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Following Problems
When you are sourcing products from China?
New to China Sourcing
Wondering how to find (best) suppliers in China? Fairs, Alibaba, Global Sources… what else and which one is the best? Sourcing from China seems to be very complicated. You don't even know how to go about it.
Low Efficiency
You are better at marketing. You don't have time to speak with 20+ Chinese suppliers per product. Esp. when time difference, language barrier, and unprofessional sales rep. all "attack" you. The communication cost is high but efficiency is low.
Pricing and Quality Dilemma
Many suppliers seem to be a middleman. High pricing from China supplier means a very low profit of your business, but if the pricing is low, you are not sure whether they'll provide quality products that are to your market standard.
Quantity Dilemma
You want to try a small quantity but many China suppliers are having very high MOQ. Some of them don't even reply. You may also have more than one product that you want to ship out together, but they can't do the consolidation for you.
Before Placing an Order
You send inquiries but they ask loads of questions. Most of China suppliers and sourcing companies only care about whether there's a real order and it's big or not. They don't know how to solve your "problem" at all.
After Placing the Order
They rarely keep you posted the order process. Before the order is placed, they promise OK for everything. When the lead time is due, they feedback they need more time. Or even worse, after the goods are received, defects are found…
China Sourcing Services
Product Sourcing
Regularly, we will speak with at least 15 product vendors in China for each one product and then select 3-5 suppliers that can provide better offers and better fit your needs. You will get a supplier sourcing report within 48 hours typically. You can check and decide which vendor will best match your request.
Finding your best fit suppliers and verification take time. A lot of time. You don’t need to get your hands dirty for all the details. You can actually be free from these hassles (All the effective or noneffective communication, cultural and time difference, struggling with scammer screening etc). Instead, you will be able to devote your precious time into other core parts of the work like marketing, management, increasing sales etc.
Product Development
You may have an incredible product idea that can sell like crazy in the market, but you are not sure how to make it happen. No worry. Let us know your idea and if you have your own design or drawing, which would be more helpful, we can help you to find the best fit factory to make your design to be a real product.
Regularly, it would involve sampling and sometimes we’ll need to develop and improve the product to higher and better versions. Private labels with your desired brand name and LOGO on the packages or finished products will also be viable.
Sample Handling
A sample is more of a standard that we can define whether the product is of quality and to your requirement or not. It is one of the key processes to get your order done right.
We can collect the sample from your prospective supplier(Regular they would charge a certain amount of cost for the sample). Afterward, we will check and test on the sample, make reports and record videos and send to you for evaluation.
Based on the information, if the sample failed, we will see how to move on. If the sample is to your standard, you could either choose to let me ship the sample to you so that you can get a real touch on the actual product or you may not need to feel the sample by yourself and you can decide whether to approve it after seeing the reports and videos.
Business Trip Accompany
Some of you may need to come to China and pay an on-site visit to different suppliers. It can be visiting Chinese factories or wholesale marketplaces or fairs/trade shows/conference etc.
If you are new to China, we can be of help along your business trip in China, interpret for you and guide you to where you need to head for. It can save you tons of time and effectively avoid any misunderstanding between you and your prospective vendors in China.
Negotiation
To get the best offers, we can negotiate with the suppliers as your sourcing agent, on behalf of you and your company. We could try to speak directly to their boss or the decision maker case by case, as we are free of the language barrier. It gives bigger chance to get better quotes and terms for you.
We could also negotiate based on the sources that we have to get as best sourcing results for you as possible. In our post of “How to negotiate with suppliers”, more details and suggestions are presented.
Order Tracking & Reports
Your order(s) will be closely tracked by periods. You will be able to know exactly what is going on in each period of the order process. You can refer to our weekly reports and case by case photos and videos can be available as well. It will make sure that your ordered products are under control.
Rather than getting surprises from your supplier right before your shipping date, you will know what’s happening and if ever any issue happens, you still have time to let the supplier make up to you.
Quality Inspection
Quality control is one of the most importance processes to make sure that you get the products what you want them to be like. To monitor thoroughly the entire process, it would involve order tracking from beginning to the end(on-site factory visit is available when needed). Apart from this, inspection is another useful “tool” to ensure products are of quality to your standard and related requirements. (Regularly there are these 4 types of inspection. Pre-Production Inspection, Mid Production Inspection, Post Production Inspection, Pre-Shipment & Loading Inspection)
We can carry out particular inspection based on international standard of ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1). Take Pre-shipment inspection as a quick example, the inspection details would be like appearance, functions, measurement/sizes, performance, colors, specifications etc. After the inspection, the inspector will make an inspection report, showing the inspected result details, including whether the goods conform or don't conform or are pending. The inspected cartons will be sealed with MatchSourcing tape and label.
