What you receive
- A written weekly report: orders, production, prices, incidents, decisions.
- A written scope defines the products, suppliers, visits, inspections and external expenses agreed before commitment.
Ongoing support
Your buying office in China, without opening a subsidiary
Operational representation and coordination of your purchasing in China within the agreed scope. A written scope defines the products, suppliers, visits, inspections and external expenses agreed before commitment.
Monthly follow-up at €490 excluding VAT per month covers your existing suppliers and includes two inspections monthly.
- The dedicated office at €1,490 excluding VAT per month is a quotation basis for purchasing representation and coordination.
- Visits, inspections and expenses are agreed in writing according to scope; reporting remains weekly.
Included
- Price and terms negotiation with your factories, continuously.
- Operational representation and coordination of your purchasing in China within the agreed scope.
Not included
- What the factories charge for goods, and carriage, rebilled at cost.
- Travel outside China and trade fair entry fees, rebilled at cost.
- Regulatory and technical studies, which remain separate services.
What you send us
- The scope of your buying: product families, annual volumes, seasonality.
- A list of your current suppliers and the state of your open orders.
- The name of your single contact, so the team never receives conflicting instructions.
When it applies
You buy all year across several product families and simple follow-up no longer covers it. 
You are considering a buying office in China and want to measure the real need first. 
You attend trade fairs and lose days filtering stands nobody shortlisted for you.
Frequently asked
01How does this differ from monthly management?
Monthly follow-up at €490 excluding VAT per month covers your existing suppliers and includes two inspections monthly. The dedicated office at €1,490 excluding VAT per month is a quotation basis for purchasing representation and coordination. Visits, inspections and expenses are agreed in writing according to scope; reporting remains weekly.
Bespoke
Large programmes stay bespoke
For a bespoke assignment, the quotation specifies any initial fee, retainer, commission and external expenses. Only the agreed items are combined.
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