Talk to a person, not a portal
Tell us what you're making, shipping, or launching. Every inquiry gets a reply from someone who can actually quote the work, not an autoresponder.
Send the project, get a number
The form is the quickest way to a real quote. It asks the questions we'd ask on a first call anyway.
- Sourcing or freight? Include the product, target cost, and volume.
- Launching? Tell us the stage: idea, prototype, or production-ready.
- Fulfillment? Monthly order volume and where your customers are.
Your numbers came across from the calculator and are in the message below. Add anything else that matters and send it.
Tell us about your project
We'll come back with a scope and a quote. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so.
Four steps, and no autoresponder in any of them
Most agency contact pages end at the send button, which is exactly the point at which people start wondering whether anything happened. So, plainly:
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A person reads it
Not a routing bot. Every inquiry is read by someone who can scope the work, which is usually why the reply asks a question rather than quoting a price immediately.
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You get a reply, usually within one business day
If it is going to take longer because we are chasing a factory quote or a freight rate for you, we say so rather than going quiet.
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We tell you if we are not the right fit
This is a real commitment and it costs us work. If your product does not need an agent, if your volume does not justify a 3PL yet, or if crowdfunding is the wrong route for your category, that is the answer you get.
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Scope and a number, in writing
Before anything starts. What is billed separately gets listed rather than discovered later.
What to include, by what you are asking about
You do not need any of this to get in touch. But a first message with these in it usually gets a real number back instead of a round of questions.
Sourcing a product
- What it is, what it is made of, and a photo or sketch if one exists.
- Target unit cost, and the quantity that cost assumes.
- Whether a sample or prototype exists yet.
- Any certification your market requires, if you know it.
The RFQ builder assembles all of this in a few minutes and hands it straight into this form.
Freight or customs
- Origin port or city, and the destination.
- Carton dimensions, weight, and how many.
- The date the stock actually has to be in hand.
- Whether the supplier quoted you FOB, EXW or DDP.
The CBM calculator works out chargeable weight and container fill first.
Fulfillment
- Monthly order volume, and average units per order.
- Carton and product dimensions.
- Which channels the orders come from.
- Roughly where your customers are.
See what a 3PL invoice is made of so you know which lines to ask us to price.
A launch
- The product, and how finished it is.
- Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or straight to your own store.
- Your target raise, or your target first-month revenue.
- Any audience you already have, and where it lives.
The timeline planner tells you whether the delivery date you want to promise is real.
Prefer to look around first?
The services, the network, and the programs each have their own page.