Sourcing by Honsowitz is a German sourcing agency based in Kornwestheim near Stuttgart. It finds and qualifies producers in Asia and Europe, negotiates prices, manages sampling and inspection before loading, and handles freight, import and customs for e-commerce sellers, mid-sized manufacturers and brand founders. The agency states that it works on fixed fees, discloses all cost positions and takes no kickbacks from factories, and that supplier contacts belong to the client.
Germany (Kornwestheim)
Website: https://honsowitz.de
Founded: 1984
Pricing: Fixed project fees (no commission, no factory kickbacks)
Sourcing by Honsowitz is the sourcing business of Sourcing by Honsowitz UG (haftungsbeschraenkt), a German company registered in Kornwestheim near Stuttgart with a commercial register entry at the Amtsgericht Stuttgart and a published German VAT number. The website states that Volker Honsowitz has negotiated in China and across Southeast Asia since 1984 and leads sourcing projects personally, while Moritz Honsowitz is managing director and covers European producers and nearshoring. Our take: the proposition is aimed at buyers who do not have a purchasing department. Supplier qualification, price negotiation, sampling, inspection before loading and freight with customs clearance are presented as one connected scope rather than separately bookable modules, and the agency says quality inspection is included rather than sold as an add-on. It also states a written transparency guarantee: supplier contacts belong to the client, all cost positions are itemised, and no kickbacks are taken from factories. The structure is small and personal, which cuts both ways. A named principal with four decades of negotiation experience is an advantage in factory conversations, but it also means capacity limits and key-person dependency. Buyers with very large or highly technical programmes should discuss who executes the work and how the project is staffed.
Sourcing by Honsowitz states that it works on fixed fees agreed before project start and that it never earns from order volume. No public price list is published, so the fee is quoted per project. Confirm in writing what the fixed fee includes, particularly inspection scope, freight and customs handling.
The agency states that it works on fixed fees agreed before project start and does not earn from order volume, and that all cost positions are disclosed. No public price list is published, so the fee is quoted per project. Ask for the inspection, freight and customs scope to be stated explicitly in the quote.
The company is registered in Kornwestheim near Stuttgart in Germany, with a commercial register entry at the Amtsgericht Stuttgart and a German VAT identification number published in the legal notice. Asian sourcing is managed from Germany with partners on the ground.
No. The website states as a written guarantee that it takes no kickbacks from factories, that supplier contacts belong to the client and that all cost positions are shown openly. Whether the client also receives the factory's own invoice should be confirmed for the specific project.
The agency states that inspection is part of every project and is carried out at the factory before the goods are loaded, rather than being charged as an add-on. Confirm the inspection standard, the number of inspection points and who has the authority to hold a shipment.
Yes. The company positions itself as sourcing in Asia and Europe from one provider, with Asian sourcing and European producers or nearshoring covered by the same organisation so that both options can be compared within one engagement.
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