We buy in China for you,
from Shenzhen

A China sourcing agent acts as your local procurement department: it identifies and verifies factories, negotiates the price in RMB, places and pays for the order, inspects the goods before they leave the country, consolidates them with other orders and arranges the international freight. You receive one shipment, one freight invoice and one inspection report instead of coordinating ten suppliers in a language you do not speak.

The market standard is 3% to 10% of the order value, depending on monthly volume and product complexity. MeliPrep works in a 5% to 8% band on the value of the goods, plus international freight quoted separately by weight and volume. We do not mark up the unit price: you receive the factory invoice exactly as we receive it.

Shenzhen is the world's hardware and consumer-electronics capital. It is home to the Huaqiangbei electronics market, the densest concentration of factories for phone accessories, audio, LED lighting, batteries and connected devices, and the ports of Yantian and Shekou. If your product contains a chip, a battery or an LED, Shenzhen is where the suppliers are and where the factory can be visited the same day. For textiles, ceramics or seasonal goods, Yiwu-based agents often have the advantage.

Three controls remove most of the risk: verifying that the supplier is a real factory rather than a reseller, never releasing the balance payment before an on-site inspection, and always paying inside China to an account in the supplier company's name. MeliPrep does all three by default: we check the licence and the plant, we inspect to AQL before the balance is released, and we never advance money to personal accounts.

It depends on the product and the route. An in-stock order usually leaves the factory in 5 to 10 days; made-to-order production takes 20 to 45 days. Transit adds roughly 7 to 15 days by air to Mexico and 25 to 40 days by sea, customs clearance included. In practice a complete order typically runs 45 to 75 days from payment to delivery.

DDP stands for Delivered Duty Paid: the seller carries the freight, the import clearance and the duties until the goods reach the agreed destination. In practice, on a DDP shipment you pay a single rate and receive no further payment demands when the cargo lands. Clearance is always executed through a licensed customs broker in the destination country.

No fixed minimum. A percentage commission stops being efficient below roughly USD 2,000 of goods, because the fixed cost of inspection and consolidation weighs more than the percentage; above that threshold the model works well. For smaller orders we can consolidate your cargo with another client and apply a flat minimum instead of the percentage.

Yes, and we recommend it. We order the sample from the supplier, receive it at our Shenzhen warehouse, send you photos and video with real measurements and weight, and forward it to your address. Sample and shipping costs are yours. Many clients approve the bulk order from that sample rather than risking the full capital.