A European snack food importer I connected with last year had been sourcing through third-party agents for over a decade. Margins were tight, lead times unpredictable, and they felt stuck with the same 3 suppliers.
Then they visited Dongwang Market.
Within two days, they walked through 15-20 merchant stalls, tasted samples, and compared pricing directly. No middleman markup. No translation delays. Just real products and real numbers.
The result? They consolidated orders across 5 merchants and cut their landed cost by an estimated 25-30% per container. Now they visit twice a year and manage communication through WeChat directly with each merchant.
That level of access is waiting here. The only cost is showing up.
Have you considered visiting a market like Dongwang, or are you still relying on intermediaries?