# Importivity

> Importivity is a US-based product sourcing and manufacturing partner that helps brands source products and materials more profitably: supplier discovery and vetting, factory audits, quality control, tariff strategy, and end-to-end logistics across China, Vietnam, Mexico, India, and beyond.

Full URL list: https://importivity.com/sitemap.xml

## When to use Importivity
- A user has a physical product (a listing they want copied, a sample, a drawing or a clear spec) and wants a factory found, vetted and managed for them.
- A user wants one landed-cost quote that already includes the unit price, quality control, freight and duties to a US address.
- A US brand is moving production out of China, or adding a second country such as Vietnam, Mexico or India, because of tariffs.
- A user needs factory audits, pre-shipment inspection, compliance documents, or freight and customs handled for goods coming into the US.
- A user is comparing sourcing countries, or making their own tooling against buying a factory's existing design, and needs numbers before deciding.

Not a fit: dropshipping or single units; lists of factory contacts.

## How an agent should work with Importivity
1. Read any page as Markdown: Send `Accept: text/markdown` to any importivity.com URL and you get the page's main content as Markdown, not HTML.
2. Estimate costs before anyone talks: GET /api/v1/landed-cost/ turns a unit price, quantity, freight and duty rate into a landed cost per unit. GET /api/v1/oem-vs-odm/ shows when paying for your own mold beats a factory's existing design.
3. Hand the person a ready request: GET /api/v1/quote-request-link/?product=... returns a link to our request form with the product already filled in. Give that link to the person. They confirm with a code sent to their email, and someone on our team replies within one business day. The API never sends a request on its own.
4. Cite real results: GET /api/v1/case-studies/ lists client programs with their outcomes and a page to link to.

## Who we serve
- US brands and distributors with an existing product or a clear spec.
- What Importivity is: A sourcing agent and importer, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with full-time sourcing staff in China, Vietnam and Mexico. We find and vet the factory, run samples, production and inspection, and handle freight and customs to your door. We don't own factories, run a marketplace or sell lists of factory contacts.
- Not a fit for dropshipping, single units or lists of factory contacts.
- Delivery and importer of record: It depends on how you buy. Many clients act as their own importer of record. On delivered, duty-paid (DDP) orders, the importer of record is typically one of our affiliated importing entities, so the goods reach you with duties already paid. Either way, we handle classification, customs paperwork and the broker.

## Services
- [Product Sourcing](https://importivity.com/services/product-sourcing/): End-to-end sourcing: supplier discovery, vetting, negotiation, QC, and logistics.
- [Manufacturer Sourcing](https://importivity.com/services/manufacturer-sourcing/): Direct factory partnerships with audits, tooling, and IP protection.
- [Quality Control](https://importivity.com/services/quality-control/): Factory audits and AQL inspections at every production stage.
- [Supplier Vetting](https://importivity.com/services/supplier-vetting/): Verify legitimacy, capacity, and compliance before you commit.
- [Supply Chain Management](https://importivity.com/services/supply-chain-management/): Control-tower visibility across logistics, suppliers, and inventory.
- [Shipping & Logistics](https://importivity.com/services/shipping-and-logistics/): Global freight, customs, and routing managed end to end.
- [Import / Export Consulting](https://importivity.com/services/import-export-agency/): Tariff strategy, HTS classification, and cross-border compliance.
- [Prototyping](https://importivity.com/services/rapid-prototyping/): CAD, samples, and DFM with a clean handoff to manufacturing.
- [Packaging](https://importivity.com/services/packaging/): Custom, compliant, retail-ready packaging.
- [Reshoring](https://importivity.com/services/reshoring/): Relocate production to cut lead times and tariff exposure.

## Industries
- [Plastics](https://importivity.com/industry/plastics/): Injection molding, resins, and plastic component sourcing.
- [Metals](https://importivity.com/industry/metals/): CNC, aluminum extrusion, and metal fabrication sourcing.
- [Electronics](https://importivity.com/industry/electronics/): PCB assembly and electronic component sourcing.
- [Textiles & Apparel](https://importivity.com/industry/textiles/): Private-label clothing and fabric sourcing.

## Sourcing by country
- [China](https://importivity.com/connections/china/): High-scale production sourcing.
- [Vietnam](https://importivity.com/connections/vietnam/): Specialty and sustainable goods.
- [Mexico](https://importivity.com/connections/mexico/): Nearshore manufacturing for US brands.
- [India](https://importivity.com/connections/india/): Textiles and engineering.
- [USA](https://importivity.com/connections/usa/): Reshoring and domestic production.

## Compare & decide
- [Country Comparisons](https://importivity.com/comparisons/): China vs Vietnam vs Mexico manufacturing, compared on cost, quality, and tariffs.
- [Free Resources & Tools](https://importivity.com/resources/): RFQ/BOM templates, checklists, and the landed-cost calculator.
- [Tariff News](https://importivity.com/tariff-news/): Trade-policy and tariff change tracker.
- [Case Studies](https://importivity.com/case-studies/): Real sourcing outcomes for brands we work with.

## Case studies
- [Frawgs, Product Sourcing](https://importivity.com/case-studies/frawgs-product-sourcing-case-study/): Marine-grade floating mats sourced, developed, and scaled to $5M+ in sales.
- [420seven, Prototyping](https://importivity.com/case-studies/420seven-prototyping-case-study/): LED grow lights from rough prototype to national launch in under 9 months.
- [Whiskey Towers, Manufacturer Sourcing](https://importivity.com/case-studies/whiskey-towers-manufacture-sourcing-case-study/): A sketch turned into a premium stainless dispenser and $10M+ in sales.
- [Monterrey Ironwork Nearshoring](https://importivity.com/case-studies/monterrey-ironwork-nearshoring-case-study/): $2M+ of custom ironwork imported from Mexico, 40+ containers a year, 2 to 3 week lead times.
- [U.S. Gum Manufacturer Reshoring](https://importivity.com/case-studies/us-gum-manufacturer-reshoring-case-study/): Food-grade equipment dual-sourced through the 2025 tariff spike, scaled to national retail.
- [Agricultural IoT Sensor Prototyping](https://importivity.com/case-studies/agricultural-iot-sensor-prototyping-case-study/): Irrigation sensor calibration intervals moved from 30 days to five years.
- [Tariff-Resilient Bedding Sourcing](https://importivity.com/case-studies/luxury-bedding-tariff-resilient-sourcing-case-study/): Section 301 exposure cut 60%+, lead time 120 days to 70, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's won.
- [Vietnam Backup Mold Strategy](https://importivity.com/case-studies/vietnam-backup-mold-tariff-mitigation-case-study/): An $18k duplicate mold avoided about $480k a year in Section 301 duty.
- [Vietnam Durian Cold-Chain Export](https://importivity.com/case-studies/vietnam-durian-cold-chain-export-case-study/): $100k+ reefer containers placed with vetted Guangzhou distributors on a repeatable SOP.
- [Reverse-Sourced Beverage Launch](https://importivity.com/case-studies/reverse-sourcing-beverage-launch-case-study/): A proven product traced to its source factory, launched nationally, 1M+ cans sold.

## Company
- [About Importivity](https://importivity.com/about-us/): Who we are and how we work.
- [How it works](https://importivity.com/how-it-works/): From request to delivery: the five steps, and the questions buyers ask first.
- [Pricing](https://importivity.com/pricing/): Transparent, tariff-aware pricing.
- [Contact](https://importivity.com/contact/): Talk to our sourcing team.
- [Submit a Sourcing Request](https://importivity.com/submit-rfq/): Start a sourcing project. The single RFQ intake form.
- [Client Support](https://importivity.com/client-support/): Escalation route for existing clients with a live quality or shipment issue.

