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SOURCING TRIPS TO CHINA

Turn your trip into more than just a visit. Make it a productive experience with expert local insights tailored to your brand's needs. From navigating trade fairs to exploring local markets, receive guidance that aligns with your goals. Benefit from tailored support, including directions, fitting coordination, introductions to local partners, and translation services. Minimize unnecessary stress and make the most of your investment by optimizing your time and avoiding wasted effort or resources.

benefits and results

Flying with a Shelly’s Way sourcing trip to China for the Canton Fair and Chinese markets offers unparalleled advantages that can elevate your sourcing experience and results. Here’s why:

1. Expert Navigation Through Complexity

The Canton Fair and Chinese markets are massive and often overwhelming for first-timers. With over eight fairs attended and seven years of experience in the China market, I streamline your experience, guiding you to the most relevant suppliers and opportunities based on your goals. This approach saves you days of trial and error.

2. Real-Time Quality and Efficiency Assessments

With my expertise, I can instantly evaluate product pricing, quality, factory capabilities, and supplier authenticity. This helps you avoid unreliable suppliers and ensures we maximize your time, focusing where it matters most and moving quickly when needed. The result? Time and cost efficiency, paired with smarter decisions made on the spot.

3. Real-Time Negotiation Power and Strategy

With seven years of working alongside factories and suppliers, I bring a deep understanding of Chinese business culture and negotiation tactics. The Canton Fair is a “cage of hungry lions” preparing all year for this event. With me, you’ll know how to capture valuable insights, negotiate favorable terms, and revisit leads strategically—even outside the fair—to secure better deals and production timelines.

4. Access to Hidden Opportunities

The fair is incredible, but exhibiting there requires significant investment and English-speaking salespeople, meaning it’s often limited to larger, expensive factories. My network opens doors to smaller, trusted suppliers outside the fair who don’t advertise online but offer unique products with added value and less pressure to close deals.

5. Strategic Product Matching

By understanding your brand’s vision and technical needs, I guide you to suppliers and factories that truly align with your goals, avoiding mismatches and wasted effort. Guangzhou, for example, has numerous markets catering to different products—my role is to optimize your visits so that every moment and connection is impactful.

benefits and results

Flying with a Shelly’s Way sourcing trip to China for the Canton Fair and Chinese markets offers unparalleled advantages that can elevate your sourcing experience and results. Here’s why:

1. Expert Navigation Through Complexity

The Canton Fair and Chinese markets are massive and often overwhelming for first-timers. With over eight fairs attended and seven years of experience in the China market, I streamline your experience, guiding you to the most relevant suppliers and opportunities based on your goals. This approach saves you days of trial and error.

2. Real-Time Quality and Efficiency Assessments

With my expertise, I can instantly evaluate product pricing, quality, factory capabilities, and supplier authenticity. This helps you avoid unreliable suppliers and ensures we maximize your time, focusing where it matters most and moving quickly when needed. The result? Time and cost efficiency, paired with smarter decisions made on the spot.

3. Real-Time Negotiation Power and Strategy

With seven years of working alongside factories and suppliers, I bring a deep understanding of Chinese business culture and negotiation tactics. The Canton Fair is a “cage of hungry lions” preparing all year for this event. With me, you’ll know how to capture valuable insights, negotiate favorable terms, and revisit leads strategically—even outside the fair—to secure better deals and production timelines.

4. Access to Hidden Opportunities

The fair is incredible, but exhibiting there requires significant investment and English-speaking salespeople, meaning it’s often limited to larger, expensive factories. My network opens doors to smaller, trusted suppliers outside the fair who don’t advertise online but offer unique products with added value and less pressure to close deals.

5. Strategic Product Matching

By understanding your brand’s vision and technical needs, I guide you to suppliers and factories that truly align with your goals, avoiding mismatches and wasted effort. Guangzhou, for example, has numerous markets catering to different products—my role is to optimize your visits so that every moment and connection is impactful.

how it works

This package is designed to help you achieve your sourcing goals through a well-structured, productive visit to China, guided by local expertise. Divided into three key phases, the trip ensures maximum efficiency and results.

With years of experience working in China, I’ve had the pleasure of guiding and collaborating with various brands at fairs and markets. This has allowed me to refine the process, ensuring every visit is optimized and worth your investment.

Phase 1

Expectation Alignment

Phase 2

Canton Fair Visit

Phase 3

Guangzhou Garment Markets

Explore Guangzhou’s garment markets, selecting from over five distinct markets based on your specific requirements.
Build a personalized network of suppliers for your brand.
Conduct fittings with models if necessary.
Begin product development on-site when possible.

This package ensures your trip is not just a visit but a strategic opportunity to grow your brand, create valuable connections, and start development with confidence. Let’s make your sourcing journey efficient, focused, and successful.

