How to place a purchase order?

After you have reviewed our product section, find out the items you want to order. Or you did not find the item you want to order on our website. Then please send your RFQ to the sales representative or sales manager in charge. make sure in the RFQ you send following info must be included:

1.item code(if you look for some item which is not on our website or different from what we listed on the website, then please try to give us more details on the item you wish to order)

2.item spec(material, size-height, width and length, colour(if applicable))

3.quantity for each item

4.specify your choice- FOB price or CIF price

After I sent the RFQ, what is going to happen next and what are the following procedure to finish the transaction?

Our sales representative or sales manager will respond to your inquiry ASAP. After you received our quotation, we will wait for your confirmation on your purchase order. Once we received your confirmation on the quotation. We will send you a confirmed purchase order with Proforma Invoice. Proforma Invoice need to be paid partially, usually we require 30% of the total amount as down payment after you received the Proforma Invoice. After we receive your downpayment, we will start to process your order.  The remain balance (70%) will need to be paid before the cargo loaded on the ship, in other word, we will inform you that the shipment is ready to ship out from factory or ready to load in the container. After we receive your remain 70% payment we will load the cargo in the container and you will get the Bill of Lading once the vessel is sailing from the loading port. And meanwhile we will send you other shipping documents such as commercial invoice, packing list, and material certificate if applicable. 

What is the difference between FOB price and CIF price?

FOB loading port price is refer to a price that only contain selling price of the cargo and the transportation cost from factory warehouse to the loading port. The buyer will pick up or take over the cargo at the loading port--for example FOB Shanghai port). For this price you will need to arrange the exportation cost from loading port and the transportation cost from the loading port to destination port--for example Vancouver port)

CIF destination port price is refer to a price that contain selling price of the cargo and the transportation cost from factory to the destination port (which include the exportation cost from loading port and the ocean or air transportation cost incurred from loading port to destination port(for example CIF VANCOUVER (this price will include the shipping fee from the loading port (Shanghai port) to the destination port-Vancouver port) the buyer will take over the responsibility for the cargo once the vessel arrive the destination port. And the buyer will use their own custom clearance broker for this case.

What is the payment method and currency used in the transaction?

All quotations will be marked in US dollar. And the factories oversea will only accept payment via T/T(Bank Transfer). In some case they might accept Paypal. For small amount of downpayment, for example, within 2k USD, payment might be able done via local electronic transfer.

Is there a MOQ requirement for each item? for each purchase order?

Yes for most of the hardware(fastener), the minimum order quantity is 1000pcs. For the steel product such as steel plate, HSS and C channel,  there is no minimum order quantity (weight) for each item. However, there is standard size of steel plate or standard length (20ft or 40ft) of HSS or C channel need to be ordered and the minimum shipment for one or several purchase orders all together need to fill up one 20ft or one 40ft GP(General Purpose) container.