The China sourcing agent that verifies the supplier and delivers to your door.
We find, vet and manage suppliers for importers, brands and industrial buyers. Based in Yiwu, with verified suppliers across China that already export. Samples, quality checks and the whole logistics chain, from one contact on WhatsApp.
B2B only. Free first call on WhatsApp. Paid by commission on the order, nothing before.
- Supplier check
- Fasteners, DIN / ISO
- Business licence
- Verified on registry
- Type
- Factory, own production
- Export experience
- EU · RU · US
- Quote basis
- FOB Ningbo · MOQ per SKU
Buying from China is easy. Buying the right thing from the right supplier is not.
The supplier on Alibaba is often a trading company. The gold badge is bought. The sample is perfect and the production batch is not. And when it goes wrong, you are twelve time zones away with a deposit already paid.
- We only introduce suppliers we have verified: licence, production, and a track record with foreign buyers.
- Our suppliers already export, to Europe, Russia and North America. They know export packaging, documents and payment terms.
- We negotiate in Mandarin, on site, with the supplier's real cost structure in mind.
- We handle the logistics: consolidation, documents, freight, customs coordination, delivery. Or we work with the forwarder you already have.
From solar panels to bolts. The product decides where in China we go.
Solar panels and energy storage batteries
Modules and battery storage systems sourced from manufacturers in China's solar and battery clusters, with certifications checked against the destination market, factory verification before deposit and pre-shipment inspection. Samples replaced by factory video calls and pilot units where a sample is not practical.
Bolts, springs, fasteners
Standard and custom metal components to drawing or DIN / ISO spec, from specialised factories in the metal-working clusters of eastern China.
Small commodities from Yiwu
Home and kitchen, gifts and promotional items, seasonal goods, bags, textiles, hardware: mixed orders consolidated into one shipment.
Anything else
Send the brief. If we do not know the right supplier yet, we find and verify one before we come back to you.
Six services. Use one, or the whole chain.
Supplier sourcing
A shortlist of verified suppliers with comparable quotes, MOQ and lead times, for any product category.
02Factory verification
Licence check, production visit, export record and certification review, with photos and video.
03Samples
Samples collected from several suppliers, compared on one spec sheet, shipped to you in one parcel. Available for most product types.
04Quality inspection
During-production and pre-shipment checks to AQL standards. You approve the release, not the factory.
05Logistics, door to door
Consolidation, export documents, freight, customs coordination and delivery to your warehouse or FBA. Or a handover to the forwarder you already use.
06Private label and OEM
From product brief to branded packaging, with NNN agreement and golden sample sign-off.
Not sure you need an agent?
Sometimes you don't. A small standard order from a supplier you can verify yourself is often fine straight from Alibaba. Our guide says when an agent pays for itself, and when it doesn't.
From product brief to goods on your dock, in five steps.
- Day 0
Brief
A WhatsApp call. Product, target price, volume, certifications, market. We tell you if the project is realistic.
- Weeks 1 to 3
Shortlist
Verified suppliers with comparable quotes and our recommendation.
- Weeks 3 to 6
Samples
Samples consolidated and shipped to you, or a factory video call when a sample is not practical.
- Production
Follow-up
Production updates, in-line checks, and a pre-shipment inspection you approve before release.
- Shipping
Delivery
Consolidation, export documents, freight and customs coordination to your warehouse or FBA. Then a reorder that takes days, not months.
Each step has a written deliverable. Full process, timelines and how we are paid: how it works.
A commission on the order. Nothing before.
No fixed fee to start, no monthly retainer, no setup fee. We are paid when you order, in proportion to what you order, and you know the percentage before you commit.
- Supplier search and shortlistincluded
- Negotiation and sample coordinationincluded
- Production follow-up and inspection coordinationincluded
- Logistics coordination, door to doorincluded
- Fixed fees, retainer, setup feenone
Factory price, freight, duties and any third-party lab test are paid separately. No order, no commission.
Ask for a quote on your productOne person, in Yiwu, on WhatsApp.
Zhou MingHao, founder of Haimai Global
Trained in marketing, Zhou MingHao has spent two years in China sourcing, first alongside a partner, then on his own: he founded Haimai Global to work independently, with suppliers he has verified himself. Based in Yiwu, he visits the factories, negotiates in Mandarin and follows your order from the first quote to the container. He speaks Mandarin, English, French and Russian, and answers on WhatsApp.
- Based inYiwu, Zhejiang, China
- LanguagesMandarin, English, French, Russian
- SuppliersAcross China, verified, with export experience to Europe, Russia and North America
- ContactWhatsApp +8618750208688 · contact@haimai-global.com
Read before you buy.
How to find and verify a manufacturer in China
Where to look, how to tell a factory from a trading company, seven checks before a deposit.
China sourcing agent fees explained
Commission, flat fee, retainer, the hidden factory markup, and a worked example on a US$ 30 000 order.
Sourcing from Yiwu and across China
What the Yiwu market is good for, and where the other products come from.
20 questions, straight answers
Fees, MOQ, samples, inspections, logistics, Chinese New Year, scams.
Straight answers before you message us.
What does a China sourcing agent do?
A sourcing agent finds, vets and manages suppliers in China on behalf of a business buyer. Typical work includes locating factories, negotiating price and MOQ, arranging samples, coordinating quality inspections and organising shipping. The agent is your local presence when you cannot verify a factory or follow production in person.
How does Haimai Global charge?
A commission on the order, agreed before you commit. No fixed fees, no retainer, no charge for the first call. The factory price, freight and duties are paid separately. Most agents in China work on a commission of a few percent of the order value; ask any agent how the percentage is calculated and on what base.
Do I need a sourcing agent if I already use Alibaba?
Alibaba helps you find listed suppliers, but it does not verify who is behind a listing, negotiate for you or inspect goods before shipment. A sourcing agent adds physical verification and local negotiation. Many buyers use both: Alibaba to explore, an agent to buy. For a small, standard, off-the-shelf order, Alibaba alone is often enough.
How long does it take to find a supplier?
With a clear product spec, a shortlist of vetted suppliers with comparable quotes typically takes two to three weeks. Add one to two weeks for samples. Production lead times are set by the factory and confirmed in writing before any deposit. Everything stretches if the request lands close to the Chinese New Year shutdown.
Do I need a sourcing agent for a small first order?
Not always. If you want a small, standard product available off the shelf from a verifiable supplier, going direct can be simpler. An agent earns its commission when the product is custom, the supplier is unknown, or the order is large enough that a bad batch would hurt. We say so on the first call if we would not add value.
Tell us what you want to make. We'll tell you if we can source it, where, and at what cost.
For companies only: importers, brands, distributors, retailers and industrial buyers. Reply within one working day, from a person, with a realistic price range and next steps. No newsletter, no sales sequence.