Sourcing & Production Partner · India · China · Vietnam

Your sourcing team in Asia, run by people who build brands.

Printwagon develops, makes, inspects and ships product programs for established gift, home and lifestyle companies. One accountable team from first sample to your warehouse.

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Printwagon — design-led manufacturing
Audited factories
Third-party tested
Multi-category programs
FOB, DDP or landed in the US
Audited factories
Third-party tested
Multi-category programs
FOB, DDP or landed in the US
30+
Partner factories
Audited & hand-picked
20+
Product categories
One partner across all
3
Sourcing countries
India · China · Vietnam
20+
Countries shipped to
US · EU · UK · GCC
How we're different

More than a buying agent.
Less overhead than your own office.

A buying agent connects you to factories. We take responsibility for the whole program, from development to delivery.

What you need
A typical buying agent
✦ Printwagon
Product development guidance
✕ Works from finished specs you send.
✦ Develops specs, materials, finishes and packaging with your design team.
Multi-factory programs
✕ Usually one factory per product.
✦ One design language coordinated across factories, countries and categories.
Quality control
✕ Often relies on the factory's own checks.
✦ In-line and AQL-based pre-shipment inspections by our own team, with photo reports.
Compliance & testing
✕ Usually left to the brand.
✦ Audited factories (BSCI/amfori, SEDEX/SMETA) and product testing through SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas.
Consolidation
✕ Each factory ships separately.
✦ Multi-factory, multi-category orders consolidated at our Tuticorin hub into fewer, fuller containers.
Logistics & import
✕ Ends at the factory gate. Freight, customs and import are yours to manage.
✦ Export documentation, freight and customs handled. FOB, or DDP to your US warehouse through our US entity.
Accountability
✕ Paid on commission; quality and delays sit with you.
✦ One accountable team and one contract for the whole program.
The problem we solve

Diversifying your supply base shouldn't mean adding headcount.

Most brand companies want options beyond a single country, but don't have people on the ground to qualify factories, run development and police quality. We act as that team, so you buy from one partner across countries and categories.

Without Printwagon
With Printwagon
A separate agent in every country
Different contacts, standards and timelines for India, China and Vietnam.
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✓ Solved
One team across three countries
One point of contact, one quality standard and one consolidated schedule.
Quality control left to the factory
Problems surface when cartons land at your warehouse.
→
✓ Solved
Inspections built into every run
In-line and AQL pre-shipment checks, with photo reports before anything ships.
Reorders that drift
Colours, materials and finishes shift between production runs.
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✓ Solved
Golden samples on file
Every reorder is checked against the approved sample and spec.
Who we work with

Built for brand companies
with real programs.

Programs built around your design language.
Brand & Licensing Companies

Programs built around your design language.

A dedicated product manager, development calendars aligned to your trade-show seasons, and your art carried consistently across categories and factories.

New categories and new countries, without new headcount.
Home & Lifestyle Suppliers

New categories and new countries, without new headcount.

Add India and Vietnam to your supply base for textiles, metal, wood, ceramics, paper and gifting, with factory qualification, QC and logistics handled.

Retail and private-label programs at scale.
Retail & Private Label

Retail and private-label programs at scale.

Seasonal, gifting and private-label programs: tested to standard, packed to your retailer's requirements and delivered on schedule.

What we make

One partner. Every category.

From stationery to ceramics, home décor to gifting we think in collections so your range stays cohesive.

Stationery & Desk
Stationery & Desk Notebooks, planners, calendars
Fashion Accessories
Fashion Accessories Tote bags, Pouches, Headbands & Hair Accessories, Brooches
Home Decor & Textiles
Home Decor & Textiles Table linen, Throw pillows, Blankets, Wall Art, Wallpaper, Rugs, Picture frames
Gifting & Occasions
Gifting & Occasions Hampers, Gift boxes, gift ribbons, tissue papers
Baby & Kids
Baby & Kids Bibs, baby blankets, muslins, plush toys, water bottles
Run by brand operators, <em>not middlemen.</em>
Saurabh Sharma Co-Founder — Manufacturing & Operations
Rupal Co-Founder — Brand & Creative
Our story

Run by brand operators, not middlemen.

Printwagon is part of Futurewagon, which has designed, sourced and sold its own consumer brands since 2016 and has shown at US trade shows since 2019. We built a factory network across India, China and Vietnam for our own products, then other brand companies asked us to run theirs. We make sourcing decisions the way a brand owner would: which factory fits the product, which finish is worth the cost, which material will hold up.

