Establish Your Office and Team in Asia’s Key Manufacturing Hubs: Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia
With Essentials Services, build your brand’s operational base in Asia’s top manufacturing centers. Get everything you need for efficient, cost-effective operations, including a dedicated office, local support, and direct supplier connections.
Cost-Effective Team Support
Get a Dedicated Local Team in Your Chosen Manufacturing Hub
Basic Team & Office
50 Team Hours per Month
Core Essentials is ideal for brands establishing a foundational presence in Asia. This package provides essential operational support, covering all stages of RFI, RFQ, and RFP to connect clients with vetted suppliers and build transparent, reliable supplier relationships.
- Local Office & Address: Access to a dedicated office and address in the chosen hub, establishing a credible local presence.
- Secretary & Local Number: A local representative to manage inquiries and communications, ensuring clients and partners have direct access to your brand.
- Project Manager: Limited project management hours focused on daily coordination, RFI (Request for Information) processes, and initial RFQ and RFP management for basic supplier insights and quotes.
- Supplier Access: Introduction to vetted, reliable suppliers who meet quality standards, ensuring transparent relationships.
- Quality Control: Routine checks and sample reviews to maintain product standards and ensure compliance.
- Legal & Compliance Guidance: Basic contract support and compliance guidance for navigating local regulations securely.
- Sample Handling & Logistics: Sample consolidation and management, ensuring samples are ready for inspection or shipping as needed.
$595/mo
Support Team & Office
70 Team Hours per Month.
Enhanced Essentials is designed for brands ready to deepen supplier relationships and streamline operations. This tier offers expanded support for RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes to ensure optimized supplier selection, quality, and competitive pricing.
- All Core Essentials Benefits, plus:
- Expanded Project Management: Increased project management hours for proactive supplier coordination, including full RFI, RFQ, and RFP management for comprehensive supplier insights and competitive cost quotes.
- Supplier Strategy & Negotiation: Strategic support with supplier vetting, relationship building, and price negotiation, ensuring optimal terms aligned with brand goals.
- Proactive Quality Assurance: Scheduled inspections with detailed reports, including photos and quality insights, to preempt potential issues.
- Expanded Legal & Compliance Support: Additional guidance on contract structuring and local compliance to protect brand interests.
- Intermediate Design Support: Access to graphic or industrial designers for adjustments to packaging, branding, or other design elements as required.
- Weekly management oversight with a monthly strategic review, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment in team operations.
$795/mo
Managed Team & Base
90 Team Hours per Month.
Complete Essentials is a comprehensive solution for brands with complex operational needs.
offering end-to-end RFI, RFQ, and RFP management to secure premium suppliers, quality, and terms for long-term success.
- All Enhanced Essentials Benefits, plus:
- Priority Project Management: High-touch project management with priority access and continuous coordination, including priority RFI, RFQ, and RFP support, bid leveling, and supplier evaluations.
- Intensive Quality Control: Continuous quality monitoring with frequent inspections, real-time updates in Asana, and proactive issue resolution.
- Comprehensive Supplier Management: Regular strategy meetings, long-term planning, and prioritized support to optimize cost, quality, and lead times.
- Priority Legal & Compliance: Full access to legal support, including contract drafting, IP protection, and risk management audits to safeguard your operations.
- Advanced Design Support: Dedicated design resources for custom branding, product adaptation, and tailored industrial design to align with your brand’s vision.
- Daily operational monitoring with weekly management review, driving consistent performance and proactive team alignment.
$995/mo
Private Full-Time Support
Your Own Exclusive Team with Full-Time Commitment and a Private Base of Operations
Full-Time: Staff, Office, & Management
Complete support for businesses that prioritize exclusive resources and have plans for future growth. This service ensures dedicated operational alignment, strategic oversight, and local market integration to build a strong foundation for long-term success.
- Dedicated Full-Time Professional: An expert who focuses solely on your business, managing projects and operations with undivided attention.
- Private, Branded Office: A unique address representing your brand and establishing a professional local presence.
- Exclusive, Full-Time Hours: A dedicated professional committed entirely to advancing your strategic goals.
- Local Market Integration: Access to local insights and trends for a competitive edge.
- Seamless Communication and Coordination: Smooth interactions between your main office and local team for efficient decision-making.
- Operational Flexibility: Support in scaling operations, managing new hires, and expanding market reach.
- Secure Environment: Enhanced protection for handling sensitive business information.
