Services
Services / Business
Business services
Besides its export activities, I.T.C. deals with the research of Chinese commercial areas. Our business services provide information on the Chinese economic setting — supporting your decision-making and, in turn, the acquisition or production of the products you need.
Besides counselling, we assist our partners’ commercial activity through market research and by maintaining commercial relations. We help build new relationships with factories in the People’s Republic of China and strengthen existing ones.
Counselling
Our skilled workforce is experienced with Chinese commercial culture and has strong marketing skills, providing up-to-date information on the current Chinese and European commercial situation.
- We introduce our partners to Chinese commercial practice.
- We give information on Chinese manners and conventions.
- We assist in selecting the appropriate factory and in decision-making.
- We introduce our partners to Chinese negotiation methods used during factory visits.
Market research
We help existing and future partners find the most appropriate Chinese commercial areas and factories where particular goods can be produced and procured, and monitor changes in China’s economic setting. We assist in:
- developing new strategies and optimizing existing ones;
- finding new business partners or manufacturers, and maintaining relations dynamically;
- price negotiations, forums, meetings, exhibitions and factory visits;
- procurement and the professional preparation of the manufacturing process;
- the qualitative and quantitative control of products.
Services / Purchasing
Purchasing in Yiwu city
I.T.C. arranges the delivery of products, deals with the procurement background work and settles export activities. Our objective is to create a bridge between the Chinese commercial world and all global commercial cultures.
We assist our clients and would-be clients in maintaining contact with Chinese traders and factories all over China, and range across Yiwu city to offer direct commercial services for small commodities.
Why do you need an export agent to purchase in Yiwu market?
Purchasing in the Yiwu market is different from buying products from factories or companies, or taking orders at the Canton Fair.
- Almost no supplier in the market speaks English, so our colleague goes with you to visit the wholesalers one by one. You negotiate price and other matters directly, and we write down all the information (price, item number, packing and other details).
- Small quantities are accepted, so you can mix many items from different suppliers — one or more cartons per item.
- Suppliers have no import and export license and do not handle international trade operations.
- Suppliers do not print the barcodes and tickets that need to be stuck on products and cartons.
- Suppliers only deliver the products to our Yiwu warehouse.
- Suppliers do not arrange shipment or prepare the related documents.
How we work
- Pick you up at the airport (Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou or Yiwu).
- Book hotel rooms in Yiwu and Guangzhou and help you get a 35%–50% discount.
- Supply a car for daily use around Yiwu and Guangzhou.
- Provide an interpreter and market guide (see our language services).
- Find the right products based on your pictures and samples.
- Assist in purchasing and forwarding, and provide the export service.
- Free warehouse in Yiwu city, with quality and quantity inspection.
- Assistance with international freight.
- Compile a detailed list of the products and prepare all documents for the export declaration.
Should you require more information, do not hesitate to contact us. We hope to meet you in Yiwu Market soon and look forward to creating a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship — we hope to be your Yiwu export agent.
Services / Regions
Commercial areas: South China
Hong Kong City lies two hours by train from Guangzhou City. It houses several fairs every year and, as tax burdens are relatively low, many international companies are present. Hong Kong — the richest Chinese city, with sovereignty transferred to China in 1997 — is a major location of international finance and trade.
When visiting the Canton Fair, you can also visit factories in the province or in other provinces, as well as fairs related to the Canton Fair. Cities near Guangzhou (Foshan, Shunde, Zhongshan, Jiangmen), specialised in specific products, welcome visitors in this period. Here you will find factories for construction and interior-design materials, household machines, energy-saving bulbs and small-powered engines.
The island of Hainan, in the southernmost part of China, is one hour by plane from Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The island covers 34,000 km², with the city of Sanya in the south. This special economic area relies mainly on tourism; its fast-developing regions now attract thousands of investors, with hotel chains, holiday homes and golf courses under construction. For trade, the region is famous for exporting flowers, coffee and exotic fruits.
If you wish to use our company’s services, for further information please contact us.
Services / Language
Language services
I.T.C. offers interpretation to Chinese in the field of commerce and trade, during business trips and visits to factories or exhibitions in China.
We assist with:
- your business trip, to meet your special needs — such as arranging quality supplier factory visits;
- your business trip to meet your partner;
- professional contract-negotiation guidance and negotiation proceedings;
- visits and purchasing at exhibitions;
- guidance in the Yiwu market and the Yiwu International Fair;
- guidance at the Canton Fair (for further information, see Guangzhou);
- and every other field.
To use our language service, please email us at info@intertradechinahk.com.
Good to know
Business etiquette in China
As a rule, you secure the success of a business negotiation with your appearance, an optimum use of time, your ability to formulate essential points and your rhetorical skills.
However, Chinese business life is characterized by communicational situations that differ highly from those of Western business in terms of attitude and scale of values. Below you can find some general, simple yet important information you will surely need when you meet Chinese business partners during factory visits or business lunches and dinners.
Business etiquette in China — downloadable guide
Let’s work together
Planning to buy or sell in China?
If you are interested in our business activity, read through our website — then reach our head office for anything you need. We look forward to a long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationship.