Fees & pricing
Transparency starts on this page. No surprise quote: on mandate and brokerage engagements our fee is stated; in trading, the price is global and firm.
A landed price breaks down, line by line.
- 01Step · Factory price
The goods, negotiated directly with the factory.
- 02Step · Sea freight
Guangzhou or Ningbo to your port, booked at the right time.
- 03Step · Customs
Duties and entry costs, computed before you order.
- ×1.20
The typical order of magnitude for a landed cost, VAT aside.
Every line is named in our proposals. The calculator gives you your own breakdown in two minutes.
Three formulas
For a bespoke assignment, the quotation specifies any initial fee, retainer, commission and external expenses. Only the agreed items are combined.
Our compensation, aligned with your volumes.
- Purchasing mandate or brokerage: you see the factory price
- For purchasing mandates and brokerage, the quotation specifies the commission, any service fees and agreed external expenses. These charges are combined only when the quotation provides for it. In trading, the selling price is a total price.
- No stock on your side
- Decreases as your volumes grow
The groundwork that secures everything else.
- Specification framed with you
- Mapping of candidate factories
- Quotes compared line by line
- Samples ordered and approved
- A written recommendation, ready to sign
Continuous steering of your orders.
- Production followed week by week
- Inspection before every loading
- Ongoing price negotiation
- Logistics and customs documents
- A dedicated contact you can reach directly
In trading there is no commission: we buy for our own account and sell you a firm, delivered, all-in price that is not itemised. Fee schedule for mandate and brokerage engagements: edition of 12 September 2026, attached to every quotation. The detail fits your sector and your volumes. Clear proposal after a first conversation, no obligation.
Single services and programmes carry a published price
Supplier verification, factory visits, pre-shipment inspection, compliance studies, full programmes: these services carry their price and are paid online. The fees described below remain the route for bespoke programmes.
01Why three lines instead of one price?
For purchasing mandates and brokerage, the quotation specifies the commission, any service fees and agreed external expenses. These charges are combined only when the quotation provides for it. In trading, the selling price is a total price.
02Is the monthly fee a commitment?
It adjusts to the real intensity of your programme and is open to discussion. A one-off project is not structured like recurring sourcing.
03Does the commission stack on a price margin?
For purchasing mandates and brokerage, the quotation specifies the commission, any service fees and agreed external expenses. These charges are combined only when the quotation provides for it. In trading, the selling price is a total price.