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SMX · Professional services

Sample Mission

Samples are bought, inspected, photographed and shipped to the buyer, with the chain of handling recorded.

Collected samples labelled and boxed on a bench ready for dispatch
Consolidation bench: samples labelled and boxed for one shipment.

Decision use

  • Approve or reject a specification before a production order.
  • Compare two or three suppliers on the physical product, not the listing photograph.
  • Fix packing and labelling before the first container.

Commercial terms

GBP

Fee
On application
Turnaround
3 to 7 working days at the desk, plus lane transit
Deliverable
Samples consolidated and shipped, with an inspection record, photographs and bench notes per unit.
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What the file contains

  • Bench sheet

    Weight, dimensions, materials observed and function result per sample.

  • Photo set

    Standard angles plus defect close-ups, numbered to the bench sheet.

  • Cost note

    Sample cost, handling and freight stated separately.

  • Handling chain

    Who held the sample, when, and the tracking reference on dispatch.

Required inputs

  • Supplier list with item references and quantities.
  • Delivery address and preferred lane.

Exclusions

  • Certification testing by an accredited laboratory is quoted separately.

Commercial terms

Service fee plus goods cost at invoice and actual freight. Costs are shown before purchase.

What we need from you

  • Supplier identifiersRequiredLegal name, address and registration number for each supplier, one per line.
  • SpecificationRequiredModel, grade, materials, packaging and anything that must be matched exactly.
  • Target marketRequiredDestination country or region the goods are sold into.
  • CategoryOptionalProduct family, for example phone displays or power tools.
  • Links and referencesOptionalStore links, quotations or shared file links. Paste one per line.
  • Volume and budgetOptionalFirst order quantity, annual volume and target landed price.
  • Deadline preferenceOptionalStandard turnaround, priority, or a date you must meet.
  • Notes for the deskOptionalAnything the reviewer should know before pricing the work.

Tiers

What changes by tier

Per mission

Up to eight suppliers in one consolidated mission.

3 to 7 working days

Evidence: 10

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Accepted payment

  • Card payment

    Settled immediately on a secure hosted card page. The desk opens the file once payment clears.

  • Bank transfer (GBP)

    Faster Payments to the CNLine London account. Details are issued with the request reference; work starts on receipt.

  • Cash at the London counter

    Settled in person at the Camden counter during desk hours, receipted against the request reference.

Fixed fee per tier, payable on acceptance of scope. One revision round is included.

Service requests are handled by the desk while the online request flow is being commissioned. Speak to the desk to open a job.

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Method

Four stages, each with a named output recorded in the job file.

  1. 01

    Purchase

    Samples bought at the quoted terms, receipts retained.

    Output

    Purchase log

  2. 02

    Bench

    Weighed, measured, function checked and photographed against the brief.

    Output

    Bench sheet

  3. 03

    Pack

    Consolidated, labelled and prepared for export with a contents list.

    Output

    Packing list

  4. 04

    Ship

    Dispatched on a tracked service with the London desk notified.

    Output

    Tracking record

Proof gallery

Desk and field conditions under which evidence is captured. Client material is never shown.

  • Inspection bench with a consumer electronics accessory, calipers, scale and a numbered tagProduct sample

    Sample logged, weighed and measured before dispatch to London.

  • A product sample photographed inside a lightbox with studio lights and a cameraProduct sample

    Every sample photographed to one standard so units compare fairly.

  • Hands checking a shipping label on a carton with a scanner and tape measurePacking

    Outer label read against the reference the buyer will track on.

  • A tagged parcel handed to a courier at a logistics counterPacking

    Handover logged with tag number, courier and time of collection.

Sample artefacts

Desk specimens with identities redacted. They show the standard of the file, not any client's file.

Method
Specimen
  1. 01Brief acceptedDay 0
  2. 02Samples purchasedDay 2
  3. 03Bench inspectionDay 3
  4. 04Consolidated and packedDay 4
  5. 05Dispatched to buyerDay 5

Speak to a named contact

Your desk, by name

Every trade account is handled by a named person. Direct lines, direct inboxes and the hours they are on the desk, in English or Mandarin.