Many people might ask this question - Why would I bother wasting money to hire an agent to do the job while most suppliers in China use the common language(English).
Answers to this question are as following:
It is hard to tell if you are dealing with a supplier who owns a factory or you are just dealing with an agent. I know many sourcing agents who just work in a small home office, claiming to their customers that they own a factory.
Even if you do dealing with a supplier who owns a factory, there still will be a lot of headaches dealing with them. Some of the suppliers like to play tricks after you paid them the deposit, most common cases are delaying the delivery date. You need to push them again and again. Since you are so far away from them, you can go to their factory to check what is going on.
That’s the most simple reason for you to hire an agent to do your sourcing job. You need someone working on behalf of you representing your benefits.
Here are the services available:
- Sourcing
- Consulting
- Translating
- Factory Auditing
- Cargo Inspection
Pricing:
- Commission Based
Sourcing and consulting can be charged with commission, and the commission rate is negotiable. Almost free of charge before the deal is made with the supplier. - Trip Based
All the services available can be charged on business trips that need to make. The price depends on the distance of the business trip. Also free of charge if no business trip is made.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to drop me a line.
