Your Access to Chinese Manufacturing
What We Do
Find Suppliers
Go beyond AliExpress. Telos China will help you find the OEM of your product, with our bilingual, Romanian-Chinese team. We find suppliers using our extensive network of business relationships developed over several decades of manufacturing in China. We provide you with a shortlist of 2 to 3 options, and advise you on the best fit. We can even visit factories in-person on your behalf.
Price Negotiation
We never bargain through wholesalers, brokers, or middlemen on WeChat. Instead, we sit down face-to-face with factory owners at business banquets, where the real decisions (and discounts) are made. This unlocks pricing and terms that you simply do not get on AliExpress, where you are usually speaking with a translator or salesman. By working with factory owners we can also secure exclusivity agreements, often at no additional cost.
Quality Assurance
All orders pass through Telos China’s 1,200 m² QA and trans-shipment warehouse in Shenzhen. Our team physically inspects every lot and rejects out-of-spec units. We will fight on your behalf to make sure everything is perfect, before releasing the products for shipment. By working with Telos China, you gain an advocate on the ground instead of a supplier rushing product out the door once payment clears.
Shipping & Customs
From export paperwork to final customs clearance, we handle the entire logistics chain. Unlike typical freight brokers who require a full 40-foot container, we leverage long-standing carrier relationships to book half- or quarter-container space on vessels already bound for Romania. This lets you order quantities substantially smaller than a container load but still gives you container-load discounts. We are the only consultancy who has the relationship to do this.
Who We Work With
Retail Entrepreneurs
You sell on eMAG.ro, OLX.ro, or from a brick-and-mortar storefront and want a faster, cheaper path to inventory.
Telos China gives you factory-direct OEM access: no marketplace mark-ups, no middlemen. Our bilingual team visits shortlisted factories in person, negotiates face-to-face with factory owners, and unlocks pricing unavailable on sites like AliExpress. Every order is inspected at our Shenzhen warehouse, then shipped under our supervision and customs-cleared, so your goods arrive retail-ready, on time, and on budget.
Remember: in China the real savings are struck with the factory owner on the production floor or over a business banquet, not with a sales agent on AliExpress or a random translator on WeChat. Telos China’s bilingual Romanian-Chinese team sits at that table for you, negotiating face-to-face so you get pricing and terms other firms simply can’t secure.
Product Inventors
You are a product inventor who has already proven the concept, perhaps with 3-D-printed prototypes or a small pilot run. You’re ready for mass manufacturing. But you don’t know which manufacturers to trust, what sort of pricing is expected, and you’re afraid of the threat of IP theft by unscrupulous middlemen or brokers.
Our two VPs bring 40+ years of Shenzhen manufacturing experience, including a decade running their own production lines. We have extensive, personal connections with the Chinese manufacturers, and we can find trusted, vetted partners to turn your vision into reality. We do not work with subcontractors or brokers but negotiate directly with factory-owners, using our personal network of factory-owner relationships.
Remember: in China, the relationship is everything. Because our VPs have spent decades sharing those production floors and business dinners, your project gets priority line time, same-day tweaks, and the quiet discretion that keeps your CAD files off the grey market.
The Telos China Process
Free Consultation
Meeting with us is free. We discuss for 1 hour to understand your needs, and what kind of products you would like to import or manufacture. We want to understand your business needs as much as possible, so we can find you the best deal.
We Find Suppliers
You pay a fee of €300.00 EUR for us to begin the search process for suppliers. We make phone calls, leverage personal connections with factory owners, and do market-research (in Chinese). We return to you with a short-list of 2 to 3 suppliers that will fit your needs.
We Negotiate the Deal
Once you confirm the supplier, we reach out to them. We negotiate directly with the factory owner, and bypass brokers or middlemen. We keep you updated in the process. We also try to secure exclusivity agreements for you.
QA & Shipping
We perform quality assurance for you in our Chinese warehouse. We make sure the products meet specs, and we make the factory replace products if there are defects. Only after everything is perfect do we ship them to you.
What Makes Us Different
We are the only consultancy that has Romanian-speaking staff in China, who can negotiate face-to-face with factory owners.
Most other import consultancies work with contractors and freelancers in China. Some of them don’t even speak Chinese. They only take care of shipping and customs, but are no better than you finding a supplier from AliExpress on your own. Telos China has full-time staff and a Shenzhen branch office, as well as two highly experienced China VPs with more than 40 years of manufacturing experience. We leverage our personal networks, built over several decades to help you find suppliers.
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Schedule NowFrequently Asked Questions
What minimum order quantities (MOQ) can you negotiate for new customers?
Do I need to import a whole container-load of products at once?
No. Because of our unique connections with the Chinese business community in Romania, we can secure sub-container-load shipments for our clients. For example, if someone is importing 12.5 containers of goods to Romania, that last container will be half-empty. We can purchase that spare container capacity and trans-ship your products in half-container and even quarter-container loads at near-container freight rates, giving you significant savings. We are the only consultancy that can offer this service, which is only possible due to our connections with associates in both China and Romania.
Additionally, if you do not require the ultra-low-rates of freight shipping at all, we are also able to organize airfreight and individual package-freight using services such as DHL or China post. These services are only cost-effective for high-margin items, and we are able to advise you of your options when you consult with us.
Can you secure exclusive import or distribution rights for my product in the home market?
How are payments structured, and which currencies or payment methods do you accept? Do I need to pay in Chinese Yuan?
As your trusted partner, we will help take care of all payment arrangements. You will only need to pay Telos Innovation Hub SRL, a Romanian company. All contracts are governed under Romanian law.
We take payments in Euros, to a Romanian bank account, and we provide you with invoices and VAT documents. You do not need to worry about Forex, international bank transfers, and Chinese Fapiao paperwork. Your money is processed by us, and we deal with the factories in China on your behalf, including any applicable taxes.
We provide you with a single transparent invoice that clearly lists the product price, shipping cost, taxes, and our consulting fees. You see exactly where each euro goes.