Most of what a small buyer pays is not the product. It is the layers between the factory and the shop — and a container that nobody can fill alone. We removed the layers and share the container.
1. We buy at the factory gate
We order directly from the factories that make these goods, in bulk and on repeat. There is no trading company, no import agent and no brand licence between the production line and your invoice. On most lines that is 20–35% of the price a distributor would charge you.
2. Your order shares a container
A 20ft container holds around 28 CBM. A $3,000 order is usually 2–6 CBM. If you book that container alone, you pay for 28 CBM of freight to move 4 CBM of goods — the single biggest reason small importers cannot compete on price.
We consolidate several wholesale orders into one sailing. You pay freight on your CBM, not on the container. That typically cuts the per-unit freight cost by 40–60%.
3. We only sell to resellers
No retail packaging, no single-piece picking, no returns counter, no consumer support line. Every cost we avoid stays out of your unit price.
Worked example
Illustrative only — not a quote. A $10.00 factory-cost item, 200 pieces, sea freight to a major port:
| Cost line | Typical importer | BulkBuyFast |
|---|---|---|
| Factory price | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Trading company / importer margin | +$3.40 | — |
| Freight per unit | +$2.10 (full container) | +$1.20 (consolidated) |
| Landed cost per unit | $15.50 | $11.20 |
What the price includes
- Goods at your quantity tier.
- Consolidation, carton packing and export documentation.
- Booking on the next available consolidated sailing.
What it does not include
- Sea or air freight to your port (quoted separately, by CBM).
- Import duty, VAT and destination handling.
- Custom branding below 500 pcs per SKU.
An honest limitation
We are not the cheapest on every single SKU. On commodity items with dozens of near-identical factories, someone will always quote lower by cutting the specification. What we do keep is a landed cost that is predictable, a minimum you can actually afford, and a written quote that does not change after you pay.