EMS–TRADE Electronics export trading
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A pale worktable seen from above: an open technical drawing, a populated board sample, a machined connector housing and a sealed sample bag squared into a grid

Execution layer · Shenzhen · trading since the early 1990s

Six services.
One contract.

You sign with one party. Six lines run on established SOPs, and each one ends in a document you keep.

Send us your spec The six service lines
Trading since
30+ yrs
Shenzhen, Guangdong — electronics export trading out of one city
Cumulative customers
100,000+
Domestic and international buyers served since the early 1990s
Service lines
6
Each on an established SOP, with a named written deliverable
On the contract
1
One English-speaking engineering contact, accountable for quality and delivery

01Execution layer · six fears

Six services.
Six fears they answer.

6 services1 contractnamed deliverables

Each line exists because buyers arrive with the same six objections. Every page opens with the objection, not the feature list.

A technical drawing flat on a pale bench with digital calipers, a drafting triangle and three sample parts SVC-01

Sourcing & matching

Is this the factory, or a layer?

Registered entity, production site and bank payee verified as one company.

Deliverable — a written sourcing report

Two pairs of hands over a technical drawing, one pointing at a dimension tick with a pen SVC-02

Language bridge

Will my drawing arrive intact?

Drawings, BOMs and change notices carried in Chinese by engineers who read them.

Deliverable — a numbered revision pack

Visitors in anti-static coats walking an assembly-hall aisle between rows of pick-and-place machines, seen from behind SVC-03

China visit & factory tours

Showroom, or a running line?

Invitation letter, itinerary, a bilingual escort on the floor, and a written report.

Deliverable — a written visit report

An engineering bench under an inspection lamp with a finished board assembly, a magnifier arm and sample connectors SVC-04

Technical assessment

Can anyone here read their answer?

Every claim mapped to the governing document, and the rest marked.

Deliverable — written assessment and plan

Digital calipers closed around a machined aluminium housing beside a blank inspection checklist and a sealed sample bag SVC-05

Production follow-up & QC

First article fine, batch not?

Sampling to ISO 2859-1 level II; pass or fail gates the balance payment.

Deliverable — a per-batch inspection report

An export loading bay with an open container backed onto a pale apron and unlabelled cartons on pallets SVC-06

Export execution

Who owns the paperwork now?

FOB by default, FCA inland; the export declaration stays in our name.

Deliverable — the export document set

02Delivery layer · the artefacts

Every line ends in
a document you keep.

6 deliverablesnothing delivered verbally
A single technical drawing sheet on a pale surface with a pen, folding dividers and one teal sticky tab
DOC-01 Sourcing report. Six identity anchors, seven mismatch signals screened, the factory's own quotation set.
A blank unmarked form on a clipboard with a pen, abstract ruled lines and empty tick boxes
DOC-02 Revision pack. Matched revision numbers, a query log with an owner and a date, and change notices.
A wide production floor seen from a raised viewpoint, with three rows of identical assembly machinery and painted walkways
DOC-03 Visit report. What was seen, at which site, at which process stage — and what nobody answered.
A dim clean room bench with an oscilloscope, a bench power supply, a board assembly under a magnifier and a sealed sample bag
DOC-04 Written assessment. Signed by an engineer, with an optimisation plan and a gaps list.
Three open plain cartons in a row with identical finished power supply units laid out in front and a blank form on the middle carton
DOC-05 Inspection report. Sample size drawn, defects by severity, the AQL result, photographs, pass or fail.
A container terminal yard at first light with rows of plain stacked containers and two gantry crane silhouettes
DOC-06 Export document set. Invoice, packing list, bill of lading, origin certificate, export declaration in our name.

03Execution layer · the sequence

How one contract
actually runs.

6 steps1 order1 counterparty
A single technical drawing sheet on a pale surface with a pen, folding dividers and one teal sticky tab STEP 01

You send the input

A drawing, BOM, specification or a photograph of an existing part.

