About United Global Sourcing
United Global Sourcing, or "UGS", is the leader in offshore sourcing for US importers.
Founded in 1982 on the principle of offering unparalleled value to companies interested in manufacturing operations overseas, UGS is known as the "manufacturer’s manufacturer" because it seamlessly arranges offshore design, prototyping, tooling, production, quality control, and transportation for hundreds of American, Canadian, and European manufacturing companies.
As a manufacturer for Fortune 500 and smaller independent companies alike, UGS manufactures or sources more than 7,000 unique SKU's, from small fasteners to completed sub-assemblies to finished, packaged retail products. You might not know that UGS made the product (and for many manufacturers, we are the well-kept secret to their success), but we can virtually guarantee that you have used or seen a United Global Sourcing product.
What does this mean for your company? When you ask United Global Sourcing to provide you with a quotation, we will perform the following services for you:
- Initial Quotation. UGS will use your product sample or specifications to provide a competitive, all-inclusive quotation. By all-inclusive, we mean that manufacturing, shipping and all other fees are included in the quote and the price quoted will be delivered to your facility, with no surprises. Our long-standing relationship with hundreds of overseas factories guarantees it.
- Sample Approval. Sampling will proceed once a formal purchase order is received. Formal production does not begin until you have approved samples that meet your requirements.
- Production. UGS will produce products to your specification and arrange for delivery to your facility. We will arrange for shipping, duties, domestic routing and any other contingencies, alleviating the importing headache for you. Typically, you can expect delivery of your product via ocean freight 90-120 days (depending on the complexity of your project) after you authorize production. This will be confirmed upon receipt of your formal quote from UGS.
UGS makes the overseas production maze extremely simple When you deal with UGS, you work with us from our conveniently located office in Troy, Michigan. No language or time zone barriers will keep us from locating the right offshore factory. Your questions will be answered by the staff in our Troy, Michigan headquarters. Pricing from UGS is competitive with factory-direct pricing because we provide our factories with large production volumes. The reason our customers continue to re-order from UGS, in many cases for decades, is because we make offshore production easy. Finding the right overseas manufacturer can be a "needle in a haystack" challenge, but UGS removes uncertainty from the process.
UGS will deliver your products to your specification, on time, with no surprises. There are always going to be challenges in manufacturing offshore, but your goal should be to understand them, not avoid them. The key reason that companies encounter difficulty in manufacturing offshore is that they underestimate the difficulty of managing the production process remotely. Because UGS has offices in Michigan, Hong Kong, Taipei and Shanghai, we are ideally positioned to serve our customers and we have an extremely talented staff in Asia to ensure seamless overseas production.
Knowledgeable companies in many fields understand that in a fast-paced world where mistakes can be costly, they can’t afford to go it alone. For those in the know, UGS stands ready.
From quoting the job to delivering the goods, our goal is to simplify the global sourcing process by locating qualified offshore factories, negotiating the lowest possible price, monitoring quality control during production and delivering products on time. We provide a broad range of services and can qualify a factory for virtually any part or product you require.
All of our services are designed to provide customers with innovative ways to reduce costs while maintaining the highest standards of quality.