Shipping Arrangement
We have good connections with good shipping agents/forwarders in different locations in China. We can match the right shipping option and channels for you. The options(shipping by ocean or by air or other channels) would regularly depend on the product category, weight and volume and shipping time request. We can also help with the export document.
Basically, we can help you to ship your cargo from China to your warehouse or specified address (door to door ) in different countries. If you need help, we can also consolidate your goods and ship them out together.
Risk Controlling
We can verify your potential supplier's document information including business license, registered details, business scope etc. On-site factory visit is also available when necessary. Making sure the supplier be trustworthy is one of the best ways to control your business risk.
Due to the difference of all the languages, laws and regulations and geography, it is basically mission impossible to safeguard your legal right, especially for small amount orders. It could cost you much much more to safeguard your right(chances are that at the end of the day you win but you pay much more cost than your original loss).
If necessary, we could sign with the supplier in both Chinese and English contract. Chinese contract is legally effective in China and Chinese suppliers would take into account China Laws. If it is international laws, it’s often not the case then. Only with Chinese effective contracts, their business operations will be kept within bounds and controlled by local Administration for Industry and Commerce.
FAQ’s
I don’t know you. How can I trust you?
It couldn’t be easier to find a sourcing company or sourcing agent in China. There are “free sourcing” services out there as well, but at the end of the day, buyers have to pay in whatever forms.
What we are trying to do for new clients is providing free sourcing reference instead. Free sourcing reference will include the supplier offers and the company basic background excluding contact information.
It is for your basic evaluation – whether we can get you a good result. We look for potential suppliers and deliver corresponding offers to you for free. (It’s a limited spot campaign each week so that we have stable time to do quality sourcing.)
You can consider going further with our charged sourcing services only after you find the sourcing result reference interesting.
You got nothing to loose. Rather you can get a market pricing information.
Can I work with the suppliers directly?
YES YES YES. You will have total access to your prospective suppliers if you use our charged sourcing services. You are going to work with the direct supplier or vendor. It means you buy from the supplier instead of from us. We are NOT a middle person or a trading company. What you will pay us is the sourcing service fee depending on what we do for you.
What, are you kidding? Why the heck is the chance of vendors other than factories?
Don’t get us wrong. The vendors can be factories / wholesalers / dealers etc. The final choice is your call. You can decide whichever that matches your sourcing request best.
Quick words about vendor type of wholesalers/dealers: If your order quantity is not big for first order or your project needs different product items with small quantity, there is good chance that the factory won’t work with you.
Sometimes factories may not be the best choice for you. Most factories are running based on thin profit on bulk orders. So they have minimum order quantity(MOQ) which we don’t like. On the other hand, other vendor options can have a fast turnaround and reasonable offer for you.
How do you come up with suppliers?
We will select suppliers through some rounds. Long story, short: Background, Qualification, Expertise, Industry Experience, “Matching Level” to your particular case.Read more about how to find best suppliers in China.
Would you have preferred relationships with suppliers?
NO
- We only speak with suppliers that can well match your particular sourcing needs.
- We never take commissions from suppliers. The sourcing and procurement will be 100% transparent and objective to protect your benefit.
Where do you find the suppliers?
Typical channels are like Alibaba, Global Sources, Taobao, 1688, AliExpress, Exhibitions / Fairs / Conferences, Directories, Industry Clusters, Industry Association and more.
First of all, it’s easy to find suppliers and get quotes by yourself or from sourcing agents. The thing we are doing is to take care of the tedious but important details and make the entire procurement process safe, fast and simple. You can just sit back and reap the benefit. We are aiming to be your “hassle-killer” instead of an "asymmetric information seller”.
Second of all, supplier verification and evaluation play a big role and it's what we will do also do for you.
How do you charge for your sourcing services?
Please visit our pricing page pricing page.
What's the payment method?
You can make payment via different ways:
- By Bank Wire (T/T)
- By Western Union
- By Paypal
Are you limited to any particular industry?
No. We are capable across a wide range of industries due to our extensive experience sourcing from China.
How much will it cost to produce prototypes? Can you handle samples for me?
The sampling cost will differ from different industries and products. It also depends on the actual cost during the sampling.
We can handle samples for you and delivery sample performance report to you before shipping to you. It can save you unnecessary freight cost in case the sample is not to your request.
I have some existing suppliers. Can you handle the sourcing?
Definitely. Send you specific requests about what you want us to do for you. We can arrange things like negotiation, order tracking, supplier relationship management, shipping and export assistance, and much more.
How do I start working with you?
Click here and send your request to get your free sourcing result reference within 2 working days (usually, it’s faster like 24 hours).
