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Based in Dalian, Buying Across China

Your Buying Team
in China, Paid by
the Percent

Toplink finds the supplier, checks the sample, handles payment, inspects the shipment and stores your goods until you want them shipped. You pay a published service fee — never a markup on the goods.

  • 3%

    Service Fee
    When you Already

  • 48h

    First Supplier
    Options on Most

  • 8

    Categories We
    Buy in Every Week

  • Payment Handled on Your Behalf
  • Goods Collected from Your Supplier
  • Faulty Units Returned or Replaced
  • Pre-Shipment Inspection and Dispatch
  • Warehousing in Dalian

Dropshipping and custom packaging are available on top of every model. Goods, freight and duties are paid at cost, direct to the supplier and forwarder.

Buying in China is a
Full-Time job. It is Ours.

An online quote is the easy part. What follows is not: chasing a factory that stops replying, paying in RMB, finding out at the port that a third of the cartons are wrong. We stand between you and all of it, in the same country and the same time zone as your supplier.

Toplink buyer walking a Chinese factory floor
GMT+8

We are at the factory while you sleep, and
answering email when you wake up.

  • We Go and Look

    Factories are visited in person before your deposit leaves your account.

  • You See It Before It Ships

    Samples and finished goods are photographed in our office, not described over email.

  • One Invoice, No Markup

    Factory price, freight and our fee, listed separately with the original receipts.

  • Nothing Sits at the Port

    Goods are consolidated and stored on our shelves until you release them.

Two Ways to Work with Us

Most buyers arrive in one of two situations: they already know the factory, or
they only know the product. The work is different, so the fee is different.

  • Factory Direct Purchasing

    For buyers with a factory or supplier already chosen. We become your hands on the ground.

    3%of order value
    • Payment made to your supplier
    • Goods collected and consolidated
    • Defective units replaced or returned
    • Inspection, dispatch and warehousing
    Minimum $100 when the order is under $3,500.
    Send Your Supplier Details

  • China Sourcing Service

    For buyers who know the product but not the maker. The bigger the order, the lower the rate.

    5–8%of order value
    • Supplier search and price negotiation
    • Samples ordered and checked before you commit
    • Payment, returns and replacements
    • Inspection, dispatch and warehousing
    Minimum $100 when the order is under $3,500.
    Tell Us What You Need

From Enquiry to Your Warehouse

Every order runs through the same six stages. You get a named contact in
Dalian and photo updates at each handover.

  • 01

    Enquiry

    Send the product, quantity, target price and destination. We reply with a plan and the fee.

  • 02

    Suppliers

    We shortlist makers, compare quotes and check the trading history behind each one.

  • 03

    Sample

    Samples are ordered, photographed and checked in our office before you approve.

  • 04

    Payment

    You pay us once. We settle with the factory in RMB and keep the receipts.

  • 05

    Inspection

    Goods are counted and inspected on arrival. Faulty units go back before they ship.

  • 06

    Ship

    Consolidated, repacked if needed, stored in Dalian and released when you say so.

Published Rates

We charge for our work, not for your goods. Factory prices, freight and duties
are passed to you at cost with the original invoices.

Service
What it covers
Fee
  • Factory Direct
    Purchasing
    You bring the supplier. We handle payment, collection, returns, inspection, dispatch and storage.
    3%Min. $100 under $3,500
  • China Sourcing
    Service
    Supplier search and negotiation, sample checks, payment, returns, inspection, dispatch and storage.
    5–8%Min. $100 under $1,250
  • OEM & Custom
    Development
    New product development, factory audits, tooling and moulds, repacking under your brand.
    from 5%Quoted per Project
  • Supplier
    Search Only
    We screen the market and hand over verified factory contacts. Nothing else.
    $100–$1,000One-off, credited back if you
    go on to order
  • China Buying
    Office
    A standing team for buyers with short cycles and repeat orders: buying, supplier management, daily coordination, shipping.
    $2,000Per Month

More Than Sourcing

Beyond sourcing, we help you develop, verify, customize and launch with confidence. From OEM and new product development to supplier matching, sampling, factory audits, QC and packaging, our services cover the steps between your idea and the market.

  • On-Site Factory Visit & Production Follow-Up

    On-site check of the plant, the lines and the paperwork.

    $150/ Visit

  • New Product Development

    From your sketch or sample to a working first run: tooling, moulds and pre-production checks.

    from 5%/ Project

  • Marketing & Content Design

    Product photography, packaging artwork and listing copy, shot in our Dalian office.

    from 5%/ Project

  • Product Sampling

    Samples ordered from several makers, compared side by side and sent on to you.

    from 5%/ Project

  • Customized Packaging

    Boxes, inserts and print proofs produced with your artwork and approved before the run.

    from 5%/ Project

  • Factory Audit

    Formal verification of a factory before you commit a deposit — travel expenses plus the visit fee.

    from 5%/ Project

  • Local Ground Support

    Translation, a consultant for the day, meeting arrangement and factory tours for visiting teams.

    on request

  • Custom / Combo Packaging

    Inserts, gift boxes and multi-SKU combo packs built around your brand.

    from 5%/ Project

What We Buy

Eight categories where we already know the factories, the certifications and the
seasonal price swings. Anything else, ask — the process is the same.

We’re Your Team on the
Ground in China

Toplink is a buying office on China’s north-east coast. We speak to factories in their language, visit them when it matters, and keep your goods on our own shelves until they are ready to move.

You work with the same person from the first enquiry to the last carton. Our hours overlap with both Europe and the US east coast.

  • Factories We Have Met

    Suppliers are visited and audited before your money moves.

  • Goods Inspected In-House

    Counted, checked and photographed in our own space.

  • Storage While You Decide

    Hold stock with us and release it order by order.

Toplink buyers walking a factory floor with a client
Toplink inspector on a production line
Engineer and buyer checking an electronic assembly

Dalian Port on Our Doorstep

Sea and air freight out of one of China’s main northern gateways.

Tell Us What You
Want to Buy

Send the product and the quantity. You get a sourcing plan, an indicative factory price and our fee in writing — usually within two working days.

    Images, PDF or spreadsheets. A photo of a similar product is enough to start.

    We only use your details to answer this enquiry.
    Nothing is shared with suppliers without your say-so.