Service · Full Mandate

End-to-End Import Execution

For founders who don't want to manage a sourcing agent, a freight forwarder, a CHA, and a compliance consultant separately — and don't want to be the one holding it together when they disagree.

Every other service on this site can be engaged on its own. End-to-End Import Execution is what happens when you engage all of them under one mandate, with VIAQEX as the single accountable party from the moment you decide what to source to the moment it's in your warehouse.

This is the service for founders who've concluded — often after a bruising first attempt at DIY importing — that the real cost of importing from China isn't the 3–5% a sourcing agent charges. It's the weeks lost coordinating between a supplier, a forwarder, and a CHA who've never spoken to each other, and the money lost when a certification requirement surfaces two weeks before the ship date because nobody was responsible for catching it earlier.

One contract, five disciplines

Sourcing & supplier verification, Canton Fair or Yiwu advisory where relevant, compliance & certification, logistics & customs clearance — all run as one coordinated engagement instead of four separate vendor relationships you have to manage and reconcile yourself. When a compliance requirement affects a sourcing decision, or a freight timeline affects a production schedule, the same team sees both sides and adjusts — instead of you being the only person who can see the whole picture and the only one who pays when something falls through the gap.

Built for repeat volume, not just a first order

While a lot of first-time-importer content (including much of ours) focuses on the first order, End-to-End Import Execution is designed as an ongoing mandate: repeat purchase orders with an already-verified supplier, standing freight arrangements that get more efficient with volume, and compliance that stays current as your product line grows — so your fifth order takes less coordination effort than your first, not the same amount every time.

What you see, and what we handle

You see and approve every major decision — supplier selection, sample sign-off, Incoterm and pricing, certification requirements — through a single point of contact. We handle the coordination between supplier, freight forwarder, CHA, and certification bodies that would otherwise require you to be the project manager across four vendors who each speak only their part of the process. Pricing is structured transparently: supplier cost, freight, duty/GST, and our advisory fee shown as separate line items, always, so you know exactly what you're paying for accountability versus what you're paying for goods.

How this engagement runs

01

Discovery call

We map your product, target volume, timeline, and where you're currently stuck — sourcing, compliance, logistics, or all three.

02

Sourcing & verification

Supplier shortlist, background checks, and sample coordination, run exactly as in our standalone Sourcing service.

03

Compliance & landed-cost plan

Certification requirements and a real landed-cost model are confirmed before the purchase order is finalised.

04

Production oversight

We monitor production and quality control against your approved sample and specification.

05

Freight & customs

Booking, documentation, and clearance through Indian customs, coordinated with the same team that ran sourcing — no handoff gaps.

06

Delivery & repeat-order setup

Goods delivered to your warehouse or 3PL, with the supplier relationship and compliance file already in place for your next order.

Frequently asked questions

How is this priced compared to engaging each service separately? +

End-to-End Import Execution is typically priced as a percentage of shipment value plus a base advisory fee, which usually works out more cost-effective than commissioning each discipline separately once you account for the coordination time you're no longer spending yourself. We give you an exact quote after the discovery call.

Can I start with one service and upgrade to full execution later? +

Yes — this is a common path. Many clients start with Sourcing & Supplier Verification for a first order, then move to the full mandate once they see what coordinating the rest themselves actually involves.

What happens if I want to bring my own freight forwarder or CHA? +

We can work alongside a forwarder or CHA you already trust — the coordination value doesn't require every discipline to be run by VIAQEX directly, though accountability is clearest when it is.

Is this only for large-volume importers? +

No — it's most valuable for founders early in their import journey who don't yet have the relationships or experience to coordinate multiple vendors confidently. Volume scales the pricing, not the eligibility.

Talk to us about end-to-End Import Execution

A 30-minute call is usually enough for us to tell you exactly what this will cost and how long it will take.

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