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Pricing

The price isn't here. What it's made of, is.

The price depends on your product, your volume and the date, so putting a number on this page would mean inventing it. What we can tell you is exactly how many pieces what you pay is split into — which is what almost nobody tells you until it's too late.
The breakdown

Four things, and only one of them is ours

When an import quote reaches you as a single number, you can't tell where your money went. We split it like this from the start.
Item
ItemWhat it isWho it goes to
The goods What you pay the factory for your product. It goes straight to them: we don't add a margin on top or hide a commission inside the unit price.To the factory
International freight Sea or air depending on urgency and volume. It's the carrier's or airline's rate and it moves with the season: it rises in the Chinese high season, and nobody controls that.To the carrier or airline
Taxes and clearance Duty, ITBIS and DGA charges. Your product's tariff classification defines it, not us. We tell you which applies before you buy, not once the cargo is already at the port.To the State and the customs broker
Our work Factory sourcing and vetting, purchase management, inspection, consolidation and shipping coordination. It's the only thing we charge for and it always sits on its own line.To Axira
Our fee

How ours is worked out

  • A percentage of the purchase

    When we manage the whole purchase, our work is charged as a percentage of the value of the goods at the factory. It's agreed before we start and doesn't change mid-operation.

  • Or a flat fee for a single service

    If you only need a factory vetted or a production inspected that you've already bought, that's charged as a separate service, at a fixed fee.

  • And it's charged in stages

    We don't ask for everything up front. The fee is split between the start and the close of the operation, so your money and our incentive point the same way.

What's always included

  • The itemised quote, with the four items kept separate
  • Communication in English with a person who has a name
  • Your operation tracked by stage, with dates
  • Receipts for the pass-through costs we hand on to you

What isn't included

  • The cost of the goods, the freight and the taxes: those are yours and go separately
  • Extra storage if the cargo sits at the port for something outside our control
  • Changes to the order after the factory has started production
  • Cargo insurance, which is contracted separately and which we recommend taking
Money questions

What people ask and almost nobody answers

Because there isn't just one. Bringing a container from a factory you already know doesn't cost the same as finding you three new factories, vetting them and inspecting two productions. Publishing a single number would mean overcharging half our clients. What we do is tell you yours before you start, and in writing.

No. We charge one side only: yours. If we charged both, we'd have an incentive to take you to the factory that pays us best, not the one that serves you best.

Yes, and it happens often. Some clients already have their factory and only hire us for the inspection before shipping. Every service can be taken on its own.

We tell you as soon as we know, with the new number and the choice of waiting or shipping. Freight is the carrier's rate: we don't set it and we don't hide it inside another line.

Let's start

Tell us what you want to bring in

With the product, a rough quantity and when you need it, we can already start looking for your factory.