5 to 10% of the goods value. That's the fee.
No monthly fees, no consulting hours. The only thing upfront is €100 for your first 5 SKUs, and it comes off the fee when you order. You see the fee before you commit and it doesn't move.
What moves the fee
5%
Sourcing
We find and verify the factory and negotiate the price. You run the rest.
7 to 8%
Sourcing and control
Adds samples, an NNN contract with the factory and quality checks during production.
10%
Custom, door to door
Custom products with tooling, plus we arrange shipping and customs.
Fee base: the goods value on the factory invoice, tooling included. Freight and duty are not in it. Invoiced with the deposit, when you place the order.
Itemised on your landed-cost sheet, never hidden in the fee
- Pre-shipment inspection
- Lab testing, when a certificate is missing
- Freight and insurance
- Customs duty and VAT
Where your money goes
Transparent
- 1You pay the factory 30% on its proforma.
- 2Our fee invoice, 5 to 10% of the goods value, with the deposit.
- 3Inspection before release. You pay the factory the 70% balance.
All-in-one
- 1One proforma from us: goods and fee itemised.
- 2We pay the factory on its schedule.
- 3Inspection before release. One invoice, one contact.
In both: freight invoiced by the forwarder, duty and VAT by the customs broker, in your name.
Not sure? Take the transparent model: your money for the goods never passes through us unless you choose it.
Key terms of the agreement
- Fee fixed before the order. It doesn't move afterwards.
- Confidentiality both ways.
- Drawings, packaging IP and tooling are named as your property in the factory contract and in our agreement.
- Pre-shipment inspection per ISO 2859-1, AQL 2.5 major / 4.0 minor, unless you specify otherwise.
- Our liability is defined in the agreement, not in a footnote.
- Factory communication runs through us on every order: one contact for you, one for the factory.
- Croatian law, EU venue.
What we don't do
- Take orders under €10k.
- Hold stock. We source containers.
- Sell freight. We can help arrange.
- Run an office in China. Inspections are done by us or an accredited inspector.
- Sell factory lists.
- Give a warranty on the factory's behalf. The inspection is how we prevent that.
Pricing questions
How is your fee calculated and when do I pay it?
5 to 10% of the goods value on the factory invoice, tooling included, freight and duty not included. Agreed before you commit, and it doesn't move afterwards. What moves the fee: 5% to find, verify and negotiate. 7 to 8% adds samples, an NNN contract and quality checks during production. 10% for custom products with tooling, plus we arrange shipping and customs. Inspection, testing, freight and duty are itemised on your landed-cost sheet. No monthly fees, no "consulting" hours. The fee invoice goes out with the deposit: a separate invoice in the transparent model, itemised on the single proforma in the all-in-one model.
Who do I pay: the factory or you?
Both models, your call. Transparent: you pay the factory directly for the goods, 30% deposit on its proforma and the 70% balance before release. You pay us the fee, invoiced with the deposit, and the pre-shipment inspection, itemised per order and invoiced before it runs. Your money for the goods never passes through us. All-in-one: one proforma from us with goods, fee and inspection itemised; we pay the factory on its schedule. One invoice, one contact, less admin. In both: freight invoiced by the forwarder, duty and VAT by the customs broker, in your name. First order? Take transparent.
What if you can't beat my price?
Then you don't pay the fee. We tell you in writing. Like for like: our landed cost per unit, fee included, against your landed cost per unit today, same freight and duty assumptions, duty at the TARIC rate for the HS code on the day we quote. If we do beat it: fee 5 to 10% of the order, agreed before you commit, paid with the order. Only know your FOB? We build your landed cost with you from your last freight and customs invoices. That's the number we have to beat.
Do I have to pay anything upfront?
Only the price check: €100 + VAT for up to 5 SKUs, and it comes off our fee when you order. Each list is 3+ days of back-and-forth with factories, and the €100 keeps random requests out. Our fee comes with the order. The factory deposit (usually 30%) goes to the supplier, and the balance is paid before shipment.
See the numbers first.
Send one SKU or your whole catalog. Up to 5 SKUs cost €100, off our fee when you order. The fee only exists if you order.