Sourcing · Quality control · Logistics — from Shenzhen [email protected]
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A three-person team, on purpose

We're not an agency with a sales floor. There are three of us, and the person you email is the person doing the work.

How we got here

We kept getting the same question

We started in freight forwarding, moving other people's cargo. Again and again, clients asked us the same thing: "Do you know a good factory for this?" We did — we'd been visiting them for years. What they needed next was someone to check the goods before they shipped, which is another thing we already did. Sourcing comes before shipping, so we started doing that too.

Today the three of us cover sourcing, quality control and logistics between us. We take two or three clients at a time, because this is not work you can do at scale without cutting corners. If we're full, we'll tell you.

Who you'll work with

Three people, no handoffs

Client & sourcing

Ten years of talking to factories and the people who buy from them. Runs the shortlist and the negotiation.

Logistics & space

Books the space, argues with forwarders, and knows which routes are congested before the news does.

English desk & ocean freight

Everything you read from us in English passes through her desk. Also runs the ocean freight side.

What we won't do

The lines we don't cross

Take factory commissionNot on samples, not on orders. Our fee is the only money we make from you.
Act as your importerWe don't buy and resell. You own the goods and the relationship with the factory.
Hold your moneyDeposits go from you to the factory. We're not a payment intermediary.
Hide bad newsIf a factory is failing, you hear it the same day we do.

Say hello

Fifteen minutes on a call usually settles it. We'll tell you straight if we're not the right fit.

Book a 15-min call