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Why
we need an Asian
connections.?
Optimize your
manufacturing and
buying activities.
Asia is a continent
consists of many
fast developing
countries that have
hundreds and
thousands of
opportunities to do
your manufacturing
or buying. Using an
Asian connections
does not only help
in the speed of your
business but most
important your
organization will
benefit from
obtaining the
correct assurance
information and
giving best options
to your business
interest. In other
words having more
alternatives to add
value to your
business.
How an Asian
connection works.?
Sourcing for best
value buy is a
return of your
investment. So
sourcing becomes an
important part of
Asian connections.
Your organization
will have more
options to choose
base on our
feasibility studies
and select what is
the most profitable
solutions. Using
benchmarking against
and among suppliers
and manufacturers
conducted by us for
your organization to
have the maximum
returns in your
requirements.
How can sourcing in
Asia save me money?
Production costs in
Asian countries are
far lower than those
in developed
countries; and at
the same time these
countries are
rapidly industrialising
their economies. The
savings to be made
will obviously vary
depending on the
product required,
but substantial
economies are
obtainable. You can
do manufacturing or
buying of cheaper
materials. You may
also support in
marketing your
products to Asia.
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What services can
you provide?
We are a full
service sourcing
company; so as well
as providing
identification and
qualification of
suitable
manufacturer/s, we
can also offer
design, supply
chain, and
commercial services
to our customers
We source a vast
range of products
from the simplest
manufactured goods
needing the minimum
involvement from us,
to technically
complex assemblies
requiring our
continued attention
throughout the whole
supply cycle.
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How do you charge
for your services?
We charge a small
administration fee.
A team will work on a
sourcing enquiry and
the small up-front
fee that we charge
is there to ensure
the seriousness of
the enquiry on the
customers’ part.
When or if an order
is placed, a
percentage fee is
linked to the items
sourced, and will be
negotiated dependent
upon quantities.
We also make charges
for extra services
such as; design
services, quality
inspections,
accompanied site
visits, customs
clearance, and other
requested
activities. Which
are agreed with the
purchaser before
hand.
Only administration
minimum charges (not
a professional fees) will be
incurred if the
sourcing is done
within a group of
our holding
companies which specialise in
printed circuit
board assembly (PCBA),
plastic injection,
metal stamping,
rubber molding and
sub-contracting
works and others.
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How are goods
paid for?
Most product quotes
are presented CIF to
the required
delivery port.
Therefore the offer
would include all
manufacturing costs,
shipping costs, and
our charges.
We can arrange for
local customs
clearance and
delivery, and will
quote for this
service separately
if required. However
depending on the
country of origin
and of final
destination there
will be handling,
tariff and/or tax
charges for which
the purchaser will
be responsible.
In the first
instance,
transactions will be
secured with an
Irrevocable Letter
of Credit. Later
when a strong
relationship is
built with a
supplier other
arrangements can be
made.
For instance L/C’s
can be complicated
and expensive to
administer, and some
purchasers prefer
T/T payment or other
methods, we will try
to accommodate your
wishes in this
regard.
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What should I do
if want an item to
be quoted?
We receive enquiries
for a large variety
of products every
day. Some enquiries
are serious and some
are speculative.
Whilst we welcome
all communications,
in order to move
projects to a
meaningful stage we
will need the
following
items/information
from you.
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• Drawings
• Technical and
materials
requirements
• Samples (if
available)
• Required
numbers
• Required
timings
• Quality
inspection
requirements
• Current Costs
• Packaging
requirements
• Additional
information at
your discretion
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What
realistically, are
the minimum
quantities?
Quantity depends on
the product. But
economies of scale
exist when sourcing
overseas and we
would normally
advise customers to
be thinking of at
least US$100,000 per
year. Smaller one
off projects can be
undertaken but
supplier factories
are less
enthusiastic about
smaller orders and
this is reflected in
the prices charged.
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How long does the
process take?
For items that are
already produced in
the market from
which we are
sourcing, the lead
times can be quite
short; we can
normally produce a
quote for you within
2-3 weeks. For
simple products
where a sample
and/or comprehensive
drawings are
available we would
hope to be able to
provide a quote
within 4-6 weeks.
Complex sourcing
projects can take
many months to come
to completion.
Once a firm order
has been placed we
must give the
manufacturer time to
produce the goods,
this once again
depends on
complexity and other
factors but will
normally take 4-8
weeks.
The goods then need
to be shipped which
will take 2-4 weeks
by sea and a matter
of days by air. So
when other delaying
factors are taken
into account, you
can see that the
whole process can be
a fairly lengthy
procedure.
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Can you ensure
confidentiality?
We treat all
information provided
by our customers in
the strictest
confidence, and will
use it for no other
purpose than to
provide the services
that have been
requested.
A Non Disclosure
Agreement can be
implemented if the
project requires it,
we have standard
contracts or we can
work with our
clients legal
advisors.
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