- Regular Custom Reports: Detailed updates to keep you informed and aligned with your objectives.
$1800/mo
Full-Time: Dual Staff, Office, & Management
Enhanced support for businesses seeking greater operational capacity and exclusive resources for future growth.
This service provides dual full-time resources and a private base of operations to effectively manage and scale complex projects.
- Two Full-Time Professionals: A dedicated team focused solely on your business, providing comprehensive management across different areas.
- Private, Branded Office Space: An exclusive office that solidifies your brand’s presence and offers a secure operational base.
- Full-Time, Dedicated Hours: Both team members work exclusively for you, ensuring consistent focus on your strategic initiatives.
- Deeper Local Market Integration: Broader access to local insights, trends, and regulatory updates for informed decision-making.
- Improved Communication and Workflow: Enhanced coordination between your headquarters and local operations for seamless execution.
- Tailored Skill Sets: Customized team composition to fit your operational needs, providing immediate value.
- Scalable Growth Support: Management of expansion efforts, new hires, and product line extensions to support business growth.
- Secure, Confidential Operations: Ensures the protection of your business’s assets and sensitive information.
$2600/mo
Frequently Asked Questions
Upgrade your manufacturing strategy and expand your presence beyond China.
Essentials Services provide you with a comprehensive operational base in Asia’s major manufacturing hubs, including Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Each package includes access to an office address, a local phone line, secretarial support, project management hours, legal assistance, quality control, and sample consolidation services. It is designed to create a seamless and efficient operational framework for your brand, ensuring cost-effective and timely production.
Having a local office allows your brand to operate as if you were a native company within your chosen hub. This strategic presence improves negotiation power, reduces communication barriers, and ensures faster response times for project management and quality control. It also enhances credibility with local suppliers, contributing to better contract terms and reliable partnerships.
Our Essentials Services offer varying levels of project management support based on your chosen package. You will receive dedicated project management hours to oversee your operations, coordinate with suppliers, and manage the workflow efficiently. The allocated hours ensure that your projects are consistently monitored and progress according to plan.
Yes, our packages are flexible and can be tailored to meet your brand’s unique requirements. Whether you need more project management hours, additional quality control services, or enhanced legal support, we can adjust the scope of services to match your operational goals.
The Essentials Services package provides access to a local project manager, quality control specialists, secretarial assistance, and legal professionals. This team ensures that your operations are managed effectively and aligns with local regulations and business practices.
Asia Agent Pte Ltd specializes in connecting clients directly to vetted suppliers, ensuring that you engage with manufacturers without middlemen. This direct connection helps maintain product quality, reduces costs, and fosters transparent and efficient communication. Our local team facilitates supplier identification, verification, and contract management to protect your interests.
Yes, quality control is an integral part of the Essentials Services. Our quality control team conducts inspections at various stages of production to ensure your products meet the agreed-upon specifications. Regular monitoring and reports are provided to keep you updated on your production status and any necessary corrective actions.
Legal support is included to safeguard your business from potential risks and ensure compliance with local laws. Our services cover contract drafting, negotiation support, and regulatory guidance, helping to protect your intellectual property and secure your production agreements.
Sample consolidation is a service where our team coordinates the collection of samples from multiple suppliers, consolidates them at your designated local office, and ships them to you in one package. This reduces shipping costs and simplifies the sample review process.
By choosing Essentials Services, you gain access to an established local infrastructure and experienced professionals without the need for full-time hires or long-term commitments. This approach minimizes the risk of operational delays, enhances product quality, and ensures better communication with suppliers. Additionally, having a local team enables more effective problem-solving and a more streamlined manufacturing process.
Absolutely. Our service tiers are designed to accommodate growth. As your business expands, you can upgrade your service package to include more project management hours, additional quality control checks, or even a private, branded office with full-time staff.
Asia Agent Pte Ltd has been empowering brands with direct access and complete support since 2009. Our unique approach ensures transparency, operational control, and cost-effectiveness through local expertise in Asia’s top manufacturing hubs. We prioritize client success by offering direct supplier connections, comprehensive legal safeguards, and hands-on project management, providing unmatched value and reliability.
Ready to Get Out of China?
If rising costs and headaches in China are wearing you down, you're not alone.
It's a big move to shift your manufacturing, but it doesn't have to be a tough one.
At Asia Agent, we're all about finding you a better fit in Asia's diverse manufacturing landscape.
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+65 97151899
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SINGAPORE