A sourcing agent in China and a seller are not the same job
What is a sourcing agent? The label alone does not settle the contract. Ask whether the provider finds suppliers, negotiates, inspects or buys in its own name. Check who owns the goods, receives your payment and handles a claim.
Our seller-of-record route: you contract with us for the accepted specification. We take title and resell the goods. The quote lists goods, China-side logistics, checking, packing, freight and our margin as separate lines. Export freight is passed through at cost. Compare the full quote and its exclusions.
We do not advance funds or negotiate a factory’s minimum order quantity down for you. A small order still has packing and dispatch costs. If the brief does not fit this route, you receive a decline before payment.
Buying and independent checking serve different tasks. If a provider selects a supplier and checks it, ask how any conflict is handled. See what independent checking covers.
Four decisions before goods move.
- Fit: we decide whether we can quote the request as seller and decline categories or requirements we cannot support.
- Baseline: before payment, both sides agree the product, price basis, hand-off point, evidence, cancellation and refund terms in writing.
- Payment: Payment clears before goods move. We do not extend credit, net terms or purchase-order financing.
- Freight: we book export carriage to the destination you named and hand you the carrier’s tracking reference. The carrier’s charge is passed through at cost, and import clearance at the other end remains yours.
Use the first-order limits below to decide whether this route fits your quantity and budget.
Service limits
We do not guarantee transit time or act as carrier. We book tracked export carriage and pass the carrier’s charge through at cost. Under our DAP trade terms, risk transfers on delivery at the named place. Carrier limits do not replace our obligations as seller; use our claims process for missing or damaged goods.
We do not calculate customs duty. Product classification, import clearance, destination tax and regulatory approval remain with you and your appointed specialists.
We do not finance purchases. We do not extend credit, advance supplier funds for you or carry inventory on your behalf.
We keep selling separate from checking. We will never verify a supplier for you and then offer to replace them with ourselves. If you need an independent record check, use the verification service. It does not recommend us or another supplier.
Send your order brief
Email the product link or screenshot, specification, first-order quantity, destination country and required decision date to hello@currawongweb.com. Do not send passwords, marketplace login details, payment credentials or identity documents.
The first-order rules, before you pay:
| Rule | What it means for your first order |
|---|---|
| Order size | First orders stay at about US$2,000 or less. Sample orders of 1 to 5 pieces are welcome. |
| Payment | 100% prepayment, in one payment, to the entity named on the quote. |
| Purchase timing | We buy nothing until your payment is verified. Before we purchase, you can cancel at no cost. |
| Substitutions | Any substitution needs a new quote version that you accept first. |
| Shipping | Goods ship DAP, by a carrier with online tracking. |
| Claims | Claims run on written evidence, within the stated windows. |
The full trade terms control where this summary compresses them.
You will receive a quote, questions about missing details, or a decline.
Buying from a specific marketplace? The 1688 wholesale route and the Taobao retail route describe the same desk starting from a product link. For a prepaid order to one address see the one-address 1688 route; for linking a screenshot to a shop see the Weidian route. If you would rather deal with the factory yourself, the seller and customs-broker roles explains which parties and documents to confirm.
What a company-name search leaves unresolved
On 22 August 2026 we searched a Chinese business-information service for eighteen broad industry-name endings. The table shows eight selected results, then two results from a separate inspection-name batch.
| Name ending searched | Companies returned |
|---|---|
| 贸易有限公司 (“trading”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 进出口有限公司 (“import and export”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 国际贸易有限公司 (“international trade”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 供应链管理有限公司 (“supply chain management”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 采购有限公司 (“procurement”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 货运代理有限公司 (“freight forwarding”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 报关有限公司 (“customs broking”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 电子商务有限公司 (“e-commerce”) | 5,000: display ceiling |
| 验货有限公司 (“goods inspection”) | 653 |
| 第三方检测有限公司 (“third-party testing”) | 638 |
Sixteen of the eighteen endings ran past the interface’s display ceiling. Their saved totals are 5,000, not exact market sizes. The other two returned unexplained no-result responses; they are not published as zero. The inspection-name results above were measured separately.
These searches count matching names, not services offered. They do not show which firm can fill your order. Compare a written brief, quote and claim terms, then check the named entity and any unresolved details.
No company was evaluated, ranked or recommended. A similar name does not establish a similar service.
For an initial check, use the free USCI checker for code format and the check digit, and the payment-party checker for contract, invoice and bank-name mismatches. Both work locally in your browser and can be applied to this desk.
For the record itself, the verification service provides dated findings and their limits, priced by scope. It does not recommend a supplier or prove who controls a bank account.
Where the figures above come from
The figures are saved totals from a Chinese business-information service, queried on 22 August 2026. The broad industry batch contained sixteen capped totals and two unexplained no-result responses. The separate inspection-name batch supplied the 653 and 638 rows. Counts do not establish services, quality or a current trading status.
Nothing on this page is legal advice, a credit rating, a factory audit or a supplier recommendation.