Our fee is public, published and separate
Most sourcing intermediaries make money inside your unit price, which means the more they inflate it, the more they earn. We publish our fee instead, so our incentive stays pointed toward getting you the lowest factory price possible.
Every dollar, itemised
This is the complete breakdown of what you pay. If a cost is not listed here, it does not exist.
- 1
Factory ex-works price
What the manufacturer charges you, unchanged.
- 2
Domestic pickup & warehousing
Collected from the factory, held until loading.
- 3
Consolidation & ocean freight
Shared container space, quoted from two forwarders.
- 4
Export documentation
MSDS, dangerous goods packing certificate, customs filing.
- 5
Our service fee
Percentage above, invoiced separately and never inside unit price.
Published fee schedule
You pay the factory what the factory charges. We forward their quotation sheet to you line by line, and we bill our service fee separately, visible on the same invoice. Nothing is bundled into your unit price.
- 8%
Up to US$5,000
US$150 minimum · Small trial orders and sample-size purchases.
- 5%
US$5,001 - 20,000
Typical first container-topping or mixed-SKU order.
- 4%
US$20,001 - 50,000
Pallet and LCL consolidation orders.
- 3% or negotiable
US$50,000+
Full container loads and recurring supply programmes.
Sourcing, sampling, quoting and freight comparison are always free.
Factory invoice line by line
You receive the factory quotation exactly as it was given to us, including unit prices and packaging detail, before you approve anything.
Fee calculated on goods value only
Freight, documentation and testing are passed through at cost. We do not mark up services we did not perform.
No fee if you do not order
Sourcing, quoting, negotiating and freight comparison cost nothing. The fee only exists once you place an order that actually ships.
What is genuinely hard to quote upfront
Freight rates move with the season, dangerous goods surcharges depend on the exact formulation, and private label tooling is quoted per SKU by the factory. Rather than giving you a rounded number that changes later, we quote these items against live forwarder pricing on the day you ask, and we show you the two quotes side by side so you can see the comparison yourself.
Get a quote on your own orderTell us what you need. We will tell you what it really costs.
No registration, no obligation and no cost until you place an order. If importing makes no sense for your volume, we will say that too.
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Working hours
Mon-Sat, 09:00-19:00 (UTC+8)
We are in China time, so enquiries overnight land first thing.
How we handle your enquiry
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