DOT 1 OF 6
Factory. Direct. No middleman.
Verified manufacturers, preferential terms, real factory relationships.
WHAT WE DO HERE
Factory — in practice.
Three out of four “China sourcing agents” you find online are layered on top of a trading company — not on top of a factory. You’re paying a markup for an introduction.
Lynxdots works from the source. Every supplier we recommend is a verified manufacturer, not a reseller. Most are factories we’ve worked with on the advisory side first — meaning the relationships predate your engagement.
That changes the negotiating position. We know what their margin looks like. We know when their lines have spare capacity. We know which sales rep can authorise an MOQ exception, and which can’t.
WHAT WE DELIVER
At this dot, you get:
- ●Factory shortlist with verified credentials (business licence, export licence, production capability, key client history).
- ●On-site factory audit (capacity, equipment, working conditions, ethical standards).
- ●Negotiation support — pricing, MOQ, payment terms, IP protection.
- ●Ongoing relationship management as your supplier (or alternative suppliers as you scale).
SOUND FAMILIAR?
If any of these sound familiar…
- “My Alibaba “manufacturer” is actually a trading company adding 20% markup.”
- “My MOQ is too high for the test order I want to run.”
- “My supplier delivers Q1 but disappears for Q3 — and I have no one to call.”
- “My factory’s English isn’t good enough for the spec conversations we need.”
- “I want to dual-source but I don’t know which Chinese factories are credible.”
FROM THE GROUND
A recent example.
A UK home-goods brand wanted to test a candle product. Alibaba quotes from three “manufacturers” came back at MOQ 5,000 with similar pricing. We identified that all three were fronts for the same Yiwu trading company. We routed the brand to the actual factory — a small operation in Hebei specialising in scented candles. MOQ dropped to 1,200, price dropped 18%, lead time dropped from 60 days to 38.
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