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Six services that cover the route from a factory in China to a delivery address in Canada. Use them together as one project, or choose the ones you need.
Want SMK to handle the whole project?
Choose “Full project” on the quote form. One contact coordinates sourcing through to delivery.
01
China Sourcing
Find manufacturers for the product you want to buy, compare real quotations, and approve samples before you place an order.
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Who it is for
- Companies buying a product from China for the first time
- Buyers paying distributor prices in Canada who want to compare a factory-direct option
- Teams without sourcing staff or contacts in China
What SMK coordinates
- Identifying candidate manufacturers for your product
- Supplier verification before you commit
- Collecting and comparing quotations
- MOQ and lead-time review
- Samples for your approval
- Price negotiation and order coordination
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- Product description, photos or a link to a similar item
- Key specifications: size, material, grade, finish
- Order quantity, or expected annual volume
- Target price, or what you pay today (optional)
- Delivery city in Canada and the date you need the goods
Missing some of this? Send what you have. We will ask for the rest.
02
Product Development & Custom Manufacturing
Turn a drawing, a sample or a concept into an OEM or ODM product made to your dimensions, materials and branding.
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- Businesses with their own design, drawing or sample
- Private-label and logo-printed products
- Equipment, fixtures or furniture that must fit a specific site or load
What SMK coordinates
- Matching your product to factories with the right process
- Drawing, dimension and load review with the factory
- Samples and prototypes
- Material, finish and packaging choices
- Logo and print approval
- Production follow-up until the order is complete
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- Drawings or sketches with dimensions, or a physical sample
- Materials, finish and colour
- Load, performance or compliance requirements, if any
- Branding and packaging requirements
- Quantity, target price and required delivery date
Missing some of this? Send what you have. We will ask for the rest.
03
Quality Control
Find problems while the goods are still at the factory, not after they arrive in Canada.
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Who it is for
- Buyers who have approved a sample and need the production order to match it
- Importers working with an existing supplier who want an independent check
- Orders where packaging and loading matter: fragile, finished or heavy goods
What SMK coordinates
- Pre-shipment inspection against your approved specifications or sample
- Photo and video reports you can review before shipment
- Packaging and labelling checks
- Loading supervision
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- Approved specifications, drawings or sample photos
- Purchase order quantity and packing details
- Factory location and expected ready date
- The checks that matter most to you
Missing some of this? Send what you have. We will ask for the rest.
04
Freight & Customs Coordination
A coordinated route from the supplier in China to Canada, including consolidation and customs coordination.
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Who it is for
- Importers whose goods are ready, or nearly ready, at a supplier in China
- Buyers with several suppliers who want one consolidated shipment
- Oversized or heavy cargo that does not fit a standard container
What SMK coordinates
- FCL (full container) and LCL (shared container) ocean freight
- Air freight for urgent shipments
- Consolidating goods from several suppliers
- Flat-rack shipments for oversized equipment
- Break-bulk shipping on heavy-lift vessels for equipment too large for any container
- Coordinating the commercial documents and information needed for customs clearance
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- Commercial invoice and packing list, or a product list
- Number of cartons or pallets, with dimensions and weights
- Pickup location in China and the ready date
- Destination in Canada
- Incoterms and HS codes, if you know them
Missing some of this? Send what you have. We will ask for the rest.
SMK coordinates customs clearance with the parties involved in your shipment. SMK is not a licensed customs broker.
05
Warehousing
Prepare imported goods for storage, sale and distribution in Canada.
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Who it is for
- Importers who need a container unloaded and goods held before distribution
- Businesses that want deliveries released on their own schedule
- Orders that need labelling or palletizing after arrival
What SMK coordinates
- Container de-stuffing (unloading)
- Indoor storage in SMK’s 20,000 sq ft Calgary warehouse
- Labelling and palletizing
- Inventory support
- Releasing goods for final delivery
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- Container size or number of pallets
- Product type and any handling requirements
- Labelling or palletizing needed
- Expected storage period
- How and when goods will go out
Missing some of this? Send what you have. We will ask for the rest.
SMK operates its own 20,000 sq ft warehouse in Calgary for indoor storage. Outdoor yard storage is not available. For storage rates, contact us with your volume and storage period.
06
Final Delivery
Commercial transportation for pallets, transfers and final destinations, in Calgary and across Canada.
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Who it is for
- Deliveries to a store, warehouse, plant or jobsite
- Commercial projects that need goods on a set date
- Goods arriving through SMK’s freight or warehousing services
What SMK coordinates
- Calgary local delivery
- FTL (full truckload) and LTL (less-than-truckload) shipments
- Canada-wide delivery coordination
- Scheduled delivery to match your site
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- Pickup location
- Delivery address and receiving hours
- Number of pallets or pieces, dimensions and weights
- Dock, forklift or liftgate requirements at delivery
- Required delivery date or window
Missing some of this? Send what you have. We will ask for the rest.
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Tell us what you need to buy or move.
A short description is enough to start. If you have them, include:
- The product or cargo
- Quantity or volume
- Delivery destination in Canada
- When you need it