Prestige Sourcing

Prestige Sourcing Group is a New Zealand-owned sourcing agency working out of an office tower on Shennan East Road in Luohu, Shenzhen. Think of them as a Kiwi or Australian importer's eyes, ears and negotiator in China. They find factories, check they're real manufacturers and not traders, arrange samples, keep an eye on production and get the goods onto a ship.

They don't publish a founding story or name their directors, but they talk about close to two decades on the ground, and their website dates back to 2017. The reason for Shenzhen is clear: the office is a short trip from Huaqiangbei, the city's famous electronics market, and a drive from factories in Dongguan, Huizhou, Guangzhou and Foshan. They handle consumer and automotive electronics, smart devices, components, LED products and private-label goods.

The work runs from finding suppliers and checking factories through product development and sampling, production follow-up, pre-shipment inspections and factory audits, to consolidation and freight. This is where they get practical. They can combine orders from several suppliers into one container, and their sea parcel service groups small, non-urgent shipments from Yiwu, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Guangzhou and Shanghai for delivery to New Zealand. A first-time importer in Tauranga said their pre-shipment inspection "identified several issues before goods left China". An Auckland apparel brand had four supplier orders merged into a single shipment.

Full-service projects start at US$10,000 of product. A lighter Alibaba quote-matching service starts at US$5,000. Fees can be fixed, hourly, commission or a percentage, depending on whether you, they, or both of you manage the suppliers. That makes them a good fit for New Zealand and Australian small businesses, e-commerce sellers and first-time importers who want an English-speaking team in China. Engineering-heavy hardware development isn't their thing, so if you need product design, pair them with a design firm.