What is DAIGOU?
Wikipedia‘s explanation: DAIGOU (English: Purchasing agent) refers to finding someone to help purchase the goods you need.
Why do you need purchasing services?
- As an international trading company with more than 10 years of experience, most of the situations we encounter are: buyers can find all products on the Internet, but the international shipping costs set by each seller are very different; for example
- Seller A’s product has a value of US$10, a gross weight of 2kg, and a shipping fee of US$20. It is shipped via postal parcel and takes 30-45 days to arrive;
- Seller B’s product has a value of US$20, a gross weight of 2kg, and a shipping fee of US$50. It is shipped via DHL and arrives in 10-15 days;
- Seller C’s product has a value of US$100, a gross weight of 5kg, and a shipping fee of US$50. It is shipped via EMS and arrives in 14-21 days;
The total value of the goods is 130 US dollars, and the total shipping cost is 120 US dollars. The total is 250 US dollars, which will make many buyers overwhelmed. This is the main reason why we provide this service. We can help you buy all the goods, and then package them together for shipment. The final shipping fee may only be $60, and it only takes 2-3 weeks to receive the goods.
- The buyer cannot get the product he wants locally. It may be because it is not available on the market, or it may be because the market is full of inferior products. For example, inferior STC-1000 thermostats are everywhere. Global, if you want to buy High-Quality STC 1000, you should buy from us.
- You want to buy a lot of different products, such as more than 20 products. If you buy them one by one, you may have to go to the customs or post office many times to get all the goods. Each time You have to queue up, pay fees, and provide various documents. In this case, your time cost is very high, but we can help you complete it all at once.
- Some manufacturers have different specifications or prices for their products in different countries or regions. For example, the price of a certain Apple mobile phone in the United States is US$999, and the price in Hong Kong is equivalent to US$1,050, but the price they sell in mainland China may be US$1,200. Whether it is due to tax policies and customs rules, consumers Consumers will not be happy about overpaying.
Advantages of purchasing-agency service
- Save your money, we will give you a shipping cost list in advance, and you will have an estimate of “whether you will save money” and “how much money you can save?”
- Save your time, we not only help you spend a lot of time looking for good products but also help you prepare relevant documents so that you can obtain all the goods in the least time
- Save you from troubles, due to time differences and cultural differences, the sellers you have to face are all kinds of people, some of whom don’t even know any foreign languages and translation software often misinterprets the meaning of both parties. As a company with more than 10 years of foreign trade experience, we have some understanding of the culture, habits, and languages of each country, making communication smoother.
Disadvantages of Purchasing Agent Services
- We have to admit that our capabilities are limited, so we hope that the products you need are related to the products we provide, otherwise we may buy inferior products due to insufficient knowledge and experience;
- It is almost impossible to provide after-sales service for purchasing agents. You must have certain hands-on skills. In this way, if there is a problem with the product, you may be able to repair it under the supplier’s guidance; because the cost of sending the product to China for repair is too high. , not only the round-trip freight, but also customs duties, value-added tax, customs procedures, and other matters that need to be dealt with. On the contrary, many online platforms provide return services. Their shipping costs may seem a bit more expensive, but you have the right to return. We hope that most buyers will pay attention to this as much as possible.
- Import duties and VAT: Sorry, every country’s policies and regulations are different. We can’t know all the details, so you have to find out for yourself how much the customs will charge you, such as most countries in Europe. The cost is equivalent to about 35% of the “value plus freight”.
What products do we provide for the Purchasing-agent Services?
Our capabilities are limited, so we hope that the products you want are related to temperature equipment.
- If it is a product that is not large in size and weight, such as incubators, incubator controllers, thermometers, and temperature recorders produced by other peers but not available in us; these products are suitable for shipment by express delivery, and our international express agent can provide them Very good price.
- If you need large-sized products such as compressors, condensers, evaporators, heat shields, etc., we recommend that you find suppliers yourself. Most of the time these products are shipped by sea, and you can place an order directly Give them;
But if you plan to purchase a lot of products, and this order involves multiple suppliers, you can ask for our help at this time, and we can provide you with valuable services. , for example- Put all products into one invoice and handle customs matters in the name of a company. You must know that one import invoice in Europe means a bill of hundreds of euros, and 5 invoices are worth several thousand euros. The cost, with our help, is less than a thousand euros for all products.
