Why we started
We spent years inside Chinese factories before we ever called ourselves an agent: on the machine side, in quality, and in the packing hall at midnight. We started XB Sourcing because buyers abroad were not losing money on unit price — they were losing it on parts that came back wrong.
So the service is built around the two things a buyer cannot do from another continent: standing in the workshop before the deposit is paid, and holding the batch until it measures right.
XB Sourcing was registered in 2026. That makes us a new company — but not new to this work.
Before starting the company, Scott Jia spent eleven years inside Chinese factories working on automated parking equipment, battery swap systems and aluminium profile manufacturing, covering mechanical design, production, inspection and shipment. The workshop relationships behind our first projects go back eight years.
We work only on industrial parts and mechanical structures. That is deliberate: it is the work we can personally verify on site, and the work where a drawing error costs real money.
We are paid by you and take nothing from the factory. Every number in a quote is visible, and every stage ends with a document you can check — or reject.
Who you will work with
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Scott Jia — Sourcing & QC Engineer
11+ years in mechanical manufacturing
Hands-on experience in automated parking equipment, battery swap systems and aluminium extrusion profiles. Reads your drawings himself, runs supplier screening and negotiation personally, and stays on the floor through inspection and loading.
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Leo Wang — Independent Quality Inspector
6 years in mechanical inspection
On-site factory inspection support for mechanical OEM parts. Dimension checking against drawing, weld and coating quality, surface and galvanising standards, same-day report with photographs.
Five commitments, in writing
- We take no commission, rebate or markup from any factory. You pay us; the factory invoices you directly.
- Every quote comes with the factory invoice, so you can see what the part costs and what our fee is.
- Drawings are covered by an NDA before they leave us, and only shortlisted workshops see them.
- No shipment is released until the inspection report is approved — by you, or by SGS / BV if you prefer.
- If a part fails because of a workshop we qualified, sorting it out is our cost, not yours.