Based in Hebei, China
Your buying office in China — without the office.
I am a procurement representative working for overseas buyers, starting with wire mesh from Anping and fasteners from Yongnian — the two clusters closest to my door. I find the factories that actually make your product, verify them, compare what they really offer, inspect the goods before they ship and stay with the order until the container is sealed.
What I do
Four things, in the order they happen
You keep the contract and you keep the money. I do the work in between, and put all of it in writing.
Find and verify the factory
Three to five workshops that actually make your product — not a directory listing. Business licence, production line, export record and references are checked before a factory is put in front of you.
Compare the quotations properly
Unit price, minimum order, lead time, payment terms, packing and port, set side by side. The lowest headline price is rarely the cheapest order, and you will see why before you commit.
Speak to both sides in their own language
Asking, clarifying, pushing back and revising — from Chinese on one side to English on the other, with each step written down and sent to you. Nothing rests on what someone remembers being said.
Inspect before shipment, and watch the loading
Quantity, specification, finish and packing checked against your order before the container is sealed — with photographs, a written report and the seal number recorded.
Why it helps
What a buyer gains from having someone on this side
Not a longer list of services — a different position. These are the four things that change when your eyes on the ground are local.
I understand how both sides think
A Chinese factory quotes the way it always has — on habit, on a relationship, on a handshake that is supposed to hold. A buyer wants every number fixed in writing before any money moves. Neither side is being unreasonable. The gap between them is where orders stall, and where money is quietly lost. I stand on both sides of it, so the gap closes in days instead of months.
A pair of eyes that lives here
Catalogues, screenshots and listings all look the same. A workshop floor does not. I see the machinery, the stock, the packing area and the people — and I form a view on whether a promise is likely to hold. That judgement cannot be made from ten thousand kilometres away, however many emails are exchanged.
A shorter road from enquiry to container
Questions that would cross time zones for a week get answered in a day. Quotations are chased, translated and compared in parallel instead of one at a time. Samples move, documents move, and the order starts sooner — which also means your money is tied up for less time.
I work for you — and only for you
The factory is not my client. You are. So when a price is low for a reason, when a specification quietly changes, or when a delivery date is being padded, my job is to tell you — not to smooth it over. That is what buyer-side means in practice, and it is the whole point of hiring someone who is not paid by the other side of the table.
Where I start
Wire mesh and fasteners
Both are made within two and a half hours of my door. That is why I start here — I can stand in these factories, read the documents and check the goods myself, instead of relying on a flight, a hotel and five days in the country.
Wire mesh — Anping
Anping makes more than 80% of China's woven and welded mesh: welded panels, chain link, hexagonal netting, stainless and galvanised rolls.
Checked every time: mesh aperture, wire diameter, material, weave or weld type, roll width and length, weight per roll, coating, and packing.
Fasteners — Yongnian
Yongnian produces around 55% of China's fasteners — bolts, nuts, washers, anchors and threaded rod, in the full range of DIN, ISO and ANSI standards.
Checked every time: size and thread, grade, material, surface finish, standard, head marking, packing — and the mill certificate read against the goods.
The two go together. An importer of construction hardware rarely buys one without the other, so a single requirement can run across both — one conversation, one glossary, one set of shipping and document arrangements.
These two are where I start, not where I stop. I live inside the North China industrial belt, so when your product is made by another cluster a few hours away, the same work applies. Send it, and I will tell you honestly whether I can cover it properly — before you spend anything.
How it works
Four steps from your specification to a sealed container
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You send the requirement
Product, specification, quantity, packing, destination port, and the delivery window you are working to. Use the form, or send it on WhatsApp if that is quicker.
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We agree the scope and the fee, in writing
I confirm exactly what I will deliver and what it costs, before any work starts. If you would rather your money sat with a third party, the first project can run through Upwork milestone escrow.
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I visit, verify and bring you the comparison
Three to five factories screened and visited. Credentials checked, production capability confirmed, quotations collected and set side by side with the technical documents behind them.
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You contract the factory; I see it loaded
You sign with the factory and you pay the factory directly. Before shipment I inspect the goods against your specification and supervise the container loading, with photographs and a written report.
What it costs
Prices you see before anything starts
Every figure below covers my work only. Your product cost goes to the factory and is always shown separately — you approve both in writing before anything is due.
Factory shortlist & comparison
Three to five factories that actually make your product — visited, checked, and their quotations compared on the same terms: unit price, MOQ, lead time, payment, packing, port.
Sample evaluation
The sample collected, measured, photographed and set against your specification, with a written verdict on whether it is what the factory claims it is.
Pre-shipment inspection
Goods checked at the factory before they move, photographed and reported, with a clear hold or release recommendation — and no release just because the factory says it is ready.
Managed purchasing
USD 500 minimum
Supplier communication in Chinese, order follow-up, production updates and shipment coordination, from first quotation to sealed container.
Repeat orders: same specification, same factory — the fee drops by one point from the second order.
Not sure which one you need? Send the requirement and I will tell you what it takes before you spend anything.
Tell me what you are buying
Send the product, the specification and the destination port. You will get three to five factories that actually make it, their quotations compared, and my exact fee — before anything is due.