A fulfillment partner you can check up on
Cross-border logistics runs on trust because the seller can never see the building. We would rather remove the need for trust than ask for it — by operating the warehouse ourselves and writing down what we are accountable for.
Why we built this
The people who started this company spent years on the other side of these emails — watching sellers get a quote that moved after they had committed, an inspection that turned out to be a phone photo, and an answer about a delayed shipment that arrived second-hand a week late. None of that happens because logistics is hard. It happens because the person answering does not control the building and has no incentive to tell you so. So we did the unfashionable thing and operate the warehouse, which means a question about your stock has one honest answer instead of a chain of forwarded messages.
What we put in writing
Anything a seller would otherwise have to take on faith belongs in the agreement, not in a sales conversation. That means the split of liability when a parcel is lost or damaged, what a quote depends on and what happens when one of those things changes, who the importer of record is in each market, how billing is itemised, and the notice each side gives to stop. A promise that only exists in a chat window is not a promise — it is a thing you get to argue about later, from the weaker position.
How we got here
The company, in order
Dates pending — markers are placeholders until the real years are confirmed.
- 88
The company is founded
Placeholder 88 — replace the marker with the founding year and this line with what the company set out to do.
- 88
First warehouse taken over directly
Placeholder 88 — replace with the year we stopped subcontracting and started operating the building ourselves.
- 88
Sourcing brought in-house
Placeholder 88 — replace with the year factory sourcing and inspection became our own function rather than a partner’s.
- 88
Cross-border coverage extended
Placeholder 88 — replace with the year we contracted carriers directly per region.
Transparency, specifically
Six things you can verify rather than believe
"Transparent" is the most abused word in this industry, so here is the checklist we would want if we were choosing a partner. Ask any provider for these — including us.
- Name the warehouse your goods sit in, and arrange to visit it.
- Name the factory that makes your product.
- See inspection photos attached to the batch, not described in a message.
- Get a quote split into product, packaging, handling and freight.
- See which carrier and route each shipment used.
- Reach one named contact who already knows your account, not a ticket queue.
The operation
Receiving, inspection, packing and dispatch happen in one building under one team.
The people on your account
Names and photos pending sign-off — the roles below are real.
Team member 88
Account lead
Placeholder 88 — your named contact, who knows your product and your markets.
Team member 88
Sourcing and quality
Placeholder 88 — runs factory selection, sampling and the inbound inspection bench.
Team member 88
Warehouse operations
Placeholder 88 — owns receiving, picking, packing and dispatch in the building.
Team member 88
Customs and compliance
Placeholder 88 — prepares declarations and works holds with the broker.
Writing
What we publish
We would rather show you how we think about this work than print a testimonial you cannot verify.
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Questions about the company
The ones that matter before you move inventory to a stranger.
We operate it. That is the whole basis of how this company works: the person who answers your question can walk to the shelf. Providers who subcontract are not necessarily bad, but their answers are always one relationship removed from the goods.
Yes, and we would encourage it if you are moving meaningful volume. If a provider cannot arrange that, ask yourself why. A visit also tends to settle the questions a call cannot — how the inspection bench really works, and how the place looks when nobody is preparing for a customer.
It is your stock and it leaves with you. The notice period and the mechanics of handing inventory back are in the agreement precisely so this is not a negotiation held at the worst possible moment. Holding stock hostage is a business model we are not interested in.
One named contact who knows your account, with a colleague who also knows it so you are not stranded when someone is away. What you will not get is a rotating queue where you re-explain your product every time something goes wrong.
Ask us the awkward questions first
Send your product, your markets and whatever you are worried about. You will get a specific answer, including the cases where the answer is no.