Sofeast provides you with a clear, flat fee or hourly pricing in USD.
The solutions we provide you are broken down into categories, and we’ll list the pricing and anything else you may need to know for each below.
We usually list the price on site for our core locations, but we do operate throughout other areas of Asia as well (costs may vary for other locations and we’ll let you know if that’s the case).
Our key solutions & pricing
Please note, this is our standard pricing. Discounted pricing is offered to clients based on the volume of solutions ordered. Please discuss this with your Sofeast contact or project manager.
Supply Chain Management
New Factory Identification
34 USD per hour (typically projects take 2-12 hours)Supplier Background Check
99 to 199 USD for Chinese companies (available across Asia)Supplier Management
34 USD per hourLogistics Management
Cost based on your individual project & requirements.Value-added Procurement Office In China
Cost based on amount of work to be done. No minimum charge or monthly fees.Supplier Performance Management
Manufacturing Troubleshooting
from 425 USD per man-day + expensesEnabling Supplier Self-Inspection
from 34 USD an hour for desk work & 250 USD a day in factories + expensesThis work will typically cost into the $1000's.
Supplier Improvement Audit
from 425 USD per man-day + expensesQuality Assurance
Factory Audits
from 279 USD per man-dayProduct Inspections
from 299 USD per man-day100% Inspection & Repacking
cost based on your unique situation, we need to consult you to provide pricingQuality Assurance Consulting
cost based on the approach needed -- the tools we useCompliance Testing Consulting
cost based on your unique needs -- see explanation pageProduct Engineering
New Product Industrial Design Support
42 USD per hour with the first hour for free**for qualified clients
New Product Introduction
Price based on your situation we can support your NPI process starting from 1,000 USDPrototype Development
starting from 800 USDRepair, Packing, & Fulfillment Solutions in the Shenzhen Free Trade Zone
Kitting & Assembly
Cost based on your unique situation.Preferably when a final prototype is to hand.
Co-Packing
Starts from min. US$500 per batch.China Fulfillment Center
Cost based on your unique situation.Includes work required, number of square meters your products will occupy in our warehouse, and (as needed) the shipping cost.
Defective Product Repair & Rework
Cost based on your unique situation.We first need to evaluate the time to unpack & sort the goods and the time to rework & repack them. At that point, we can provide a quotation.
Sofeast’s Core Operating Areas
Areas we cover in China & Vietnam for inspections, factory audits, and more
We are able to serve you throughout ALL of China and Vietnam – there may be an additional travel fee, quoted in advance, for more remote areas away from key cities.

Wider Asia (other locations we operate in)
Areas we cover in India, Bangladesh, Thailand & Cambodia for Inspections, Factory Audits, and more
Major cities where we regularly operate are shown, but we are able to service ALL areas of the non-core countries below (different solution costs and travel fees, quoted in advance, may apply).

Note: We can also service other locations and countries in Asia, but we will discuss these with you on a case-by-case basis. Extra costs may apply for non-core locations.
Sofeast pricing FAQs
Supply Chain Management solutions
No, we have never done this. Think of us as a professional service provider. We always have to be paid for our work. We can sometimes propose flat fees for specific deliverables, but we never do work on a contingency basis.
We fulfill many of the same functions, but our business model is a bit different. We keep our clients by providing value, not by making ourselves indispensable, and certainly not by keeping certain information close to our chest (our clients know everything).
Note, that we do provide a solution where we take on the role of your procurement office.
First, what is a good factory for importer A may not be a good factory for other buyers.
Read why there is no such thing as “a good factory” in this blog post
Second, we can probably help you source a supplier, and you can select this solution here. We will activate our network of suppliers, get them to confirm they are interested in your business and screen them to ensure they are a good fit for your project.
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Quality Assurance solutions
We need to know where the factory is (which city, and if possible which district), what you are buying and in what quantity, and what your needs and requirements are.
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Product Engineering solutions
We need to review your product idea, and how mature it is. If you don’t have a design yet, we can put you in contact with a design house. What we can do at an early stage is a review of your project in order to identify the main risks and challenges you will encounter.
If you have a very clearly documented project, you are used to developing new products for manufacturing in Asia, and you are comfortable managing all the technical work, Upwork may be a great place to find engineers. We will still be happy to provide reviews and guidance where and if you need.
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Our Commitments To You

There is no 'lock in' and no information retention -- you stop working with us anytime

Our pricing is based on the amount of work we put it, not on how much we think we can extract from you

We try and provide advice & guidance to every client, and we are not in the business of one-off transactions
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