Vivian, the founder of Select Trade, started her career as a salesperson in a manufacturing factory, and later worked as a manager at a packaging factory.
Back then, a regular buyer from her silicone factory kept asking her to handle product sourcing on his behalf. At first, Vivian was confused. She wondered why the client did not place orders directly with factories, but chose to hire her as a sourcing agent instead.
Gradually, she noticed the client kept inquiring about a wide range of products. After receiving quotations, he placed orders every single month.
Vivian resigned from the factory and began to provide formal purchasing services for this client. Later, the client shared the core reason: he needed goods from up to 15 different factories consolidated together. Shipping all items in one bulk shipment could greatly cut freight costs — because the heavier the total shipment, the lower the unit freight rate.
During this cooperation, Vivian mastered how to negotiate and communicate with local Chinese factories, securing better product prices for the client. This marked the beginning of her sourcing agency business.
Over the following five years, Select Trade grew almost entirely by word-of-mouth and client referrals. We barely did online marketing or social media promotion. Satisfied customers recommended us to other buyers, and our client base expanded steadily.
Now, Select Trade is ready for a new chapter. We plan to become active on social platforms such as LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook, to connect with more overseas buyers. Our team is fully prepared and ready to serve more clients around the world.
We have built up a good reputation by being reliable. Our customer base has grown from a handful of first clients to 798+ buyers worldwide, almost entirely through referrals.
Between 2016 and 2021, our founder built up years of hands-on experience doing business with factories — from factory sales to packaging operations. That taught her exactly how factories work and how to work with them, so they cooperate better on quality, pricing and delivery. In 2022 we started our sourcing journey: first sourcing apparel, then adding toys, packaging and beauty products. As our client base kept growing, we broadened our sourcing experience across more and more industries.
With years of sourcing experience behind us, customer satisfaction stayed high and referrals started to grow quickly. To keep up with demand, we built our own team — efficient part-time colleagues who could take on more projects. That allowed us to help many more buyers who needed sourcing support.
In 2024, we worked alongside a sourcing partner to support a US-based training institution whose mentors teach students how to sell on Amazon. The institution had more than 1,000 students, and we helped several hundred of them source a wide range of different products. That project gave us a deep foundation in the sourcing industry: even when facing different industries and different products, we work with confidence and ease. More than ever, we enjoy being a sourcing company — and we are glad to serve clients with so many different needs.
Because our customers trusted us, we kept adding services and became a true one-stop sourcing partner. We expanded our support to include product development, supplier coordination, quality follow-up, warehouse consolidation, shipping coordination, and product-launch support — helping customers manage more of the sourcing process in China.
Today, we continue improving the way we work by combining practical sourcing experience with digital and AI-assisted tools where appropriate. Our focus remains on better research, more efficient workflows, clearer communication, and practical support for our customers.
Whether you are comparing suppliers, managing multiple factories, developing a new product, or planning regular purchases, Select Trade is ready to discuss your needs.
Tell us what you are looking for, your estimated quantity, and your destination market. We’ll review your requirements and help you explore the next steps.
Based in Guangzhou, China. Supporting international buyers with practical sourcing and procurement services.
We Help You Manage the Bigger Picture
Coordinate multiple products, suppliers, and orders through one sourcing team in China.
Compare suitable suppliers based on your product requirements, pricing, order quantities, and other relevant factors before making a decision.
Receive updates on quotations, samples, order progress, and shipment arrangements, so you can make decisions with better information.
We check incoming goods at our Guangzhou warehouse and can arrange additional factory or pre-shipment inspections when required.
Whether you are developing a new product, comparing suppliers, or managing recurring purchases, we tailor our support to your project.
We aim to become a reliable extension of your purchasing operations in China, not simply a contact you use for a single order.
We believe in hard work and dedication. Your success is our mission. Every project we take on is driven by a commitment to excellence and a focus on achieving your goals. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional results through collaboration, creativity, and perseverance.
Our dedication knows no bounds. We tackle every challenge head-on, turning obstacles into opportunities.
Curiosity drives us to innovate. We’re always looking for new ideas and better ways to serve your needs.
Success is a journey. We break down complex goals into manageable steps to ensure lasting results.
Simplicity is the key to clarity. We focus on what matters most to create impactful, streamlined solutions.
The faces behind our success — we couldn’t do it without them.
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Creative Director
Chief Financial Officer
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Practical, first-hand notes on sourcing, quality control and compliance in China.
Who we are, where we work and how we operate.
A Guangzhou based team led by Vivian, who grew the business out of the silicone industry and now sources across 24 industries for importers worldwide.
More than five years. The company has grown from a one person operation into a full sourcing team with its own office in Guangzhou.
A trading company resells you a product. We work on your side of the table: we verify factories, negotiate, inspect, consolidate and ship, and you see the documentation at every step.
Our office is in Guangzhou, close to the wholesale markets and the port, which keeps factory visits and inspections quick to arrange.
Importers, wholesalers and online sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and Australia, from first test orders to full container programs.
Send us the product link, photos or a short brief through the quote form or WhatsApp. We reply with a sourcing plan and quotation within 24 hours, then move to sampling once you confirm.
We can do it together.
A Guangzhou-based sourcing and procurement team operating since 2021. We help overseas buyers find and verify Chinese factories, negotiate and place orders, inspect goods, and ship worldwide. More than 798 buyers have worked with us, across the United States, Europe, South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Our office and consolidation warehouse are in Guangzhou, Guangdong — at the heart of the Pearl River Delta factory belt that covers electronics, toys, textiles, hardware and packaging supply chains.
A compact, hands-on team of six sourcing specialists. The people shown on this page are the ones who handle your account — merchandisers and QC staff, not commissioned sales intermediaries.
No. We work as your buying agent: suppliers contract directly with you at factory prices, and our service fee starts at 5% of order value, shown as a separate, documented line.
Tell us what you need — product, quantity and destination market — and we will come back with supplier options and pricing. Quotations are free and without obligation.
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