Sourcing, quoting, shipping — and the paperwork in between
Two sets of services: what a buyer gets when they source through ELECT-I Global, and what a manufacturer or distributor gets when they list with us.
For buyers
From a specification in a message to a tracked shipment, without changing platform three times.
Product sourcing
Search a live catalog across eight category groups, or describe what you need and let us find it. Model numbers and specifications get priced faster than category names.
Quotation management
Every quotation request gets a reference, a named trade term, unit pricing with quantity breaks, a lead time and a validity date. Requests stay attached to your account with their history.
Order and document handling
Pro forma, order confirmation, packing list and commercial invoice are generated from the order record itself, so the numbers on the documents and the numbers in your account are the same numbers.
Consolidated shipping
Merchant and Elite accounts can hold several orders and release them as one shipment, so freight is paid once instead of once per supplier.
Logistics coordination
We book the courier or freight forwarder, hand over the export paperwork and return the tracking. The carrier delivers; we stay the single point of contact if something stalls.
Prepaid ordering on behalf of your customers
Pay for an order from your wallet and send the recipient a claim link. They verify it against their original order, enter their own delivery details and see a zero balance. You never handle their address.
Arranged on request, not performed by us
Prices exclude customs clearance and import duties at the destination unless a quotation explicitly states DDP.
For suppliers and brands
Listing, private label and OEM/ODM work — with demand aggregated across buyers rather than chased one order at a time.
Catalog listing
Send a product list with specifications, images, minimum order quantities and price breaks. We onboard it with bilingual names and category placement.
Private label
Existing products produced under a buyer's brand: logo, packaging, manuals and barcodes. We coordinate artwork approval and pre-production samples with the factory.
OEM and ODM programmes
OEM builds to a buyer's own design; ODM adapts a factory's existing design. Both run through the same quotation desk, with tooling, minimum order quantity and lead time stated before anything is committed.
Demand aggregation
Quotation requests are matched against listings first, so a supplier already in the catalog sees enquiries that would otherwise never reach them.
Export documentation
We collect the commercial invoice, packing list and the certificates a destination expects, and keep them attached to the order.
Order and payment flow
Buyers pay ELECT-I Global; you invoice against confirmed orders. No chasing an unknown buyer for a balance.
Arranged on request, not performed by us
These are real services you can ask for. They are carried out by independent third parties at your cost, and we are explicit about that because the difference matters when something goes wrong.
Pre-shipment inspection
We can engage an independent inspection company to check quantity, workmanship and packaging before dispatch and send you their report. ELECT-I Global does not perform inspections itself.
Factory audits
We can put you in touch with an accredited audit firm for a facility or social-compliance audit. We do not audit factories ourselves and do not describe any listing as audited by us.
Escrow and staged payment
For large orders we can structure staged payments against agreed milestones, or work with an escrow provider you nominate. We do not operate an escrow service of our own.
Supplier due diligence
We can request registration documents, authorisation letters and references from a supplier and pass them to you unaltered. Reviewing them is your decision, not a verification we have carried out.
How an order runs
Five stages. Every one of them writes a record you can look at afterwards.
Specify
Search the catalog, or send a quotation request with quantities, target price and destination.
Quote
You receive unit pricing, quantity breaks, the trade term, a lead time and a validity date.
Confirm and pay
Approve the pro forma and pay by card, from a merchant wallet, or on net terms if your tier includes them.
Produce and consolidate
Goods are produced or picked, then held for consolidation if you have more than one order open.
Ship and track
A courier or freight forwarder collects. Tracking returns to your account and to any webhook endpoint you have registered.
Common questions
Do I need an account to get a quotation?
No. A quotation request only needs a contact email. An account keeps the request and the resulting quotation attached to your history, and unlocks wholesale pricing on the product pages.
Are prices landed, or ex-works?
Catalog prices are unit prices and exclude freight, customs clearance and import duties. Every quotation names the trade term it is priced on — EXW, FOB, CIF, CFR, DAP, FCA or DDP — and only DDP includes destination duties.
Can you ship to my country?
We ship wherever a courier or freight forwarder will legally carry the goods and the destination permits their import. Some categories are restricted or prohibited outright; the compliance policy lists them.
What is the minimum order?
Each product carries its own minimum order quantity. Merchant accounts have it halved and Elite accounts have it waived, subject to what the supplier will actually produce.
Do you inspect goods before they ship?
Not ourselves. We can engage an independent inspection company on your behalf and send you their report, but ELECT-I Global does not perform inspections and does not certify any factory.
How does a supplier get listed?
Send an application with your product range, capacity and documentation. Listing is not an endorsement and does not imply we have audited or verified your facility.
Tell us what you need
A quotation request takes about two minutes and does not need an account.