Pricing

The trip is designed for an exclusive group of up to 4 brands, with a maximum of 12 participants. Before subscribing, you’ll have full transparency about the other attendees, ensuring a collaborative and aligned experience. For those seeking a more personalized journey, I offer a VIP upgrade. This includes extended days and a customized private market visit, allowing you to enjoy the best of both worlds.

PRICE PER BRAND	Group visit	VIP visit
1 PARTICIPANT	3000 USD	+500 USD
2 PARTICIPANT	3500 USD	+600 USD
3 PARTICIPANT	4000 USD	+700 USD
EXTRAS – APPROXIMATIVE COSTS:
Flight	1500 USD / Person
Hotel	100 USD / Night / Person
Internal transportation	5 USD / Day / Person
Entrance to the Fair	15 USD / Person
Food	15-30 USD / Day / Person
Fitting model	50-100 USD x 2 hours

Ready to take the next step for your brand?

With a Shelly’s Way sourcing trip, you’ll successfully begin your investment in China’s production landscape, making your time more valuable than you imagined.

If you’ve made up your mind, here’s how to proceed:

Complete the short questionnaire at the link below to define your specific needs.
Then you will receive detailed information about trip dates and flight suggestions.
Hope on a 30 min call with me if you need more information and want to get to know me better
Finalize your payment and book your flight.
Join a brief onboarding call to prepare your trip and align on the process.

Ready to get started? Answer the questionnaire and schedule your assessment sessions.

Have a question before schedule the assessment session?

Testimonials

“Today, I own a small sportswear shop, but I first met Shelly on the last day of the Canton Fair when I was just starting out. She saved me from making so many mistakes. For one, we managed to find more relevant suppliers in that one day than I had in the previous four. It’s easy to get distracted by offers and samples at the fair and end up wasting time. Shelly kept me focused and helped me make the most of my time. She also reviewed the suppliers I had already found and identified options with lower MOQs, which were exactly what I needed as a small business. I was so impressed that I scheduled another visit with her the following year. After working with her twice, I felt confident enough to navigate the fair on my own, meeting connections she had helped me establish.”

“This wasn’t our first visit to the fair, but after finding Shelly online, my husband and I decided to meet with her. She was upfront that this wasn’t her area of expertise, but her approach was so focused and efficient that in just three hours, we had everything we needed and left the fair. We’re not young, and past visits always left us exhausted, with little time to enjoy China. Shelly’s help not only made our trip much more productive but also gave us the chance to relax and truly appreciate the experience. We never imagined an agent could make such a difference.”

“We’ve worked with Shelly several times at the fair. As we sell a variety of products from different categories, we needed someone who could cover a lot in a short time. Shelly came prepared with research and took us directly to the suppliers that were worth visiting. She worked quickly to exchange information and by the end, we had a comprehensive list of exciting new products, vetted suppliers for them, and even found better suppliers for some of our existing products. Her efficiency and expertise made a huge difference for our business.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Why not just attend the Canton Fair alone?

Many people do, and I highly recommend experiencing it at least once with an experienced guide first. The Canton Fair is massive and overwhelming, and how much you gain from it depends on your purpose—whether it’s just an exploratory trip or you have a clear production goal. With my years of experience attending this fair, I can quickly identify where to focus, avoid wasting time, gather relevant contacts efficiently, and prioritize the right opportunities to make the most of your five days there.

I’ve heard anyone can visit the Guangzhou garment markets, so why not go alone?

It’s true that anyone can go, but the challenge isn’t just the language barrier. It’s understanding the type of supplier you’re meeting, assessing their fit for your production needs, and ensuring their quality, timeline, and capacity align with your goals. Closing the right deal and gathering all the critical details requires expertise. Going with an experienced agent transforms the markets from overwhelming and confusing to purposeful and productive.

The Canton Fair is like any other trade fair. Why do I need someone with me?

Not at all. The Canton Fair is the largest trade fair in Asia, and it can quickly drain your energy due to its scale. For garments, it’s even more complex than other industries because suppliers showcase their latest developments, not just catalogs. It’s critical to assess factories on the spot—understanding their capabilities and potential to avoid wasting time. While you might find something suitable on your own, an expert guide ensures you achieve the best balance of quality, price, and supplier reliability. Additionally, I bring insights from outside the fair to provide a broader perspective and help you make informed decisions.

I’ve already been once—why shouldn’t I go alone this time?

It all depends on your goals. If you felt the fair was too large to cover fully, ended up with contacts but no actionable results, or struggled to differentiate between similar booths, going with an agent changes the experience completely. With my guidance, you’ll maximize your time, focus on quality contacts, and leave the fair with clear next steps and confidence in your sourcing outcomes.

I think the investment for this program is too high.

Consider this: time is money. You’re already investing in an expensive flight, hotel, and other travel costs—why not ensure the trip is truly worthwhile? With my program, not only will your time be maximized, but you’ll also have room to enjoy the experience—whether it’s discovering great local food, exploring tourist spots, or simply reducing stress. A well-planned trip with local insights is the difference between just attending and truly succeeding.

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