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How our fee works, and what it is not hiding

One question tells you more about any sourcing agent than its rate card: does it take ownership of your goods?

We never take title to your goods. They are bought on your account, the factory invoice is visible to you, and our fee sits beside it as a separate line. That is the whole basis on which the numbers below make sense.

Why that matters more than the percentage

A trading company presenting itself as an agent buys your goods and resells them. Its margin lives inside the unit price, where you cannot see or audit it — so a low stated "fee" can sit on top of a marked-up product and still cost you more.

Because our margin is only ever the stated fee, a lower factory price is entirely yours. We have no incentive to steer you toward a supplier who pays us better, because none of them do.

Ask any prospective agent, in writing: do you take ownership of the goods, and is your fee stated separately from the invoice? The answer predicts more than the rate does.

Two structures

Structure A

Commission

5 %
of order value

Scales with what you buy. Suits repeat and variable ordering, and multi-SKU catalogues where the work moves with the volume.

  • Supplier identification and verification
  • Negotiation and order placement
  • Production follow-up
  • Shipping coordination
Structure B

Flat project fee

$1,800
per project, agreed up front

Fixed regardless of order size. Suits a single large order, where a percentage would be out of proportion to the work involved.

  • Everything in Structure A
  • Scope fixed in writing before work starts
  • Predictable cost on large orders
Standalone

Single services

$320
per audit or inspection

For buyers who already have suppliers and want one piece of the work done properly.

  • Factory audit, with a dated report
  • Pre-shipment inspection
  • Supplier verification

Free, no obligation

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