In short: one commercial question, answered in writing, with sources. Market structure and size, pricing bands, the channel map, the certification and regulatory gates, and the named companies that matter in your category. From US$1,200, typically 2–4 weeks, delivered as a report you can put in front of a board — with every figure dated and attributed.
What you get
Market structure and size
How the category is actually organised in China, who holds what share, and how much of the published number is real.
Pricing bands
What products in your category actually sell for at each channel level, and what that implies for your landed cost.
Channel map
How product reaches the buyer — distributors, platforms, direct, tender — and which route fits your margin.
Regulatory and certification gates
The approvals, standards and certifications that decide whether you can sell at all, and what they cost in time and money.
Named competitors
The specific companies that matter, with registry data, scale indicators and what they are actually doing.
Sourced and dated
Every figure attributed, every source dated, and the weak data flagged as weak.
How it runs
- Frame the question. A narrow, answerable question is worth more than a broad survey. We help you cut it down, in a call, before quoting.
- Desk research. Chinese-language primary sources — registry, customs, statistical, association, platform and tender data.
- Field verification. Calls in Mandarin where a number needs a human to confirm it.
- Report. Written, sourced, dated, with the limitations stated and a short verbal walkthrough included.
Indicative pricing
| Item | Typical basis |
|---|---|
| Single research question | from US$1,200, fixed fee |
| Multi-question or multi-category study | Quoted on scope |
| Ongoing market monitoring | Quarterly retainer |
| Paid databases and report purchases | Billed at cost, with your approval first |
Market ranges, not a quotation. Scope and a fixed fee are agreed in writing before work starts.
Research is commercial information, not investment, legal or tax advice, and not a forecast. We report what the sources say and where they are weak. Chinese statistical and registry data has known limitations, and we state them rather than smoothing them over.
