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Sourcing in China / Buyer tools

See what you’re
really buying.

A beautiful light is a starting point. Look beyond the photograph, compare the quotation details and see how much space the packed order takes.

Look behind two quotations ↓Explore the packing ↓

Leave with specific questions you can take to Lei, rather than another product screenshot.

Free to try. No account. Your entries stay on your device.

First, define the sampleBuild a brief for the version and evidence you want to review.
Look closerTap a detail ↙
Original fictional lamp with a pale shade, metal stem and round base
Original fictional illustration, not a product for sale.
01 / The stem

A gold colour is not a material.

Ask which alloy is used in each component. A photograph cannot confirm whether a stem is brass or another metal.

Separate the parts in our fictional 3D atelier ↗
01 / Compare like for likeFrom a photo to a specification

Same look.
Different questions.

Two quotations can use a similar image and leave you with different purchases. Try this fictional example, then check your own quotations.

Fictional example / no supplier or price implied
Quotation AFictional lamp illustration for quotation A
Material descriptionBrass stem
Quotation BThe same fictional lamp illustration for quotation B
Material descriptionMetal stem
The missing detail

“Metal” leaves the alloy open.

Quotation A names brass for the stem. B does not identify an alloy. Neither description tells you what every other component is made from.

Ask next

Which alloy is used in the stem, base and fittings of this exact variant?

Compare my own quotations ↓
Your quotation checker13 details to compare. Start with what you have.

Enter what each quotation actually states. Empty fields become questions to ask, not automatic reasons to reject a supplier.

The useful next step

Discuss the missing views, measurements and supplier information for the exact variant with Lei. Agree what to collect and any costs before dedicated work starts.

Describe the detail holding you back ↗
02 / Prepare the shipping questionSee the space, then calculate it

You buy a light.
You ship its packing.

The shade, body and protection all need space. Change this fictional carton’s height and count to see what happens to the total volume.

Fictional packing example

External carton dimensionsA schematic carton measuring 60 by 50 by 40 centimetres. The dimensions are an example, not measured product packing.60 cm50 cm40 cm
External L × W × H60 × 50 × 40 cmSchematic illustration. Not a loading plan.

Give the packing room.

Length 60 cm and width 50 cm stay fixed in this example.

0.12 m³ each × 24 cartons
2.88m³

24 cartons in total

Carton volume, not a freight price or container loading capacity.

Your carton volume calculatorUse your actual external dimensions and carton counts.

Measure the closed carton, including protection. Add one row per carton size. One product packed in two different boxes needs two rows. Carton and product counts are different.

The calculation is visible: L × W × H in cm ÷ 1,000,000, multiplied by carton count. DHL’s freight volume method ↗. Measure the outside of the closed packaging ↗.

Lei, your sourcing contact in China
Your contact in China

Take a better
question to Lei.

20 years in the lighting trade.

Bring the reference, the quantity, the destination and what you need to clarify. Discuss a focused selection or the information needed for that exact variant.

Prepare my sourcing enquiry ↗Meet Lei ↗

The tools prepare your questions. The scope and costs of any dedicated work are agreed with Lei.