May 2026
Shengde forwarder, Guangzhou
Brokerage house
SORVA
We buy for you, on the ground,
from factory floor to container.
Sourcing & trade, China-Europe
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What we do
Brokers, not a platform.
A brokerage house between China and Europe. We buy on the ground, across China and at the Canton Fair, and run things from Paris. You import direct, with no opaque middlemen and no dormant stock. Not a platform. Contracts we put our name to.
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vetted exhibitors at the Canton Fair
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between Paris and Guangzhou
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working languages · FR · EN · 中文
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for a first reply
International sourcing
From China to your markets.
Two partners, one Mandarin-speaking relay on the ground in China.
01Léo Thuel
Managing Director
Buyer based in China. Year-round in Guangzhou, on the trade-show floors and inside the workshops. Works in French and English; Mandarin is handled by our local partner on the ground.
- Based in
- On the ground in Guangzhou
- Languages
- FR · EN
- Role
- Managing Director
Our commitment
«You always work with a partner, never a junior.»
02Thomas Magnier
President
Leads company structuring and the relationship with European buyers. Primary point of contact for contracting and commercial follow-up.
- Based in
- From Paris
- Languages
- FR · EN
- Role
- President
- Focus
- Structuring & contracts
On the ground in China
Poly Finance Plaza · 保利金融大都汇
Tianhe financial district · Guangzhou · 广州
We walk the aisles of the Canton Fair twice a year.
We speak Mandarin on the factory floor.
We pay the suppliers. We hold the deadlines.
We sign the contracts. You carry no stock.
We walk the aisles of the Canton Fair twice a year.
We speak Mandarin on the factory floor.
We pay the suppliers. We hold the deadlines.
We sign the contracts. You carry no stock.
We walk the aisles of the Canton Fair twice a year.
We speak Mandarin on the factory floor.
We pay the suppliers. We hold the deadlines.
We sign the contracts. You carry no stock.
We walk the aisles of the Canton Fair twice a year.
We speak Mandarin on the factory floor.
We pay the suppliers. We hold the deadlines.
We sign the contracts. You carry no stock.
We walk the aisles of the Canton Fair twice a year.
We speak Mandarin on the factory floor.
We pay the suppliers. We hold the deadlines.
We sign the contracts. You carry no stock.
We walk the aisles of the Canton Fair twice a year.
We speak Mandarin on the factory floor.
We pay the suppliers. We hold the deadlines.
We sign the contracts. You carry no stock.
Four movements, one promise: your peace of mind.
Sourcing
We map the manufacturers that fit your specifications, from Guangdong to Zhejiang. Every candidate goes through a technical and commercial qualification grid before reaching you.
Canton Fair
Twice a year, our team walks the Canton Fair. Thirty thousand exhibitors gather under one roof. For you, that means direct access to hundreds of manufacturers, met, compared and qualified in person.
01/03International Pavilion
Negotiation
Our local partner negotiates in Mandarin, at market price. Informed competitive bidding, transparent factory margins, payment terms tuned to your cash flow. We defend your interests as our own.
01/03Supplier negotiation, Guangzhou
Delivery
We follow production, pre-shipment inspection and export from Guangzhou or Ningbo. Containers reach your warehouse with customs paperwork in order and a single point of contact throughout.
What's happening right now.
Photos taken in the last few weeks across South China, by us, on the ground. Forwarders, workshops, labeled bales, dockside cartons.
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Cartons ready for export
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Loading, Tianhe district
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Dimension inspection
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Forwarder hub, wide view
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Pre-loading storage
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Labeled bales, export-ready
Three levers, one point of contact.
Every engagement is structured around three economic levers. You see exactly what you pay, when, and why.
Initial pack
3,500 € - 8,000 €
Project framing, supplier mapping, sampling and a first audit. Billed once at kickoff.
Monthly retainer
1,500 € - 4,500 € / month
Ongoing operational oversight: production, inspections, supplier adjustments, weekly check-in. Adjusted to volume.
Commission on volume
6% - 12%
Percentage of FOB value delivered. Aligns our compensation with shipped results, not hours billed.
Ranges shown are our typical engagements. Every project is quoted after an initial conversation.
What our first clients will say.
We are launching the company in 2026. First missions are under way. This space will hold real, verified testimonials, with the context of each intervention.
In the meantime, facts, not promises
A permanent base in Guangzhou
Poly Finance Plaza, in the Tianhe financial district. On the show floors and inside the workshops year-round, not behind a screen.
At every Canton Fair
Twice a year: a curated path to 30,000+ exhibitors, not a directory.
What we commit to.
Four commitments that hold from the very first engagement, before the first testimonial.
Pre-shipment inspection
No container leaves without a check. We follow production and inspect the goods before loading; when a project calls for it, we commission an independent third-party inspector.
You carry no stock
We pay suppliers from the house account and put our name to the contracts. You pay for goods delivered, not for a warehouse sitting idle.
One point of contact
From the first sample to unloading, you always work with a partner. No junior relay, no anonymous support desk.
Reply within 24 hours
Every request gets a first read and clear next steps within 24 business hours.
Frequently asked questions.
What buyers ask us most often before entrusting us with a sourcing brief.
All three. We set the Incoterm with you depending on how much logistics you want to handle: EXW if you manage transport, FOB from a Chinese port most often, or DDP delivered duty paid if you would rather touch nothing. The choice is made in the brief.
Not necessarily. Minimum quantities depend on the manufacturer and the product. Part of our work is negotiating reasonable first runs, then scaling volume once the supplier has proven itself.
We follow production on site and inspect the goods before loading, with photos and reports. When a project calls for it, we commission an independent third-party inspector. Nothing ships without sign-off.
The house pays suppliers from its own account and puts its name to the contracts. You do not wire a deposit to a factory you have never met: you deal with us, and we carry the relationship.
An agent introduces you and takes a commission; the contract, the payment and the risk stay with you, facing the factory. We are a brokerage house: we contract in our own name, pay suppliers from our own account and answer for a delivered result. You carry no stock and deal with a single counterpart, us.
Expect a few weeks for sampling and qualification, then the production time specific to the product, plus three to five weeks of sea freight to Europe. We hand you a firm timeline at kickoff.
A platform introduces you, then leaves you alone with the factory. We are on the ground: we meet manufacturers at the Canton Fair, negotiate in Mandarin, control production and answer for a delivered result. Not an algorithm, people.
Let's talk about your project.
Three fields are enough. We reply within 24 hours, in person.
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