Sourcing garden and DIY products that are not in the catalogue
Saw a garden tool, pump or grill at a trade fair or on a marketplace, and want it cheaper, better specified or under your own brand? We look for the manufacturers behind it, compare them and run the order for you. If you are searching for a garden products manufacturer for Europe, this is the shortest route: one EU company on your invoice.
This is also how we handle products that are not in our catalogue: wheelbarrows and garden carts, compost bins, raised beds, planters, metal sheds, gazebos and special tool sets. Send a photo, link or drawing.
What sourcing includes
Finding manufacturers
We look beyond the first page of B2B platforms and contact manufacturers, not only trading companies.
Checking the factory
Business licence, export history, production capacity and the declarations and test reports available for your product.
Comparing quotes
Quotes on the same specification: motor, battery, steel grade, packaging, carton size, MOQ and lead time, compared like for like.
Samples
Samples from shortlisted factories, consolidated and sent to you in one parcel.
Negotiation
Price, payment terms, packaging and quality standards agreed directly with the factory.
Order management
Contract, production follow-up, inspection and handover to logistics.
How a sourcing project runs
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1
Your brief
Photos, links or drawings, target price, quantity and the market you sell in.
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Shortlist
We come back with suitable manufacturers, their quotes and the documents they can show.
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Samples
Consolidated samples to your address.
7–14 days -
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Order
You choose; we place the order and handle everything through to delivery.
8–12 weeks
Sourcing agent or EU importer?
Typical sourcing agent
Finds suppliers and charges a commission, but you remain the importer: you pay the factory, arrange freight and customs, and carry the EU duties for CE, GPSR, WEEE and batteries.
GardeniQ
Finds suppliers and also buys the goods, imports them into the EU, prepares the GPSR labels and invoices you as an EU company. One partner, one delivered price.
Frequently asked questions
How much does sourcing cost?
If you order through us, sourcing is included in the product price. For research-only projects without an order, we agree a fixed fee in advance.
Will you tell me the factory name?
For private label projects we work under our own contracts with the factories. If you need direct factory contact for tool manufacturer sourcing, we can agree a sourcing-fee model instead.
What if no factory meets my target price?
We tell you and show what is possible at your price, for example a brushed motor instead of brushless, a smaller battery or a thinner frame tube.
Can you source gas grills or petrol machinery?
Gas grills only with the manufacturer’s EU type-examination and declaration under Regulation (EU) 2016/426, matched to the gas category of your country. Petrol machines and generators only on request and only with the full manufacturer documentation; they are not part of our catalogue.
Is there anything you do not source?
Seeds, fertilisers, pesticides and other plant-protection or biocidal products, construction chemicals, protective equipment above the simplest category, and copies of branded designs. For camping, travel or sports products, see our sister brands CampIQ, VoyagiQ and SportsiQ.
Send us your product list
Links, photos, a planogram or a spreadsheet are enough. You get delivered prices, minimums, lead times and the documents available within 2 working days.
Request a quote
Send a product list, links or photos. We reply with prices delivered to your country, minimum quantities and lead times.
- Reply on working days, usually within a few hours
- Prices delivered to your door, customs and VAT included in the calculation
- Written offer within 2 working days