Services
Everything we do, on one page.
SourceSquid finds factories, checks quality and keeps your supplier evidence ready in India, China and Vietnam. Pick one service, or combine several into a program run by one principal.
- 17
- services, one team
- 2
- offices: Bengaluru and Ningbo
- Fixed
- quotes before we start
Sourcing 5 services
- Supplier shortlist
- China + 1 second sourcing
- Hosted factory trips
- Inspections
- Factory audit
- Sample hub
- Compliance exposure map
- CBAM and PPWR readiness
- Origin and tariff defence dossier
- Sourcing program
- Fractional Head of Sourcing
- Alerts and monthly brief
Sourcing
Find the right factory
Named manufacturers, compared on evidence, in India, China and Vietnam.
- USD 390 per shortlist; USD 890 with 2 factory visits Supplier shortlist Named manufacturers, checked by calls, with quotes compared like for like.
- 12 to 20 weeks to first shipment China + 1 second sourcing Keep China and add a qualified second source in India or Vietnam.
- NewUSD 1,290 for 3 days, then USD 350 per extra day Hosted factory trips Pre-screened factories, a translator, a driver and a daily plan.
- NewUSD 79 desk report; USD 199 with a site visit Supplier background reports Registry, directors, tax, litigation and export checks in India and China.
- NewUSD 290 per person-day Expo desk We walk India and China trade fairs with your brief.
Quality
Know what you are buying
Audits, inspections and sample checks by our own team.
- From USD 229 per person-day, travel included in main clusters Inspections In-line, pre-shipment and loading inspections to ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, with photo reports.
- USD 298 per 1-day audit Factory audit Quality system, capacity, machines and social compliance, scored on site.
- NewUSD 25 per sample checked, plus USD 15 per parcel Sample hub Samples measured against your spec and shipped as one parcel.
- NewUSD 99 per report Ready audit reports Existing, independent factory audits you can read today.
- NewUSD 49 per month per factory register Tooling register and transfer Every mould and die you own, tagged and logged, and moved when you choose.
Compliance
Have the evidence ready
Supplier data for PPWR, CBAM, EUDR and the rules your products touch.
- USD 290 per product family Compliance exposure map Which EU and US rules apply, the supplier evidence for each, and your evidence file kept current.
- NewINR 75,000 per plant (about USD 850) CBAM and PPWR readiness for Indian exporters The emissions and packaging data your EU customers ask for.
- NewFrom USD 990 per product family Origin and tariff defence dossier Factory evidence that your India or Vietnam product is what the label says.
- NewUSD 490 per supplier, up to 5 HS lines FTA duty-saver audit Claim UK and EFTA trade-deal duty cuts on Indian goods, and get ready for the EU.
Programs
Ongoing help, one principal
Senior sourcing leadership and tools that keep working between projects.
- From USD 990 per month, or 7% of order value Sourcing program A principal and team running your sourcing, samples and suppliers month after month, with your evidence file kept current.
- NewFrom USD 3,500 per month, up to 6 days a month Fractional Head of Sourcing A named senior sourcing lead for brands without one, with your evidence file kept current.
- NewFree early access Alerts and monthly brief Rule changes, festival shutdowns and fair dates, plus a monthly India brief.
However you start
The same promises on every service.
- One principalA senior person owns your work from the first call to the last container.
- Fixed quotesYou see the price before we start, and anything billed at cost is named.
- No factory commissionsYou pay us directly, so every recommendation is made for you alone.
- Our own team on the floorIn Bengaluru and Ningbo, in ten languages.
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