JFR International LLC|Import|Export|Sourcing Service

Customer testimonials & Price saving examples

Customer Testimonials:

"Most brokers or agents prevent you from knowing who their source is in China – even though you pay them thousands up front to screen and source a suitable supplier. They withhold that entity’s contact details so you are always reliant on them. This means you lose control over the negotiation process and communication is slow. JFR gives you direct access, full contact details and a direct relationship with your chosen supplier."

-- President of a New York based novelty and gift company, July, 2007

"JFR acted as a 'virtual buying office' for our company. Their team found a qualified factory for our sourcing needs, provided acceptable pricing and even performed inspections on our behalf. We were able to experience all the benefits of China sourcing without having to take the long and expensive trip over there, sacrificing valuable time away from our business and families."

-- Executive Director of a Hartford, CT based company, August 2007

"JFR found us a factory that was able to reproduce our unique design while meeting the pricing needs, thus enable us to maintain our competitive edge in our industry."

-- CEO of a New England based manufacturer of springs and stampings, July 2007

"JFR obtained product at a fraction of the price we had sourced from our head office in Boston, giving us a distinct advantage over our competitors."

-- CFO of a Boston based furniture company, June 2007

Examples of Price Savings

Product	Description	US supplier buy price ($)	Sourced by JFR buy price ($)	Saved
Birthday candles	24 pcs/pack	1.17	0.10	91%
Metallic party hats	6 pcs/pack	5.20	0.61	88%
Latex pillow	14cm/pc	43.35	8.68	80%
T-shirt	Unisex black/pc	5.90	1.40	76%
Coffee cup set	8 oz cup & saucer	3.5	0.90	74%
Cable tie	100 pcs/bag	3.20	0.80	75%
Laminate floor	A3 top quality per square foot	21.70	6.60	70%
Toilet paper	Roll	0.43	0.13	70%
Plastic bag	Hospital grade, per ton	3,400	1,300	62%

"I buy direct unassisted and save, Why should use your services?"

…because you don’t want to end up with a container of dud product, or no product at all! Besides the language, cultural, legal and international complexities, just the initial costs in researching your product and getting quotations can be significant. To do the research and quotation stage unassisted, you could budget on…

Activity	Buying Direct - Unassisted
Market research - 2 weeks	$ 2,000
Your time in China - 2 week	$ 3,000
Travel expense e.g. fights, accommodation, food, insurance, etc	$6,000
Interpreter	$1,500
Approximate total cost	$12,500

...but the cost can be much higher if your product arrives below standard, or doesn’t turn up at all.

If you’re a Western business dealing with a Chinese company, the prices may seem good, but chances are they can be even lower. Using our skilled Chinese negotiators, we’ll secure you ‘local price’.