Why Printwagon

Sourcing decisions made
like a brand owner.

Most sourcing partners optimise for what's easy for the factory. We optimise for sell-through: the right factory for each product, the finish worth paying for, the material that survives real use, and paperwork your buyers and compliance team can check.

01

We run brands ourselves

We know what sells through, what margins work and what retail buyers reject, because we sell our own brands.

02

Quality you can audit

Audited factories, AQL inspections with photo reports, and third-party lab testing on every program.

03

Landed, not just made

Consolidation at our Tuticorin hub, export documentation, and DDP delivery to your warehouse through our US entity.

04

One partner. Every category.

Textiles to stationery. Baby to home décor. We think in collections, so your range stays cohesive at every touchpoint.

FAQ

Got questions?
Good.

We'd rather you ask everything now than be surprised later.

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Are you a sourcing agent or a manufacturer?
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Neither label fits, and that's the point. A sourcing agent finds you a factory and steps back. A manufacturer takes your order and executes it. We do something different. We've built and run our own consumer brands. That means deep, long-standing relationships with factories who trust our judgment and prioritise our work, because we bring them consistent volume and products that actually sell. And when a new category calls for it, we find the right factory for that specific product. Our network grows with our clients' ambitions, not the other way around.
What's the minimum order quantity?
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Minimums are set per product and factory, and we share them with your costing. Because we consolidate across factories and categories, we can usually run a smaller trial order for a new category before you commit to a full program, typically starting from around $10,000 per order.
How do we know your manufacturing is ethical?
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We work with factories audited under recognised social-compliance programs such as BSCI/amfori and SEDEX/SMETA, and our team visits them regularly rather than relying on paperwork alone. Audit reports are available to clients on request, and we'll qualify a factory against your own code of conduct if you have one.
Do you handle compliance, testing, and audits?
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Yes. We arrange product testing through accredited third-party labs such as SGS, Intertek and Bureau Veritas, to the standards your market and category require (for example CPSIA, ASTM F963 and California Prop 65 for the US, EN 71 and REACH for Europe), and share every report with you. We also handle export documentation and customs compliance, and work with your retail buyers' requirements where they apply.
What does end to end actually mean?
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It means from the moment you brief us to the moment your product arrives at your door. We handle the mocking of your product line, sourcing, sampling, production, quality checks, export documentation, freight, and customs. You have one point of contact throughout. Not a different person for every stage, not a handoff halfway through. One relationship, start to finish. Nothing falls between the cracks because there's nobody to fall between.
How involved do you get in the design of the product?
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As involved as you need us to be. Some brands arrive with finalised artwork and just need execution. Others come with a direction and want us to help develop it into a product. We work both ways. The brief tells us where to start.
How long does the whole process take, from brief to delivery?
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As a guide: development and sampling take 3–5 weeks per sample round, usually one to three rounds. Production typically takes 6–10 weeks depending on category and order size. Ocean freight to the US is typically 4–6 weeks port to port, with air available when speed matters. A new program usually runs 4–6 months from brief to delivery; reorders are faster. You get a specific timeline with your costing, before you commit.
What happens if you change factories? How do we know our product stays consistent across reorders?
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We don't change factories casually. When we develop your product, everything is documented materials, finishes, production standards, approved samples. A reorder produces the same result as the first order. That said, we're always looking for the best outcome for your brand. If a better factory comes along better technique, newer technology, stronger pricing, or more capacity at the right time we'll bring that to you transparently. Never as a surprise, always with a resample and your sign-off before anything moves forward. You stay in control. We just make sure you always have the best options on the table.
Where do you ship and what are the shipping options?
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We ship FOB from India, China or Vietnam, or DDP to your US warehouse through our US entity, Wagon Brands Corp., so duties, customs and import paperwork are handled for you. Multi-factory orders are consolidated at our Tuticorin hub into fewer, fuller containers. We also ship to the EU, UK and GCC. Ocean freight is the default; air is available for urgent or sample shipments.
How do you make money? Are there hidden fees or commissions we should know about?
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We keep it simple. We quote you a product price that covers sourcing, production, and quality control. No retainers, no agency fees, no surprise add-ons mid-production. Sampling costs are discussed upfront before any work begins. Testing and logistics are quoted separately based on your specific requirements and the best options for your market.

Your product.
Our obsession.

Send us your categories, volumes and target markets. We'll come back with factory options, costing and timelines within 48 hours.