Sourcing notes
What happens on the factory floor.
Working notes from buying in China: how to check a supplier before money moves, where a quotation actually comes from, and what an inspection report is telling you. Written after the fact, from orders we ran.
Pricing
EXW, FOB or DDP: which China price is actually cheaper
The same tile quoted EXW at USD 6.80 and DDP at USD 11.20 is not a 65% price difference, it is two different scopes. Compare landed cost per unit at your door, or nothing has been compared yet.
24 Oct 20265 min readPricingWhat a China sourcing agent’s 2–8% actually pays for
A 2–8% sourcing fee on a USD 30,000 order is USD 1,500, which is USD 45–60 an hour for the 25–35 hours the job takes. A fee charged on the saving cannot be checked before you commit.
16 Oct 20264 min read