Local · Guangzhou, Guangdong

Your sourcing agent in Guangzhou, on the factory floor.

Summit Sourcing is a Guangzhou sourcing agent working with importers, Amazon sellers and brands since 2020. From our office in Guangzhou we reach the factory clusters of the Pearl River Delta in under two hours: electronics in Shenzhen and Dongguan, furniture in Lecong, lighting in Guzhen, apparel in Humen and Guangzhou’s own wholesale markets. We find and verify factories, negotiate factory-direct prices, inspect goods and ship them, and you see every quote.

  • 2020Guangzhou office founded
  • <2 hto most Guangdong factory clusters
  • 40+countries shipped to
  • 1,000+factories verified in our network
At a glance
OfficeGuangzhou, Guangdong, China · GMT+8, 09:00–18:00
Clusters coveredGuangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai; Yiwu and Ningbo on request
Ideal clientImporters and Amazon sellers who want an agent in Guangdong, not a call centre elsewhere
Typical feeFlat project fee or 5–10% of order value, disclosed before work starts

Paid work starts only after you approve the scope and fee. Factory quotes are shown to you unmarked.

What's included

What a Guangzhou sourcing agent does for you.

Supplier sourcing and verification

Licence-checked, factory-or-trader confirmed, MOQ and lead time in writing. How verification works.

Factory price negotiation

Negotiated in Chinese by our own team, with every quote shown to you. Negotiation service.

Sampling, OEM and ODM

Development managed in Guangzhou with a sealed golden sample. Sampling and OEM.

QC inspection and factory audits

Same-week inspections across Guangdong, $250–400 per PO; audits $400–800. Inspections · Audits.

Warehousing, FBA prep and freight

Consolidate, prep and ship from Guangdong by sea, air or rail. FBA prep · Freight.

Market visits and Canton Fair support

Accompanied visits to Guangzhou’s wholesale markets and the Canton Fair, with translation and supplier follow-up.

How it works

Four steps, no surprises.

  1. 01

    Send a brief

    Product, quantity, destination and how custom. A photo and a target price is enough.

  2. 02

    We go and look

    Factories in Guangdong are visited, not just emailed. Shortlist with real quotes in 5–7 business days.

  3. 03

    Negotiate, sample, inspect

    Each step quoted separately, each result shown to you, balance payment tied to a passed inspection.

  4. 04

    Ship

    From our warehouse to your door, FBA or 3PL, by sea, air or rail.

Pricing

What it costs.

Our fees are the same whichever Guangdong city your factory is in: a flat project fee or 5–10% of the order value for end-to-end sourcing, flat fees for standalone verification, inspection ($250–400 per PO) and audits ($400–800). Being based in Guangzhou means no travel surcharges for most of the Pearl River Delta. Read our full guide to China sourcing agent costs.

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Who it's for

When you need this.

When it fits

You want an agent who can visit the factory this week

Most Guangdong clusters are under two hours from our office. We go, we photograph, we report.

When it fits

You are coming for the Canton Fair or the markets

We book, accompany, translate and follow up with the suppliers you met, so the trip turns into orders.

When it fits

Your category is made in Guangdong

Electronics, lighting, furniture, apparel, beauty, hardware and gifts are all made within reach of Guangzhou. See our city-by-city guide.

Questions

Common questions.

Anything else, ask on WhatsApp. A human answers, in English, in Guangzhou time.

A sourcing agent in Guangzhou finds and verifies factories, negotiates prices and terms in Chinese, manages samples, inspects goods before shipment and arranges freight, acting as your team on the ground in Guangdong. We charge a disclosed fee and show you the factory’s real quotes.
Guangzhou sits in the middle of the Pearl River Delta, China’s largest manufacturing region, and hosts the Canton Fair and the country’s biggest wholesale markets. An agent here can physically visit most relevant factories within a day, which is the difference between verification and a video call.
Consumer electronics (Shenzhen, Dongguan), lighting (Guzhen), furniture (Lecong), apparel and textiles (Humen, Guangzhou), beauty and cosmetics (Guangzhou Baiyun), hardware (Foshan), toys (Chenghai) and gifts, among many others.
Yes. We arrange market and factory visits, translation and Canton Fair support, and our first-time visitor guide covers visas, payments and getting around.
Free assessment

Tell us what you're sourcing.

Send the product, target quantity and destination country. Within one business day we'll confirm feasibility, recommend the right service scope and quote the fee and timeline.

Paid sourcing work starts only after you approve the scope and fee.