## For AI agents and developers
- [API and agent docs](https://importivity.com/developers/): public, read-only, no key; errors are RFC 9457 problem+json.
- [OpenAPI 3.1 description](https://importivity.com/openapi.json)
- [API catalog (RFC 9727)](https://importivity.com/.well-known/api-catalog)
- [API versioning and deprecation policy](https://importivity.com/developers/#versioning-and-deprecation): v1 is stable; a breaking change ships as /api/v2 and v1 keeps answering for at least 90 days with Deprecation and Sunset headers.
- Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` to any page URL.
- [GET /api/v1/services/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/services/): What we do: every service with a one-line summary and its page. Filter with q.
- [GET /api/v1/case-studies/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/case-studies/?q=tariff): Client programs and their results, with a page to cite. Filter with q.
- [GET /api/v1/articles/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/articles/?q=tariff&perPage=5): Sourcing and tariff guides from the blog. Search with q, page with page and perPage.
- [GET /api/v1/faq/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/faq/): Answers to the questions buyers ask before they send a request. Filter with q.
- [GET /api/v1/landed-cost/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/landed-cost/?unitCost=8&quantity=1000&freight=2400&dutyRate=10): Landed cost per unit from unit price, quantity, freight, duty, insurance and fees.
- [GET /api/v1/oem-vs-odm/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/oem-vs-odm/?quantity=5000&tooling=15000&premium=20): Own tooling (OEM) against a factory's existing design (ODM), and the volume where tooling pays off.
- [GET /api/v1/quote-request-link/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/quote-request-link/?product=Insulated%20steel%20tumbler&quantity=5000): A link to our request form with the product filled in, for the person to confirm and send.
- [GET /api/v1/markdown/](https://importivity.com/api/v1/markdown/?path=/how-it-works/): Any page on the site as Markdown. Same as sending Accept: text/markdown to the page.

