the supplier. Here’s an example: Assumed product costs: 5000$ Transfer Fee to our Hong Kong bank account: 3% Transfer Fee from our account to suppliers account: 3% If via PayPal, extra 6% fees on both sides. So you might be ending up paying 12% more than if you would transfer directly to the supplier.

While we take care of the entire process for you; external costs such as inspections, sample sending, photography & logistics is not included. However we will offer you our trusted service partners who we’ve worked with for years that have a lot of experience with eCommerce.