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Thread: How to Find a Good China Buying Office, Sourcing Agent or Purchasing Agent
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[quote=EVACHANINTERPRETER,598413]A good Buying Office, Sourcing Agent or Purchase Agent plays a very important role in doing safe and smooth business in China, especially when you're placing a large order: Sourcing and Verifying qualified suppliers, Quality Control, Loading Process Supervision, Warehousing, Shipping Support, Business Risk Control, Legal Contract Support and After-sale service etc. However, It is NOT easy to find a right one. If you don’t make an informed decision when selecting a buying office or purchasing agent you might end up losing a lot more than the commission or service fee. What is a purchasing agent and why do I need one? A purchasing agent could be an individual, a group of team or a company, helping companies overseas to import from China. So sometimes buying office service can also refer to 'purchasing agent', Buying Office service will be supported by a team of experts in each field: sourcing, verification, procurement, quality control, business risk control etc. A good agent can be an extremely valuable asset in your overall product procurement strategy. Here are the main services offered by your qualified ‘buying office’ or ‘purchasing agent’ in China: I. Keeping finding new products and suppliers. II. Verify, inspect or audit existing suppliers. III. Price negotiations and Supply Chain Management IV. Draft formal Purchase Contract (Business Risk Control) V. Quality Control Management VI. Shipping Supp ort and Loading Process Supervision VII.Customs Clearance Support VIII.Offer After-sale Service Dealing with Chinese suppliers is very time consuming. Working with a qualified Buying Office or Purchasing Agent can save you much time, cost and energy etc in China. For example, 90% of the suppliers you met online or at local trade fairs might be a typical trade company while the local sourcing specialists can go to the real manufacturing bases to find out some qualified factories for you in person. Apparently the factory price is much more competitive than that of the trader’s anywhere on the globe, by this way you can save more cost in the business. How to choose a right buying office or purchasing agent from China? I. Ask them for at least 3 client references from your country or area. Check them out before any cooperation. Trust is very important, especially for long term cooperation. [/quote]
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