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How We Work

A Buying Team in China,
Priced Two Ways

Every order starts with the same question: do you already have a factory, or do you need us to find one? That single answer decides which service — and which fee — fits your order.

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.

Beyond the Basics

For buyers with a bigger footprint in China: build your own product, hand off the
search only, or keep a standing team on the ground.

  • OEM & Custom Development

    New product development, factory audits, tooling and moulds, repacking under your own brand. Includes supplier sourcing, payment, replacements, inspection and warehousing, with combo packaging or dropshipping on top.

    from 5%/ Project
  • Supplier Search Only

    We screen the market and hand you verified, vetted factory contacts directly — nothing else. A lighter-touch option if you’d rather negotiate yourself.

    $100–$1,000one-time
    Credited back against your fee if you go onto place the order through us.
  • China Buying Office

    A standing team for buyers with short cycles and repeat orders: day-to-day purchasing, supplier management, daily coordination and shipping, on retainer.

    $2,000/ month

Extra Hands When You Need Them

Add-on services that plug into either core offer — booked per visit or per project,
no long-term commitment.

  • 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’s Never
Marked Up

Every service on this page is a fee for our time — sourcing, checking, paying, storing. The goods themselves never carry a Toplink margin.

  • Factory prices passed through at cost, per original invoice.
  • Freight and duties billed at carrier’s and customs’ actual rates.
  • Our fee is the only line item we earn.
Toplink engineer checking a machine on the production floor

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.