Welcome to our 'Test if you are ready' Sourcing Survey page.

During your sourcing, unnecessary delays (i.e. your products are ready but you forget about your packaging design details and you are trying to find designers when the supplier is requesting the design file) can lead to frustration or unusual/compromised solutions that can negatively affect the end result.

Please fill out the form, include all the information you have in hand. If some questions don't apply just enter N/A so is easy to see which information is still missing. We set up the form in a way that you can share afterward with an agent or anybody to help to understand your project easily and can assist you and work with you to get your sourcing project done efficiently. In the end, you will be able to see if you thought through all the parts of your sourcing project already or if there are still gaps that you need to be aware of and take care so there are no delays when you are in the middle of your sourcing project.

Important!

After you fill out and click the 'Send' button at the end, the results will be emailed back to you. Nobody else (including us) will receive the results - this is just for you so we can't retrieve any information later on if you lose the email you receive.

We hope that this tool will help you to be more prepared for your sourcing. If you have any comments or suggestions about how we can improve this tool, please let us know here.

Note: If you would like to submit your answers to this survey to us, plese fill out this survey.

First name

Email

Product

What is the name of your product? (Example: Ceramic utensil holder)

Please briefly describe the purpose of your product... (Example: After cleaning the dishes to keep the utensil in the holder to dry.)

Copy and paste 2-4 website links that show and example of your product. (This is to show your customized final product but to help us to understand better what is the product type you want to source.)

If the website links doesn’t show attach at least three image examples of your product that show your product from a different perspective. (Please select the files all together before attaching them)

 

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What is your target price for production to be profitable?

What is your MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)? This can be pieces or sets. (This is important as the price is based on the quantity.)

Any bundled items? Please describe. (This can be an important selling point if you offer an accessory or a second/or more items that goes along with your main product.)

What is the material your product is made of? (I.e. aluminum, ceramic, cotton, wood, bamboo, plastic, etc. If is a combination, please include each material.)

What are the main colors of your product? (If the exact color is important, also include the Pantone color code or hex-code.)

What are the dimensions of your product? (I.e. the height and the diameter of the utensil holder, the thickness of the ceramic – if it is made from ceramic, etc.)

Do you need to have a technical drawing of your product to show the details? If yes, please upload it bellow. (Please select the files all together before attaching them)

 

Can you compromise? Please write down which features are vital and in which points you can compromise - if the supplier can't manage the production exactly based on your specifics.)

Are you planning to have your product in any variations (different color or size)? Please describe...

Suppliers - Ordering

How do you want to search for suppliers?

I search by myself online (Alibaba, DHGate, etc.)

I will have an agent to find suppliers.

Other

How to communicate with the suppliers? (Phone, messenger, email, or let you agent communicate with them?)

What kind of samples to get?

First sample. This is a sample the supplier has on stock. This, of course, doesn’t need to be the exact match of your customized product. This is only to see the quality the supplier can produce.

Custom sample. This is made after the customization (and before the mass production) and this sample will reflect your product as it should be in the final stage.

Production sample. This sample made at the beginning of the mass production to ensure the factory is building it the way you want.

Shipping sample. This is the last sample after the mass production. Basically, this is your final product and makes sure the product is exactly as expected before shipping.

Who will and how to ship the samples?

No need to get samples

The supplier will ship to me.

My agent will manage and ship to me.

My agent will check it for me and show on the video.

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Who will do the negotiation? Yourself or your agent? This includes price for the product, samples, additional inserts, packaging, shipping, speed of delivery, etc.)

How to manage the payments (What the supplier can accept)? Yourself through bank transfer, PayPal, etc. Use your agent's assistance?

Production

What additional inserts to include (Thank you card, Product description sheet, Promotions, etc.)

Who will do the designs for the additional inserts? (Yourself, a designer you find, the supplier, your agent will handle, etc.)

If you have the design files for your inserts, you can upload them here... (Please select the files all together before attaching them)

 

What type of packaging to have for the products?

Who will prepare the design for the packaging? You, to hire someone, the supplier or your agent? If you already have the packaging design ready, you can upload it here... (Please select the files all together before attaching them)

 

How to handle the production of the additional inserts and the packaging? (Yourself, your agent?)

How the bundling and packaging will be conducted?

All items will be shipped to me and will do by myself.

All items will be shipped to one of the suppliers and they will do.

My agent will take care of the bundling and packaging.

Other (or any combination from above):

Details:

Pictures! Who will take care of them?

I just use pictures from the supplier or downloaded from the internet.

I will have a sample set sent to me and will do by myself.

I will hire a photographer locally(?) who will take professional pictures for me.

I (or my agent) will find a photographer in China who will take care of professional pictures.

I will have 3D rendered pictures made.

Other (or any combination from above)

Notes

Inspection - Certs - Shipping

Product certification. Do I need one and if yes, exactly what kind?

How to manage the product certification? (I.e. 1 - The supplier already has; 2 - My agent will take care of the testing and obtaining the certificates, etc.)

What kind of inspection is needed?

No need to inspect (can't go wrong or it is taken care of already)

Random check (only pick randomly few pieces from the shipment)

Random check (about 1/3 of the products)

Full inspection (to check every item)

Other

Details:

How to ship the products?

Courier - Express Air (3-5 days)

Courier - Regular Air (5-7 days)

Regular Air (15-20 days - door to door)

By Sea - Fast Boat (18-25 days)

By Sea - Regular Boat (35-45 days)

By Train - to Europe

The shipment will be taken care of by (supplier, agent, etc.)

Total number of locations to send the shipment

The shipment will be sent from this address (1):

The shipment will be sent from this address (2):

Total number of destinations (addresses):

Destination 1:

Destination 2:

Total number of cartons to be shipped:

List the dimensions and weight of each individual carton:

The products are considered as special items and/or requiring any special care?

We hope these questions will help you to think over the different areas of your product sourcing. If you already have the information and/or know how to obtain them - you are ready to start.

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