Manufacturers or Factories are better than Trading Companies – Sometimes, not always

Many importers prefer working with factories instead of trading companies for one solid reason:

To get a lower price.

A true and experienced manufacturer in your industry will be invaluable to you in the long run.

However, this isn't always the case. It totally depends on your business model. If you are looking for different types of products. It's better for you to work with trading companies or agents because at the end of the day, these suppliers would be taking a lot of headaches away from you.

If you are a small company planning to order several hundreds of units per style from a sizeable factory, you are to expect one of two outcomes:

The company either ignores you. Or accepts your order and still don't give you a good price as you expected.