Template
RFQ template for China sourcing
A practical request-for-quotation structure that makes supplier responses easier to compare.
Resources
Better sourcing begins with a better brief.
Use these practical tools to structure your requirement, set inspection expectations and ask suppliers more useful questions.
Checklist
Pre-shipment inspection checklist
The core details to agree before an inspection is booked or goods are released.
Checklist
Tooling agreement checklist
What a mould or tooling agreement should settle before you fund it — ownership, location, tool life, release and governing law.
Tool
Landed cost estimator
Frame a first procurement scenario before you request a detailed freight or customs quotation.
Report structure
Inspection report structure
See the evidence, findings and decision fields a useful report should contain.
Report structure
Pre-shipment inspection report template
The blank template we work to, published in full: scope, sampling basis, the check tables, the finding log with factory sign-off and the filling rules.
Report structure
Factory audit report template
The blank template we work to, published in full: entity verification, capacity read against your order, the finding log, what could not be confirmed, and the standard statement.
Decision tool
Do I need a sourcing agent?
A short planning tool to decide whether supplier validation, quality checks or coordination need a defined service scope.
Calendar
China factory holiday calendar 2026
Official public holiday dates to frame early production and shipment planning conversations with suppliers.
Use a resource as a starting point, not a promise.
Templates help structure a conversation. Product requirements, inspection criteria, pricing, freight and compliance obligations must still be agreed for the specific order.
Discuss your requirement