Visit the right factories in China, with the groundwork already done.

In two parts. A preparation fee covers the search, verification, appointments and planning. The visit-week fee is payable only after you approve the confirmed programme: the appointments, the route and the quoted costs. Hotels, the vehicle and the lead’s travel are passed through at cost, with no markup, against receipts. Every programme is quoted against your brief, because the number of categories, travellers and days changes the work.

No. We take no commission, referral fee or rebate from any supplier, and our fees are paid by you alone. If a supplier we put forward is one we already work with, we say so before you choose your visits, so the comparison you take home is yours.

We ask every supplier for an owner, an export manager or an engineer responsible for the product, with access to production areas, and the names and roles each supplier gives us are confirmed in writing before you travel. An appointment is not binding on a supplier, so who finally attends is its decision; if a supplier cancels, we propose a replacement for your approval and the fee does not change.

Allow three to six weeks of preparation before you fly, depending on the number of categories. Plan around China’s National Day holiday in the first week of October and the Chinese New Year shutdown, which closes most factories from late January to late February. The Canton Fair weeks in October and November push Guangzhou hotel rates up and take export teams out of their offices, though a fair can also be worked into the programme on purpose.

Only as part of an accompanied programme. Once you have approved and paid for the visit, China 2 West’s Zhuhai company issues business invitation letters for the travellers on that programme, with the meeting schedule the application needs. The letters cover our programme only and are withdrawn if it is cancelled. We do not issue invitation letters as a standalone service.

Many nationalities can now enter China visa-free for short business visits, so we check your situation when we plan the dates; please confirm current requirements with the Chinese embassy before you book.

Hong Kong International Airport is usually the easiest. Our Zhuhai head office is about an hour by road across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and we meet you at the bridge port or arrange a cross-border car. Guangzhou Baiyun and Shenzhen Bao’an airports work just as well when your first visits are closer to them, and the route is planned around whichever you choose.

Yes. Most programmes stay in the Pearl River Delta, where Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan and Zhuhai are within a day’s drive. Our coverage also includes Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Fujian and Shandong. Where the strongest supplier is further away, the confirmation pack sets out the options: an extra travel day, a meeting at its Guangdong office, or the supplier travelling to meet you.

Yes. If you already have two or three candidate factories, the same approach works at a smaller scale: we verify them before you travel, confirm the meetings and go with you to interpret the technical and commercial discussions. Tell us what is already on your list when you enquire.

Yes. Work runs under an NDA, first approaches are made under the C2W name using only the brief you approve, and your company is named to a supplier only with your permission. Contracts for anything you buy are between you and the supplier, unless you ask C2W to manage the supply for you.

You receive a findings report comparing every supplier you met against your criteria, with quotations still outstanding listed with who is following them up. From there you can take it on yourself, or keep us on for quotation clarification, samples, negotiation, factory audits, production monitoring and pre-shipment inspection. See quality inspection and testing.

We review every submission and reply to most within 24 hours. If the trip looks like a fit, we set up a call to understand your brief, then come back with a written proposal for the preparation and the visit week. All work runs under a paid engagement. Submit your enquiry.