Sourcing scope
Supplier shortlist, quote comparison, supplier-fit notes, and route recommendation.
Service fees // commercial clarity
Understand sourcing service fees before you start.
Aeonix explains fees by work type: sourcing, supplier review, sample coordination, inspection planning, consolidation, and custom project support. The goal is commercial clarity before buyers commit.
Scope
Defines fee
Proof
Defines value
RFQ
Defines next step
No
Fake guarantees
Buyer route
Choose the buyer route before the sourcing motion.
The same sourcing service has different risk controls for ecommerce, private-label, wholesale, and procurement buyers. Choose the buyer route before supplier search, samples, QC, and shipment work are scoped.
Ecommerce sellers
Check SKU margin, MOQ, samples, packaging, and replenishment risk.
View routePrivate-label brands
Control product development, sample approval, packaging, and production brief.
View routeWholesale buyers
Plan mixed SKUs, quote comparison, consolidation, and repeat supply.
View routeProcurement teams
Review supplier evidence, risk notes, QC gates, and internal approval needs.
View routeFee models
Match the fee to the amount of control needed.
A buyer who only needs supplier route advice should not be priced like a buyer who needs samples, QC, and consolidation.
Project support
Sample coordination, private-label development, production checkpoints, and buyer file maintenance.
Operational add-ons
Inspection planning, supplier review, consolidation, shipping handoff, or repeat-order support.
How quoting works
Service fees should follow the work, not vague package names.
Aeonix should ask enough questions to quote the correct service path without forcing buyers through a heavy sales call first.
01
Buyer sends scope
RFQ briefProduct link, photo, quantity, destination, customization, and what help is needed.
02
Aeonix identifies work type
Service routeSourcing only, sample support, supplier audit, QC planning, consolidation, or custom project.
03
Buyer receives fee logic
Scoped quoteWhat is included, what is excluded, what proof will be delivered, and what happens next.
04
Project starts with evidence
Sourcing fileThe buyer gets a controlled file instead of a stream of unstructured messages.
Transparency
The buyer should know what the fee produces.
Fees are easier to accept when the buyer can see the deliverables and the limits.
Included work
Supplier search, quote map, sample coordination, inspection planning, or consolidation scope.
Excluded work
Lab certification, customs brokerage, freight execution, or design work when handled by third parties.
Decision output
A supplier route, quote comparison, approval file, or shipment handoff the buyer can act on.
FAQ
Service fee questions buyers ask first.
Send the product, quantity, destination, and what kind of help you need. Aeonix will route the work before quoting the service.
Can Aeonix publish one fixed sourcing fee?
Not responsibly for every project. A single fee can be misleading because product complexity, customization, supplier count, and shipment scope change the work.
Will I know the cost before the project starts?
Yes. The RFQ should produce a scoped service route and fee logic before a buyer commits to project work.
Are third-party costs included?
Third-party lab testing, freight, duties, taxes, and marketplace fees should be shown separately when relevant.
Transparency
Start with the scope. Then price the right service route.
Send the product, quantity, destination, and what kind of help you need. Aeonix will route the work before quoting the service.