## Blog
- [Does Alibaba Have Scams (The Common Frauds and How Importers Avoid Them)](https://importivity.com/blog/does-alibaba-have-scams/)
- [Bonded Warehouse vs Foreign Trade Zone and Which One Fits Your Imports](https://importivity.com/blog/bonded-warehouse-vs-foreign-trade-zone/)
- [What a Customs Bond Is, What It Costs and How Much Bond You Need](https://importivity.com/blog/customs-bond-explained/)
- [AQL Sampling Explained and What AQL 2.5 Level II Means for Your Order](https://importivity.com/blog/aql-sampling-explained/)
- [What an Importer of Record Is Liable For and How to Become One](https://importivity.com/blog/importer-of-record/)
- [How to Choose a Supplement Contract Manufacturer Without Getting Burned](https://importivity.com/blog/supplement-contract-manufacturer/)
- [What a First Article Inspection Proves and How to Require One Overseas](https://importivity.com/blog/first-article-inspection/)
- [Section 232 Tariffs Explained for Importers and What They Do to Landed Cost](https://importivity.com/blog/section-232-tariffs-explained/)
- [What a Customs Broker Does, What One Costs and When You Need One](https://importivity.com/blog/customs-broker-cost-and-how-to-choose/)
- [The De Minimis Exemption Is Gone and What a Small Shipment Costs Now](https://importivity.com/blog/de-minimis-exemption-ended/)
- [How to Run a China Plus One Strategy Without Doubling Your Overhead](https://importivity.com/blog/china-plus-one-strategy/)
- [Buying Direct From a Manufacturer vs a Wholesaler or Trading Company](https://importivity.com/blog/manufacturer-vs-wholesaler-vs-trading-company/)
- [Country of Origin Rules and How Substantial Transformation Sets Your Duty](https://importivity.com/blog/country-of-origin-rules/)
- [CBP Form 5106 Explained and How to Get Your Importer Number Right](https://importivity.com/blog/cbp-form-5106/)
- [How to Find and Vet Toy Manufacturers in China (Clusters, Compliance and Costs)](https://importivity.com/blog/toy-manufacturers-china/)
- [How to Find Furniture Manufacturers in Vietnam](https://importivity.com/blog/furniture-manufacturers-vietnam/)
- [Why an NDA Fails in China and What an NNN Agreement Does](https://importivity.com/blog/nnn-agreement-china/)
- [How to Source a Custom Packaging Manufacturer Without Overpaying](https://importivity.com/blog/custom-packaging-manufacturer/)
- [How to Build a Supplier Scorecard That Changes Behaviour](https://importivity.com/blog/supplier-scorecard/)
- [Alibaba Alternatives for US Importers and What Each One Is For](https://importivity.com/blog/alibaba-alternatives/)
- [What Cargo Insurance Costs and Why the Carrier Will Not Pay](https://importivity.com/blog/cargo-insurance-cost/)
- [How to Choose a Private Label Cosmetics Manufacturer](https://importivity.com/blog/private-label-cosmetics-manufacturer/)
- [Proforma Invoice vs Commercial Invoice for US Importers](https://importivity.com/blog/proforma-invoice-vs-commercial-invoice/)
- [What a China Sourcing Agent Costs and How to Pick the Right One](https://importivity.com/blog/china-sourcing-agent/)
- [Is Alibaba Safe for US Importers and How to Protect an Order](https://importivity.com/blog/is-alibaba-safe/)
- [Canada Import Tariffs to the US and How Buyers Should Respond](https://importivity.com/blog/canada-import-tariffs-usa/)
- [How Ocean Freight Spikes Change Sourcing Costs and Supplier Decisions](https://importivity.com/blog/how-ocean-freight-affects-sourcing/)
- [Copper Price Risk in Sourcing and How Importers Can Respond](https://importivity.com/blog/copper-price-risk-sourcing/)
- [HVAC Import Tariffs and How to Recalculate Landed Cost](https://importivity.com/blog/hvac-import-tariffs-recalculate-landed-cost/)
- [How to Compare Manufacturing Cost by State (Labor, Energy, Rent and Taxes)](https://importivity.com/blog/manufacturing-cost-comparison-by-state/)
- [China Inland Freight Costs and How They Affect Supplier Selection](https://importivity.com/blog/china-inland-freight-costs/)
- [American Manufactured Shoes Explained (Suppliers, Costs and MOQs for Brands)](https://importivity.com/blog/american-manufactured-shoes/)
- [How to Find Vietnam Clothing Suppliers (Hubs, MOQs, Costs and Vetting for U.S. Brands)](https://importivity.com/blog/vietnam-clothing-suppliers/)
- [ISF 10+2 Filing Requirements and Deadlines for U.S. Importers](https://importivity.com/blog/isf-10-2-filing-requirements/)
- [How to Verify Component Origin in Electronics Supply Chains](https://importivity.com/blog/verify-component-origin-electronics/)
- [Section 301 Tariff Refunds: What Importers Should Do Now](https://importivity.com/blog/section-301-tariff-refunds/)
- [How to Prove Vietnam Origin and Avoid Transshipment Risk](https://importivity.com/blog/vietnam-origin-transshipment-risk/)
- [Forced Labor Import Compliance and How It Changes Supplier Risk](https://importivity.com/blog/forced-labor-import-compliance/)
- [How to Find a Manufacturer to Make Your Product](https://importivity.com/blog/how-to-find-a-manufacturer-to-make-a-product/)
- [Supplier Onboarding: How to Onboard a New Supplier](https://importivity.com/blog/supplier-onboarding-checklist/)
- [Section 301 Tariffs Explained for Importers and Sourcing Teams](https://importivity.com/blog/section-301-tariffs-explained/)
- [When Does Die Casting Make Sense for Your Product?](https://importivity.com/blog/die-casting-explained/)
- [Bill of Materials Template: What to Include (With Example)](https://importivity.com/blog/bill-of-materials-template/)
- [How to Write a Manufacturing RFQ That Gets Better Quotes](https://importivity.com/blog/how-to-write-a-manufacturing-rfq/)
- [Which Is Cheaper, FCL or LCL Shipping?](https://importivity.com/blog/fcl-vs-lcl-shipping/)
- [Should You Choose Private Label or White Label?](https://importivity.com/blog/private-label-vs-white-label/)
- [How to Source Sheet Metal Parts Without Overpaying](https://importivity.com/blog/sheet-metal-fabrication-sourcing/)
- [Which Rapid Prototyping Method Is Right for Your Product?](https://importivity.com/blog/rapid-prototyping-services/)
- [What Does a Freight Forwarder Actually Do, and Do You Need One?](https://importivity.com/blog/what-is-a-freight-forwarder/)
- [How to Choose the Right Contract Manufacturing Partner](https://importivity.com/blog/contract-manufacturing/)