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Answers to the questions European buyers ask before they source from a Chinese factory.

Costs and fees

What a China sourcing agent costs China sourcing agent fees compared from published price pages: 3 to 12 percent commissions, project fees, day rates, and how to spot factory kickbacks.
Landed cost from China to the EU: how to calculate it, with brushes as the example Landed cost from China to the EU step by step: customs value, 3.7% EU duty on brushes, import VAT by country, and a spreadsheet-ready worked example.
Sourcing agent, trading company or importer: who takes which margin Sourcing agent vs trading company vs European importer: who invoices you, who is importer of record, where the margin sits, and how to spot a real factory.

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