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What we charge, and what everyone else is hiding.

Our fee is a line on the invoice. Freight and duty are quoted at cost. There is no rebate, no rate spread, and no handling charge that appears after you have paid a deposit.

Service fee

Set by order value, then adjusted by how much work it is.

The fee follows the work, not only the money. A single market and a single supplier cost us less time, and the rate moves with that.

Under USD 5,000The band where most new clients start

8%min. USD 150

USD 5,000 – 20,000Single container loads, repeat suppliers

Above USD 20,000Full containers, steady volume

3–4%

Inspection, consolidation and export onlyYou already pay the factory

from 1.5%

Yiwu and Linyi general merchandiseOne market, one trip, many SKUs

from 3%

Worked examples

Three real shapes of order.

Illustrative only. Duty rates and freight move constantly, and your quote will be built on the day you ask.

Example A

Phone accessories

4 CBM LCL, Ningbo → Lagos

Goods3,000

Fee at 8%240

Freight420

Duty and clearance780

Landed4,440

Example B

Ceramic tiles

1 × 20ft, Foshan → Mombasa

Goods12,000

Fee at 5%600

Freight1,900

Duty and clearance3,100

Landed17,600

Example C

Yiwu general goods

3 CBM consolidated → Tema

Goods4,500

Fee at 4%180

Freight350

Duty and clearance450

Landed5,480

All figures in USD. Duty depends on HS code and destination. It is the line clients underestimate most, and the reason a cheap clearance quote usually means a low declaration.

Scope

Inside the fee

Sourcing — approaching two or three factories per item
Negotiation — price and spec confirmed in Mandarin
Follow-up — weekly status until the goods are ready
Inspection — photos and a written report before balance
Consolidation — carton marking and warehouse handling
Export — declaration, booking, full document set
One factory visit in Guangzhou or Yiwu per order

At cost

Outside it, on the invoice

Freight, insurance and destination charges
Duty, VAT and clearing agent fees at your port
Samples and courier
Testing or certification — SGS, SONCAP, PVoC
Travel outside Guangzhou, Yiwu and Linyi
Bank charges on either side
Storage beyond seven days after inspection

Read the quote closely

If the fee is 1%, the fee isn't 1%.

An agent quoting one or two points on a small order is losing money on the visible line and recovering it on an invisible one. Every one of these is worth checking before you send a deposit.

Ask any agent, including us, to put the RMB rate they are using, the freight they were quoted, and any factory rebate in writing. The ones who cannot are the ones taking it.

Factory rebate The factory pays the agent 2–5% back for the volume. You never see it, and your price already includes it.

Exchange rate spread You are quoted a rate 1–3% worse than the interbank rate of the day. On USD 10,000 that is the whole fee.

Freight mark-up The forwarder charges 900, you are charged 1,250, and nobody shows you the forwarder's invoice.

Duty under-declaration A low value gets the container through cheaply, until it is inspected, seized, or your name lands on a list.

Deposit float Your 30% sits in their account for two months before it reaches the factory. Some agents run on that float.

Settlement

How you pay, and why it matters

Dollars are scarce in most African markets, and the informal route for getting RMB into China is the biggest risk a buyer takes. It is also the one your agent usually decides for you.

We don't take that route. Payment arrives as a trade payment with an invoice behind it, which is why your bank sees a commercial transaction rather than a transfer to a name you cannot explain.

Accepted

USD transfer to the company account
Local currency through licensed settlement where the corridor supports it
Split payment — 30% / 70%

Not accepted

Cash to a private account
Money changers and RMB drops
Third-party payment from someone not on the invoice

Bank charges on the sending side are yours; charges on our side are ours. That is in the invoice terms, not discovered later.

Send one product and see the actual number.

No obligation and no account to create. If the maths doesn't work for you, you will know in four days.

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