Sourcing electronic components from China, without the guesswork
Shenzhen holds the deepest component stock in the world and the widest range of quality. The work is telling those two apart before you pay.
What a sourcing partner should actually do
A real sourcing partner does four things, in this order: prices your list line by line against current stock, tells you which lines are genuine stock and which are backorder, inspects what arrives, and ships it with paperwork you can check. Anything less is a broker forwarding your list to someone else.
We quote from our own listed stock and from a wider supplier network in Huaqiangbei. If a part is not in the 13,106 part numbers on this site, send the number anyway — that is exactly the case where a local partner earns its margin.
Why Shenzhen, and why it is also the risk
Huaqiangbei is where excess inventory from Chinese factories ends up: genuine surplus, unused reels from cancelled projects, and also refurbished or re-marked parts. All three look the same in a photo. The difference is date code, packaging and where the seller got it.
That is not a reason to avoid China. It is a reason to buy from someone who will tell you which of the three you are getting, in writing, before you pay.
Five checks before you wire money
1. Business licence and company name. Ask for the licence and make sure the bank account name matches the company, not a personal account.
2. Photos of the actual goods. Not catalogue images. Ask for the reel or tray with the date code visible, next to a note with today's date.
3. Date code and packaging. A 2019 date code sold as new stock is not automatically bad, but it must be declared. Check moisture-barrier bags and humidity indicators on fine-pitch parts.
4. Start with a small order. Buy ten pieces before you buy ten thousand. A supplier who resists a small trial is telling you something.
5. Third-party testing on critical parts. For expensive or safety-related ICs, pay for decapsulation or X-ray. It costs money and it is cheaper than a recall.
What we will not pretend
We are a distributor, not the manufacturer. We cannot issue an original factory authorisation letter for every brand, and we do not claim to. What we can do is tell you the date code, send photos of the goods, quote the batch we actually hold, and test on request. If a line has to come from the spot market, we say so before you order.
Shipping and paperwork
Orders ship from Shenzhen by international express; shipping is quoted together with the parts so there is one number to compare. Commercial invoice and packing list are standard. Payment terms are confirmed per order — for a first order, expect to pay before shipment.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The site lists 13,106 part numbers; the supplier network behind it is larger. Send the part number and quantity and we will confirm stock, price and date code.
Ask for photos of the reel or tray with the date code, and for the batch number in the quotation. On critical parts, request third-party testing — we will quote it separately.
Yes, by international express from Shenzhen. Shipping is quoted with the parts.
It depends on the part: ICs, connectors and crystals are often available from one piece; passives usually start at 100 pieces or a full reel. The MOQ is confirmed per part number.
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