Input — one document is enough to start

An engineering bench under an inspection lamp with a finished board assembly, a magnifier arm and sample connectors STEP 02

We answer technically

A written technical assessment first, and a price after it.

Output — an engineer's reply, not a chatbot's

Two technicians seen from behind at a bench, one holding a document of grey placeholder bars and the other pointing at it STEP 03

The site is matched

Identity chain checked before you commit, and the factory quotation shown.

Route — process envelope first, then price

A production panel of identical boards held in a white inspection fixture with gold pads and a teal solder mask STEP 04

The sample is proven

A first article you keep, and a laboratory test you commission if you want one.

Evidence — submitted in your name

Digital calipers closed around a machined aluminium housing beside a blank inspection checklist and a sealed sample bag STEP 05

Production is followed

Inspected in the factory at AQL 0 / 2.5 / 4.0 before anything ships.

Gate — the report holds the balance payment

An export loading bay with an open container backed onto a pale apron and unlabelled cartons on pallets STEP 06

It leaves under one contract

Documents, customs and freight, FOB by default and never EXW.

Rule — the declaration stays in our name

04Pricing · what is inside and what is not

A fee you can audit
beats a markup you cannot find.

commission 3–15%most full-service at 5–10%
A technical drawing flat on a pale bench with digital calipers, a drafting triangle and three sample parts COST-01

Commission, quoted by order band

3–15% across the market, most full-service agencies at 5–10%. Small orders carry the highest percentage.

quoted, not impliedno factory payments
A close view down one SMT line with pick-and-place heads and feeder reels in strict alignment COST-02

Tooling, stated as terms

50% mould deposit, refundable after the third order, moulds kept five years with the drawings handed over.

50% depositrefundable 3rd orderkept 5 years
A single technical drawing sheet on a pale surface with a pen, folding dividers and one teal sticky tab COST-03

Payment, written down

30% deposit and 70% before shipment, or an irrevocable letter of credit at sight.

30 / 70LC at sightPayPal under $5,000
Three open plain cartons in a row with identical finished power supply units laid out in front and a blank form on the middle carton COST-04

Inspection is pass-through

The buyer pays the inspection company directly. One pre-shipment day runs $199–320, about 1.5% of a $20,000 order.

$199–320 / man-daypaid by the buyer
A technical drawing flat on a bench with a thin pen and folding dividers beside it
Fig. A $20,000 order, two ways. A hidden 10–15% factory kickback is $2,000–3,000 inside the unit price. A quoted 5–7% fee is $1,000–1,400, visible on the quotation.

We accept no commission, rebate or referral fee from any factory, and that commitment can be written into the contract.

05Before you sign

Questions buyers ask
before signing.

6 lines, taken singlyor as one contract
A pale worktable seen from above with an open technical drawing, a board sample, a connector housing and a sealed sample bag Q-01

Can I take just one service?

Yes. Most buyers start with technical assessment or sourcing and add the rest once a factory is chosen.

A container terminal yard at first light with rows of plain stacked containers and two gantry crane silhouettes Q-02

Who is the seller on the contract?

We are. The export declaration is issued in our own name as the operating entity.

A production panel of identical boards held in a white inspection fixture with gold pads and a teal solder mask Q-03

Do you hold the certifications?

No. The certifications belong to the factories that hold them, and we show you which ones.

A single technical drawing sheet on a pale surface with a pen, folding dividers and one teal sticky tab Q-04

How do I start?

Send the drawing, BOM or specification. You get a written assessment and an engineer's reply.

06Where it fits

The services sit on
top of the network.

12 categories24 sites1 contract

No partner factory is named on this page. Naming one would read as an endorsement; every partner is listed on the network pages.

07Start

Send us your spec.

Name the category or attach the drawing. You get a written technical assessment, and a reply from an engineer.

Recorded. An engineer will reply.

Written technical assessment, from eric@dfshk.cn.

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