China Sourcing Agent Foshan Shunde Wholesale Furniture Market Guide
Buying Agent
How To Find A Good Sourcing Agent?
China still is the cheapest country for manufacturers and retailers
in the US to source for parts and goods. China has proven wrong the
concept of low wage equates to low skill. China is a country that
offers low wages to highly skilled workers. This is one of the
reasons a lot of Western establishment, the US included, are
sourcing most of their parts and goods from China.
China offers a combination of low cost, well-developed skills and
policies that are investor-friendly. It is therefore not a surprise
that organizations from all parts of the world want to establish
businesses in China.
There are however a lot of companies who want to source parts and
goods from China but are not so keen in setting up a full-blown and
company-owned buying office in the country. This is where sourcing
agents from China come in.
How to Source Products from China?
You can choose from a number of options if you want to source
products from China.
This is the most cost-effective and easiest option. You can do your
search through Google or Bing. You can also make use of B2B
(business-to-business) platforms such as Alibaba, Made-in-China.com
and Global Services. You can organize your search by filtering
legitimate suppliers. You can also rely on good reviews. Most B2B
sourcing platforms provide a list of endorsed suppliers and
blacklisted suppliers.
Although not all suppliers are conscious of their social media
presence, they can be a good source for reviews and feedbacks of
probable suppliers. Additionally, there are groups in LinkedIn that
focus on China suppliers such as China Sourcing and the China
Sourcing Forum. You can also check for any complaints against a
supplier at the Ripoff Report.
By attending trade shows you get to meet legitimate suppliers. You
can meet them face to face and they can thoroughly explain their
company profiles, products, production capabilities and other major
business concerns. The Canton Fair is China’s largest trade fair
that is held twice a year. The East China Fair on the other hand is
China’s largest regional trade fair. Both trade fairs attract
thousands of potential buyers. Chinese suppliers also attend most
industry specific trade fairs in the US such as the Las Vegas
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
A sourcing agent is someone who has the capability to help you with
the sourcing and procurement process. When you hire a sourcing
agent, he can help with the entire buying process from identifying
a supplier all the way to shipment and logistics management.
