I have on a number of occasions posted in my AMA that it is practically impossible to locate the actual manufacturer of a specific product.
In this post GOLD! - Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist. in my AMA I suggested using Google images, but the problem will still remain that it will be hard to tell if a company whose name is attached to an exact image of the product you want is indeed the manufacturer.
You will need to go through the due diligence processes I describe in my book.
An alternative approach is to find a supplier for the product, or something similar, confirm that they really are manufacturers, and then find out if they can or will manufacture that product for you.
If a manufacturer advertises on a B2B site, their published MOQ will often be more than a trader's, but you can negotiate. Traders, on the other hand, will rarely negotiate smaller quantities for the simple reason that they very often have no stock, and don't even have any prior arrangement with the manufacturer.
They take your order and deposit and then order from the supplier in the hope that they can buy the quantity they have stated as their MOQ, at a price that gives them a profit.
It's not a good idea in your first contact, to request a small quantity. You need to follow the procedure I recommend in my book. That way you can almost always get them to agree to your small order.
Also, prices are negotiable, but as I have often written, don't haggle. Prices quoted by traders are not always the price you finish up paying if you buy from them.
Walter
In this post GOLD! - Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist. in my AMA I suggested using Google images, but the problem will still remain that it will be hard to tell if a company whose name is attached to an exact image of the product you want is indeed the manufacturer.
You will need to go through the due diligence processes I describe in my book.
An alternative approach is to find a supplier for the product, or something similar, confirm that they really are manufacturers, and then find out if they can or will manufacture that product for you.
If a manufacturer advertises on a B2B site, their published MOQ will often be more than a trader's, but you can negotiate. Traders, on the other hand, will rarely negotiate smaller quantities for the simple reason that they very often have no stock, and don't even have any prior arrangement with the manufacturer.
They take your order and deposit and then order from the supplier in the hope that they can buy the quantity they have stated as their MOQ, at a price that gives them a profit.
It's not a good idea in your first contact, to request a small quantity. You need to follow the procedure I recommend in my book. That way you can almost always get them to agree to your small order.
Also, prices are negotiable, but as I have often written, don't haggle. Prices quoted by traders are not always the price you finish up paying if you buy from them.
Walter