A factory filled with lots of machines and machinery

Services

Five jobs, one person accountable.

Five jobs, one person accountable.

Supplier identification, price and terms negotiation, sample coordination, inspection and testing coordination, and ongoing supplier management. Each one below says what is actually done, what you receive, and what is not included.

One project

One product category, 4 quotes as sent, 3 sample rounds, one inspection at cost.

Fixed fee

$750 per product category, published on the Pricing page.

Every payment

Traced: the factory’s invoice and our receipt for each one.

Service 01

Supplier identification

Factories that already make your kind of product, checked against the vetting list before they reach your shortlist, with every quote shown as the factory sent it.

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Search

Factories that already make your product category, found through trade data, exhibitor lists and direct enquiry, never a single marketplace listing.

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Search

Factories that already make your product category, found through trade data, exhibitor lists and direct enquiry, never a single marketplace listing.

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Vetting

Registration and the factory’s own name on it, factory or trading company, export history, capability evidence, willingness to accept inspection and to put terms in writing. The full list is on the Transparency page.

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Vetting

Registration and the factory’s own name on it, factory or trading company, export history, capability evidence, willingness to accept inspection and to put terms in writing. The full list is on the Transparency page.

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Quotes as sent

Each factory quotes on the same spec; you see every sheet as the factory sent it, with nothing added or removed.

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Quotes as sent

Each factory quotes on the same spec; you see every sheet as the factory sent it, with nothing added or removed.

You receive

A shortlist of 4 factories, their quotes as sent and the vetting notes on each, within 10 business days of the brief being accepted and paid.

Not included

Audits of social compliance, environmental permits or forced-labour supply chains; those need a paid audit by a firm of your choice.

Service 02

Price and terms negotiation

Unit price, MOQ, payment terms, lead time and packaging agreed in writing, with the factory’s own pro-forma attached.

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Price and MOQ

Unit price at the quantity you actually want. Where an MOQ will not move, the levers factories usually accept: a slightly higher unit price, split payments, tooling amortised over reorders.

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Price and MOQ

Unit price at the quantity you actually want. Where an MOQ will not move, the levers factories usually accept: a slightly higher unit price, split payments, tooling amortised over reorders.

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Terms in writing

Payment terms, lead time, packaging, labelling and tooling ownership, agreed with the factory you choose and written into one terms sheet.

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Terms in writing

Payment terms, lead time, packaging, labelling and tooling ownership, agreed with the factory you choose and written into one terms sheet.

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Every counter-offer shown

Nothing goes to the factory in your name without your written yes.

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Every counter-offer shown

Nothing goes to the factory in your name without your written yes.

You receive

The agreed terms sheet and the factory’s own pro-forma invoice, in your name.

Not included

Signing anything on your behalf. The contract is between you and the factory.

Service 03

Sample coordination

Up to 3 rounds run to your spec, photographed and measured, with a written comparison before you choose.

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Spec to the factory

Your drawings, materials, colours and packaging turned into one sample request the factory can quote and build against.

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Spec to the factory

Your drawings, materials, colours and packaging turned into one sample request the factory can quote and build against.

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Rounds

Up to 3 rounds per project, each checked against the spec before it ships to you.

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Rounds

Up to 3 rounds per project, each checked against the spec before it ships to you.

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Money and courier

The factory’s sample charges and the international courier are paid through EcomLaunch Solutions at cost, with the factory’s invoice and the courier’s receipt returned to you.

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Money and courier

The factory’s sample charges and the international courier are paid through EcomLaunch Solutions at cost, with the factory’s invoice and the courier’s receipt returned to you.

You receive

Photos, measurements and a written comparison against your spec for every round.

Not included

Product design or engineering; we coordinate the sample you specify.

Service 04

Inspection and testing coordination

An independent freelance inspector engaged by EcomLaunch Solutions at the factory before shipment, billed at cost; lab testing arranged with the lab of your choice.

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Who inspects

An independent freelance inspector engaged by EcomLaunch Solutions, at the factory before shipment, billed at cost. No inspection firm is named on this site because none is a partner.

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Who inspects

An independent freelance inspector engaged by EcomLaunch Solutions, at the factory before shipment, billed at cost. No inspection firm is named on this site because none is a partner.

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What is checked

Quantity, workmanship, measurements, packaging and the checklist agreed with you before the visit.

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What is checked

Quantity, workmanship, measurements, packaging and the checklist agreed with you before the visit.

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Lab testing

Arranged with the lab of your choice and paid by you directly; the lab issues the test report, and the certificate is issued by you as the importer, never by us. We coordinate the test and collect the documents on your instruction; the rules of your market stay with you.

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Lab testing

Arranged with the lab of your choice and paid by you directly; the lab issues the test report, and the certificate is issued by you as the importer, never by us. We coordinate the test and collect the documents on your instruction; the rules of your market stay with you.

