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China Sourcing Agent for US Importers: What They Do & What They Cost
A China sourcing agent finds, vets, negotiates and inspects on your behalf — and usually pays for itself. When you need one and what it should cost.
Gabriel Castro
Sep 202 min read
Private Label Dietary Supplements for Clinics & Brands
Own your supplement line: low-MOQ, GMP-certified, FDA-compliant private label — built and landed for less through direct sourcing.
Gabriel Castro
Sep 202 min read
Total Landed Cost: The Number Most Importers Get Wrong
Unit price is the visible tip. The margin leaks in tariffs, freight, capital and hidden intermediary layers — read together through the 3C framework.
Gabriel Castro
Sep 202 min read
Private Label Supplements for Clinics: How the $1-to-$8 Markup Really Works
A supplement that costs $1 to make sells for $8 — and clinics capture almost none of it. Here is how a direct chain returns that margin.
Gabriel Castro
Sep 202 min read
China Sourcing Agent: What They Actually Do (and When You Need One)
A sourcing agent finds, vets, negotiates and inspects — and usually pays for itself. When you need one and what it should cost.
Gabriel Castro
Sep 202 min read
Private Label Supplement Manufacturer (USA): Low-MOQ, GMP & the Real Cost
MOQ, certification and landed cost decide everything. How to launch a private-label supplement line without betting the business.
Gabriel Castro
Sep 202 min read
Why a $1 vitamin sells for $8 — and who keeps the difference
The gap between a Chinese factory and the final shelf is where most of the margin lives. Here's where it hides — and the framework that brings it back.
Gabriel Castro
Jun 293 min read
The freight term you copied is costing you more than the discount you fought for
You negotiated points off the unit price — then handed them back to an Incoterm nobody questioned. Where the real money leaks in a supply chain.
Gabriel Castro
Jun 292 min read
China+1 isn't a trend. It's a market-access strategy.
Companies leaving China for Vietnam or Mexico didn't do it for the unit price. They did it to keep selling — under a new set of rules.
Gabriel Castro
Jun 292 min read
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