ET2C International Buying Office is the lowest-cost way of having your own International Purchasing Office (‘IPO’) based in China.

If you are thinking of opening a Buying Office in China or Hong Kong, or if you already have one, we invite you to contact us for a comparison on a like-for-like basis.

We provide this service for a number of large retailers, wholesalers and industrial companies worldwide – including several companies which co-ordinate their main buying activities from Hong Kong. We have over 18,000 square feet of downtown office space in Shanghai from which we run our clients' operations in China, all of which are fully integrated into our clients' Head Office operations and network systems.

An ET2C Buying Office offers all the advantages of a fully-licensed, fully-owned operation, but at a fraction of the cost – and with you in complete control.

• You would be in control of who worked for you
• It gives you access to all the necessary licences of a FICE
• You would be able to make payments in China
• You would be refunded with all Export Rebates
• You would not have to set up a legal entity in China and invest any registered capital
• There would be none of the restrictions of a Rep Office or an office in Hong Kong
• You would be able to buy direct from all vendors - not just those accessible to foreign companies
• You would have full access to our trading company, in case you are looking for products in which we already specialize
• Completely aligned interests
• There would be no commissions
• There would be no setup costs
• The running costs would be lower
• There would be no tax
• The product costs would be lower

It’s an extension of your operation – your sign is on the door, your staff have ‘your’ namecards and email addresses, and their daily activities are completely under your control.

ET2C International would provide an additional level of supervision to ensure that your instructions were carried out accurately on a daily basis.

As this would be a tailor-made operation for your company, this service is completely separate from the other parts of our business, and is not restricted to the product areas in which we specialize in sourcing on a ‘trading’ basis.

To see this in action, please come and see us on your next trip to Shanghai…or consider coming over especially to see what you could be experiencing…and the impact it would have on your bottom line.

This is the ultimate low-cost buying office solution – and means you can have your own operation up and running here in as little as six weeks!

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