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What does sourcing from China actually cost you?

Enter your numbers below. See your compliance risk exposure, what SinoSource costs by comparison, and how many bad supplier trials it needs to prevent before it pays for itself.

8–25%Typical compliance risk rate
of annual sourcing spend
€3,300/yrSinoSource Base Plan
€275/month cancel anytime
<2Bad supplier trials prevented
per year to break even
Quick scenarios:

Your product niche affects your risk profile

Some categories have higher compliance complexity — select yours to see adjusted risk guidance.

Home goods & organisation: GPSR and PPWR are your main risk areas. Chemical content in materials (REACH) is a secondary concern. Risk profile: Conservative–Moderate. Most issues are documentation gaps rather than fundamental product failures.

Your numbers

Monthly sourcing spend from China
€15,000/mo
€1,000€100,000
New suppliers trialled per year
6 suppliers
125
Average value of a single supplier trial
€15,000/trial
€1,000€100,000
Compliance risk profile
Annual compliance risk
€27,000
15% of €180k annual spend
Risk per supplier trial
€2,250
€15k avg trial × 15% rate
SinoSource annual cost
€3,300
€275/month cancel any time
ROI multiple
8×
Risk exposure vs. subscription
Your break-even point
2 of 6 suppliers
Prevent compliance issues with 2 of your 6 new supplier trials per year to fully pay for SinoSource

If SinoSource helps you avoid just 2 bad suppliers this year — out of 6 — it pays for itself entirely. That's a 33% catch rate. The average importer doing their own due diligence misses far more than that.

Start at €199/month

3-year projection

Year Cumulative risk exposure SinoSource cost Net risk protected
What a compliance incident actually costs

The 6 categories of compliance cost

These are the real cost components when an EU importer gets a compliance incident with a Chinese supplier. Most importers underestimate them by 3–5×.

Product recall / withdrawal
€8,000–€80,000
Logistics of pulling stock from distribution. Retailer penalties for non-conforming product. Replacement sourcing under time pressure.
Customs hold & forced testing
€2,500–€18,000
Storage fees during customs detention. Third-party lab testing costs. Potential destruction of non-conforming goods.
Legal & compliance fees
€3,000–€25,000
EU compliance consultant fees to remediate. Legal advice on GPSR obligations. Correspondence with market surveillance authorities.
Lost sales during remediation
€1,000–€40,000+
Revenue lost while stock is unavailable. Ranking and review impact on Amazon.it / .es. Customer refunds and returns processing.
Supplier re-qualification
€1,500–€8,000
Time cost of finding replacement supplier. New product testing with an alternative. Negotiation and sample orders restart.
Regulatory fines & penalties
€500–€50,000+
GPSR non-compliance fines from national authorities. REACH violation penalties. Customs penalties for mis-declared product classifications.

These figures are representative estimates based on publicly reported enforcement actions and compliance consultant rate cards. Actual costs vary by severity and jurisdiction.

Your numbers make the case

SinoSource costs €3,300/year and typically pays for itself by preventing issues with 1–3 supplier trials. For most importers, that's a fraction of a single compliance incident.

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