You receive

The inspection report as the inspector wrote it, with photos, and a go or hold recommendation.

Not included

Certifying a product, or telling you a product is compliant.

Service 05

Ongoing supplier relationship management

On a retainer, reorders, issues and price reviews handled month after month, with a written update every month.

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Reorders

Placed against the agreed terms and followed to shipment, with inspection coordinated on every shipment at cost.

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Reorders

Placed against the agreed terms and followed to shipment, with inspection coordinated on every shipment at cost.

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Issues

Raised with the factory in writing and followed to a written answer: defects, delays, price changes.

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Issues

Raised with the factory in writing and followed to a written answer: defects, delays, price changes.

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Price reviews

When materials or volumes change, the price is renegotiated in writing before the next order.

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Price reviews

When materials or volumes change, the price is renegotiated in writing before the next order.

You receive

A written update every month, and every document the factory issues.

Not included

Holding stock, warehousing or fulfilment.

What we will not do

Eight things, in writing.

The same eight lines as the How it works page; each one is backed by a clause in the Terms of Service.

Pay a factory anything you have not approved in writing.

Take a commission, rebate or payment of any kind from a factory.

Hide a supplier’s identity or keep its contact details from you.

Sign with a factory on your behalf.

Certify a product, or tell you a product is compliant.

Act as your customs broker or importer of record.

Book freight or sell forwarding.

Promise a delivery date a factory has not confirmed in writing.

What we need from you

Five things, before the search starts.

A paragraph is enough to start; the reply asks for anything missing.

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A one-page spec

What the product is, materials, sizes, colours, packaging, and anything that must not change.

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A one-page spec

What the product is, materials, sizes, colours, packaging, and anything that must not change.

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A target price band

The unit price you need to make the numbers work, so the search can rule factories out early.

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A target price band

The unit price you need to make the numbers work, so the search can rule factories out early.

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A quantity

The first order you expect to place, and the reorder you hope for. Under $1,000 you get a written budget answer instead of a project.

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A quantity

The first order you expect to place, and the reorder you hope for. Under $1,000 you get a written budget answer instead of a project.

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Any certificate your market requires

If you already know it. If you do not, say so; we ask the factory what it can document. The rules of your market stay with you; we are not a customs broker, a certifier or a law firm.

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Any certificate your market requires

If you already know it. If you do not, say so; we ask the factory what it can document. The rules of your market stay with you; we are not a customs broker, a certifier or a law firm.

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Your forwarder

Or the request to be introduced to one. Freight stays with the forwarder you choose.

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Your forwarder

Or the request to be introduced to one. Freight stays with the forwarder you choose.

Fees, published

What each one includes.

A fixed project fee per product category, and a monthly retainer. Everything else is billed at cost with the receipt or paid by you directly. The factory-money sentences sit on each card.

Project

$750

per product category

4 factory quotes, shown exactly as the factories sent them

Price, MOQ, payment terms, lead time and packaging negotiated in writing

3 sample rounds coordinated

One pre-shipment inspection by an independent freelance inspector engaged by EcomLaunch Solutions in the factory's region, at cost

A written terms sheet and the factory's own pro-forma

Every supplier contact handed over by name

Factory deposits and balances are sent to EcomLaunch Solutions against the factory’s own invoice and paid to the factory as soon as your transfer is confirmed. You receive the factory’s invoice and our payment receipt for every payment. Our fee is invoiced separately and is the only money we keep.

Project

$750

per product category

4 factory quotes, shown exactly as the factories sent them

Price, MOQ, payment terms, lead time and packaging negotiated in writing

3 sample rounds coordinated

One pre-shipment inspection by an independent freelance inspector engaged by EcomLaunch Solutions in the factory's region, at cost

A written terms sheet and the factory's own pro-forma

Every supplier contact handed over by name

Factory deposits and balances are sent to EcomLaunch Solutions against the factory’s own invoice and paid to the factory as soon as your transfer is confirmed. You receive the factory’s invoice and our payment receipt for every payment. Our fee is invoiced separately and is the only money we keep.

Retainer

$500

per month, minimum 3 months

Reorders placed and followed to shipment

Issues raised with the factory and followed to a written answer

Price reviews when materials or volumes change

A written update every month

Inspection coordinated on every shipment, at cost

Retainer

$500

per month, minimum 3 months

Reorders placed and followed to shipment

Issues raised with the factory and followed to a written answer

Price reviews when materials or volumes change

A written update every month

Inspection coordinated on every shipment, at cost

A large pile of brown cardboard boxes with blue tape

Tell us what you want made.

One page is enough. You get a written reply within 1 business day: fit, fee, next step.

No call needed to get a price.