Product Sourcing
Supplier search, quotation comparison, negotiation support, sample coordination, and factory communication.
Sourcing. Shipping. Door to door.
B2B China trade execution from factory search to final delivery.
4fi handles supplier sourcing, buying support, warehouse consolidation, export booking, customs coordination, and door-to-door delivery for importers moving cargo from China to the world.
From Hawaii to far-flung African destinations, the work is managed as one controlled commercial chain instead of separate handoffs.
3China office desks
5Freight modes supported
GlobalCommercial delivery coverage
Core service
One accountable chain for sourcing, shipping, and delivery.
4fi is built for companies that need Chinese supply access without losing control of specifications, cost, timing, documentation, or final-mile delivery.
Consolidation
Multiple suppliers can be received, checked, labelled, and prepared into one shipment plan.
Freight Booking
Sea, air, rail, road, and express options are selected around weight, volume, urgency, and landed cost.
Door Delivery
Destination coordination continues after arrival so the commercial handover stays visible and organized.
China office network
Yiwu, Guangzhou, and Qingdao cover the buying and shipping map.
The CRM includes address and contact management so your internal team can keep office details, emails, and public contact points current.
Yiwu office
Market sourcing and mixed cargo consolidation.
Best for small commodities, wholesale products, accessories, household goods, mixed supplier orders, and repeated replenishment.
- Yiwu market search and supplier comparison
- Warehouse receiving and carton control
- Mixed LCL and express cargo preparation
Guangzhou office
Factories, showrooms, and South China trade.
Useful for apparel, furniture, lighting, electronics accessories, packaging, and nearby manufacturing cities.
- Factory and showroom coordination
- Sample-led procurement support
- Air, sea, and truck route planning
Qingdao office
Sea freight strength and northern cargo lanes.
Ideal for ocean freight planning, containerized goods, machinery support cargo, and port-led export handling.
- FCL and LCL export coordination
- Carrier booking and sailing follow-up
- Container and document control
Route planning
From Chinese origin cities to commercial destinations worldwide.
Quote requests are reviewed by origin, destination, mode, incoterm, commodity, weight, CBM, and address-level delivery requirements.
ChinaYiwu, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Shanghai
GCCUAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain
AfricaKenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, inland routes
WorldwideUK, Europe, Americas, islands, remote delivery zones
Modes and incoterms handled
- Sea freight: FCL and LCL
- Air freight and express courier
- Rail and road where route conditions allow
- EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP, DDP quote structures
- Remote-area and island delivery checks
- Commercial paperwork and destination coordination
Shipping lines
Carrier options are selected around cargo profile and lane performance.
4fi can quote and coordinate across major global shipping lines where space, schedules, destination rules, and commercial conditions match the job.
Maersk
MSC
CMA CGM
COSCO
Hapag-Lloyd
ONE
Evergreen
Yang Ming
HMM
ZIM
PIL
OOCL
For importers and wholesalers
Repeat supply, mixed containers, supplier negotiation, packaging checks, and replenishment lanes.
For retailers and project buyers
Furniture, fit-out goods, lighting, displays, hospitality items, and coordinated multi-supplier buying.
For regional distributors
Gulf and Africa routes built around landed cost, customs complexity, and final address delivery realities.
Trade articles
Practical reading for buyers preparing China shipments.
These article topics are built into the new content structure and can be expanded into full SEO pages as the quote CRM grows.
Guide
EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP, and DDP explained
How the chosen incoterm changes pickup responsibility, export handling, customs risk, and landed price.
Guide
FCL vs LCL from China
When a full container is cleaner, when LCL saves cost, and what consolidation changes in documentation.
Guide
How CBM affects your quote
Why volume, weight, carton dimensions, and chargeable weight shape sea and air freight pricing.
Route note
Shipping from Yiwu to Africa
Mixed supplier cargo, inland delivery planning, and destination customs checks for African importers.
Route note
Guangzhou sourcing for GCC buyers
How product category, showroom visits, sample review, and delivery timing are coordinated.
Operations
What happens after a quote request
The request is recorded in the 4fi CRM, assigned internally, priced, updated, and followed through.