Not sure what to import, or whether the idea even works? Start here.
A fixed-fee session for people who do not yet have enough clarity to brief a sourcing project. We work through whether your idea is worth pursuing, what your budget can realistically buy, and which service you actually need next.
You are paying for direction, not execution.
Not a session where we find you a supplier. The conversation before that, so you do not spend money learning something we could have told you in an hour.
Go ahead with an eligible sourcing or procurement project afterwards and the ₦100,000 comes off that service fee. If you do not go ahead, the consultation fee is non-refundable.
- Whether your idea is worth sourcing at all, before you spend on it
- What is realistically achievable at your budget and target quantity
- Which of our services you actually need next, and in what order
- How the sourcing-to-delivery process works, so nothing catches you out
- Retail against wholesale, a single product against a range, your own brand against reselling
- What a realistic MOQ, margin and lead time look like in your category
- Whether a regulated product is worth pursuing before you pay anyone to look
Not everyone needs this.
If you already know what you want, a consultation is an extra ₦100,000 and a delay. The dividing line is simple: are you paying for direction, or for execution?
Book it if you would walk in and say “I don’t know”
- You want to start importing, but have no product picked, no budget in mind, and no sense of a realistic MOQ
- You sell locally now and want to import directly, but do not understand the process end to end
- You have two or three competing product ideas and need to know which is actually sourceable and profitable at your budget
- You have a fixed amount to spend and genuinely do not know what it can buy you
- You are considering a regulated product and do not know whether it is worth pursuing at all
- You are not sure which Jia Li service applies to you and want someone to map it out
Skip it if you would walk in and say “go find this”
- You know the exact product and just need a factory found and vetted. Product & Supplier Sourcing
- You already have a supplier and want the product checked before you pay. Pre-Payment Quality Check
- You want to know whether the company itself is real. Factory Verification
- You have the link on a Chinese site and just want it bought. Chinese Website Procurement
- You need event materials or branded merchandise and know what you want. Event, Souvenir & Gift Sourcing
- You want your own brand on a product you have already chosen. Private Label & Product Development
Still not sure which side you fall on? Message us and say so. We will tell you plainly. We would rather send you straight to a service than take a fee you did not need.
How the session works.
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Book and tell us the situation
₦100,000 secures the session. Send us what you are considering, what you have to spend, and the three things you are least sure about, so we can prepare rather than react.
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We work through it together
Your idea, your budget, your market and your constraints. Real numbers, realistic MOQs, and the parts of importing that people most often get wrong.
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You leave with a direction and a next step
A clear view of whether to proceed, what it will take, and which Jia Li service, if any, you should book next. Often that answer is cheaper than you expected.
What this costs.
One fixed fee, and it is creditable. Book an eligible service afterwards and the advice effectively costs you nothing.
We charge our fee only. Everything we pay on your behalf — product cost, transport in China, samples, shipping, accommodation, testing — is billed at cost.
- Consultation fee₦100,000
- Creditable against an eligible serviceYes
- If you do not proceedNon-refundable
Before you ask.
Do I need this if I already know what I want to source?
No. Go straight to Product & Supplier Sourcing and we will find and vet the factory. A consultation would just be an extra ₦100,000 and a week of delay.
This session exists for people who cannot yet write that brief.
So what is the difference between this and Sourcing?
Sourcing is execution: you tell us the product, we find who makes it, vet them and negotiate. This is the conversation before that. Is the product worth sourcing, what can your budget achieve, which service should you book.
One is “go find this for me”. The other is “help me work out what to ask for”.
Is this just general business advice?
No. It is specifically about sourcing and importing. We will not tell you what business to start. If that is what you are looking for, we will say so up front.
The business you are building is yours, wherever you are based. China is simply where the buying happens.
Will you name suppliers or products in the session?
Not as a deliverable. We talk in categories, price bands and what is realistic. Naming and vetting specific factories is the paid sourcing work. If you want that, the consultation fee comes off it.
What does “creditable” actually mean?
If you book an eligible sourcing or procurement project with us afterwards, we deduct the ₦100,000 from that service fee. The consultation becomes a deposit rather than a cost.
What if I decide not to proceed?
Then the fee is non-refundable, because the work was the session itself. You still leave with the answers, and plenty of people use it precisely to decide not to import something. That is a good outcome, not a wasted fee.
Can I bring my business partner?
Yes. Tell us when you book so we know who is on the call.
Book a business consultation.
Tell us roughly what you are considering and what you have to spend. ₦100,000, creditable against an eligible service.