Pricing
One fee: 5% of the order value. Here is exactly what it covers.
Our fee is 5% of the order value.
No subscription. No monthly retainer. No tier you have to grow into. The fee appears as its own line on your quotation, so you can see what you are paying us and what the goods cost, separately.
Why we publish the rate: a sourcing partner whose fee is invisible is a sourcing partner you cannot audit. If we are worth the 5%, you should be able to check that from the document in front of you.
Included in the 5%
- Supplier screening and shortlisting — how the shortlist is built
- Price and term negotiation
- Sampling coordination and approval tracking — what a sample round looks like
- Production follow-up against the schedule
- Pre-shipment inspection coordination — what PSI covers
- Consolidation of multiple suppliers into one shipment
- Document set preparation and consistency check — the document check
- One point of contact, in your timezone where possible
Things that are not the 5%.
These are the other real costs that appear on an import quotation. Each is listed as its own line, so you can see what you are being charged for.
Goods
The largest number on any quotation: the unit price you are buying at, times the quantity. It depends on the material, the process and the volume you order.
Sampling & tooling
Sample production and, where the product needs it, mould or tooling cost. Quoted per project because it depends entirely on the product.
Freight & insurance
Quoted per shipment by weight, volume and route. We will show you the freight quote we received rather than a blended number.
Inspection
Where third-party inspection is used, the inspector’s fee. We do not mark this up. What an inspection report actually contains.
Testing & certification
Only where your product and your destination actually require it. We tell you what applies before production, not after. Which marks apply to which market.
Duties & taxes
Charged by your destination country. We can quote a landed estimate if you tell us the destination and the HS classification.
What a quotation looks like.
Structure first, figures second — the figures depend on your product. This is the layout you will receive.
| Line | Basis | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | Unit price × quantity | Per project |
| Service fee | 5% of goods value | 5% |
| Sampling / tooling | Quoted separately | Per project |
| Freight & insurance | By weight, volume, route | Per shipment |
| Inspection | Third-party fee, passed through | Third-party invoice |
| Testing / certification | Only if your product requires it | Third-party invoice |
Questions about money.
Is the 5% calculated before or after freight?
On the goods value, not on freight or on duties. Freight and duties are pass-through costs and charging a percentage on them would make our fee grow for no extra work.
Is there a minimum order value?
Not from us. Real minimums come from the factory and depend on the product — we cannot state one number that would be true across categories. Send us the product and we will give you the actual factory minimum. The product line pages show what each category is usually ordered in, and where it is made.
How fast do you reply?
Within 12 hours, China time, seven days a week. If something does come up on our side, you get a note telling you that, rather than silence. The first reply is written, not a phone call — if the answer depends on a factory’s cost or a test report coming back, that reply tells you what we are waiting for instead of leaving the question open.
When do I pay?
Payment milestones are agreed in writing before anything moves: normally a deposit at order confirmation and the balance against shipping documents. The exact split is set per order and stated on your schedule.
Can I see the factory’s own price?
You see the price you are buying at, with our service fee shown as its own line. We do not itemise the factory’s own cost, for the same reason any distributor or brand does not: the price you are quoted is the price for the work, not a cost-plus statement. If seeing the factory’s cost sheet is essential to your decision, say so at the start — we would rather tell you honestly that we are not the right partner for that.
Get a number for your product.
Send the product and the quantity. You receive a quotation with the fee shown separately, and the reasoning behind the supplier we chose.
How a project runs, step by step · What you receive at each stage · Where your product is made