- Save bank fees: You only need to pay to our company instead of 5 companies; if you are from South America, you will know that some banks have fees as high as 80 US dollars every time they make an international payment, so pay in advance The handling fee for the payment and one final payment is US$160. Payment to 5 Chinese manufacturers requires 10 handling fees, which is US$800.
- We can help you go to the factory to inspect the goods and supervise the installation. Although some third-party platforms (such as Alibaba) can ensure that sellers deliver goods on time, this free service cannot ensure that the goods are the products you want; go to Quora for a search, you will find that many people after receiving the container open the door and see garbage.
Types of the Purchasing-agent Service
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Consolidation service
What is a cargo consolidation service?
This kind of service collects all the goods together and then sends them abroad. The advantage of this is to save freight and time;
You pay directly to each supplier yourself, we only charge shipping and service fees;
Process of cargo collection service
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- We share the latest express cost with you;
- You purchase the product and have the seller ship it to our address;
- When we receive the product, we will try to optimize the packaging solution to make it as small as possible while ensuring the safety of the goods. We will eventually get the accurate packaging size and total gross weight. Based on these data, we can check the international shipping amount from the freight table above.
- You pay the balance to us,
- After receiving the final payment, we will arrange the shipment immediately. Usually, you will get the express tracking number after 3-5 days.
Service fee for cargo collection service
Usually a few dozen dollars, please contact us for specific charges.
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Full-process purchasing
What is a full-process purchasing agency?
This service means that you only need to pay us and tell us what products you need. We will help you find suppliers place orders with them, and then assemble all goods in one place, finally, all goods will be sent to you together.
Full purchasing-agent Service Flow
If you want us to purchase and pay for other suppliers on your behalf throughout the process, we can help you complete the process. The process is as follows
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- We share the latest international shipping quotation with you
- Share the product images and links you need with us;
- We contact the suppliers you provided or find new sellers to obtain their quotations and product packaging data.
- We calculate all fees based on the data provided by sellers and notify you of the estimated amount; please note that most of the time, this amount is inaccurate because sellers will provide wrong data or even no data. , therefore we are unable to obtain accurate international shipping costs.
- After you agree with our quotation, pay us the advance payment.
- After we receive your remittance, we will arrange to purchase the product immediately.
- When we receive the product, we will try to optimize the packaging solution to make it as small as possible while ensuring the safety of the goods. We will eventually get the accurate packaging size and total gross weight. Based on these data, we can check the international shipping amount from the freight table above.
- You pay the balance to us,
- After receiving the final payment, we will arrange the shipment immediately. Usually, you will get the express tracking number after 3-5 days.
Full purchasing-agent service fee
This charge consists of two parts:
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- The first part is the same as the collection service, which usually only costs a few dozen dollars,
- The second part is determined by the value of the goods and the commission rate. For example, if the total value of your purchase is US$1,500, we may charge 5% of the value as commission, which is US$75; plus the first part of the fee, the total is Around $100.
Please contact us for specific charging standards.
Notes and Terms of purchasing-agent Service
In addition, please know the following in advance
- We cannot guarantee that the purchase price of all products is lower than the price you purchase directly. The price we get may be higher (usually no more than 5%). The reasons may be as follows:
- The supplier you found is the source factory, and their prices are very low,
- Because the quantity of purchased products is too small, many factories do not accept small orders. At this time, we have to buy from their dealers, and dealers also have profit demands, so the price is higher.
- The supplier you found is offering knock-off goods. They use inferior raw materials and the product is of poor quality, even though the pictures and videos look good.
- When you buy directly from a supplier, thanks to China’s export policy, the supplier receives tax-free support, so the price they sell directly to you is lower.
- Supplier shipping to our office requires additional shipping charges,
- After we pay the supplier, if you want to cancel the order, we need to obtain the supplier’s consent. In most cases, this is possible, but we cannot guarantee 100% success; in addition, we will not refund you A service fee should be paid to us.
- We will strictly abide by China Customs regulations and relevant laws and policies, and ship goods through legal and compliant channels. Therefore, we do not accept the purchase of any contraband goods.
- If you don’t want the goods after they are sent, we are sorry but we cannot refund because the express fee for returning the goods to China is usually 3 times or even higher than the freight from China. We must notify the freight company (Express company) to destroy the product. You will gain nothing, that is why you should buy product from those online store like Amazon, Aliexpress who can support the goods returns and refund service.