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Product Sourcing & Supplier Identification
The right suppliers, found and shortlisted for you.
What this is
Every sourcing project starts with the same question: who should actually make this? We answer it methodically. Instead of pages of search results and unverifiable claims, you receive a shortlist of Indian manufacturers screened against your specification, your quantities and your commercial reality.
The work happens in three moves: define the requirement precisely, scan the relevant manufacturing clusters, and reduce a long list to the few suppliers worth your attention. You see the comparison — capability, capacity, indicative pricing — and you decide who goes forward to verification and samples.
Who it's for
- Buyers entering the Indian market for the first time
- Brands diversifying or replacing an existing supplier base
- Procurement teams without on-the-ground presence in India
Why buyers need this
Directories and marketplaces list whoever paid to appear. A search result is not due diligence.
Some listings are trading companies presenting themselves as manufacturers — you pay an invisible margin without knowing it.
Evaluating suppliers from another continent takes months without someone on the ground doing the filtering.
How Rex Merchants delivers it
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Share your requirement
Product, specifications, quantities, target price and destination market — as much as you have.
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We scan the market
Manufacturers in the relevant production clusters, screened against your criteria.
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You receive a shortlist
A written comparison of qualified suppliers — capability, capacity and indicative pricing side by side.
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We introduce and support
Structured first contact, steering the conversation towards samples and firm quotations.
Included in this service
- Requirement definition and product specification review
- Market scan across the relevant Indian manufacturing clusters
- Supplier longlist reduced to a qualified shortlist
- Capability, capacity and indicative pricing comparison
- Supplier introductions and first-contact support
What you can expect
- A shortlist of manufacturers matched to your specification, quantities and target price
- A realistic view of Indian market pricing before you negotiate
- A structured comparison instead of an open-ended search
- Named, contactable candidates ready for verification and sampling
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Frequently asked questions
What do you need from us to start?
A clear product description or specification, target quantities, quality expectations and — ideally — a target price range. If you have a sample or a reference product, even better.
What happens if no supplier meets our target price?
We tell you honestly, with the market evidence. A realistic picture of Indian pricing — even when it is not the answer you hoped for — is part of what you are paying for.
Tell us what you need to source.
Tell us what you are looking for — we reply within 24 hours on business days.