Buying or partnering in China from thousands of kilometres away is where deals go wrong. Our Chengdu office is your team on the ground: verifying suppliers, auditing factories, interpreting, negotiating and sitting in the room on your behalf.
Most cross-border losses come from unseen suppliers, unchecked factories and lost-in-translation terms. The China Desk closes that gap with people physically present in China.
Confirm a supplier is real, licensed and solvent. Business-licence checks, ownership, export history and reference calls before you wire a cent.
On-site visits, production-line photos and video, capacity checks and pre-shipment quality inspection so what you order is what you ship.
Bilingual Mandarin and English support that goes beyond words: cultural context, pricing norms and terms that protect your side.
We schedule and host supplier meetings, book fair visits and run itineraries in Chengdu and beyond, whether you travel or send us in your place.
Structure safer payment terms, understand deposits and letters of credit, and avoid the wire-and-pray mistakes that sink first orders.
Guidance on freight forwarders, consolidation, incoterms and customs, connecting you to vetted partners from factory gate to Tema port.
Tell us the product, the supplier or the partnership you are chasing, and your budget and timeline.
The Chengdu team checks the counterparty, visits the site and reports back with evidence.
We meet, interpret and negotiate on your behalf, or alongside you if you travel.
You proceed with safer terms, inspection at dispatch and a partner watching your interests.
Our Asian Representative Office anchors the desk in one of China's fastest-growing trade and manufacturing hubs, led by our Head of Asian Region, a qualified PRC lawyer.
Members access the China Desk at preferential rates. Tell us what you are sourcing and we will tell you how we can help.