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Member Program

China Entry Member Program

For companies serious enough to enter China with budget, patience and a real project. We provide structured advisory access only after a paid review or approved membership path.

Why Membership Exists

Serious China projects need more than free Q&A

China market entry is rarely a one-call answer. It is a long-cycle commercial process involving category fit, compliance, channels, buyers, local partners, pricing, negotiation and execution. The Member Program gives serious companies structured access to China-entry judgment before they commit to a full project.

Business advisory meeting for China entry
Access model Free visitors can read. Serious companies pay for judgment. Qualified members get access. Real projects become custom engagements.
Qualification

Built to filter for real commercial intent

Who it is for

  • Foreign brands entering China through e-commerce, retail, supermarkets or distributors
  • Industrial suppliers that need China customers, local service or manufacturing partners
  • Investors considering factory, office, joint venture, city or zone landing decisions
  • Companies already in China but stuck on channel, compliance, pricing or partner strategy

Who it is not for

  • No clear company, product or budget
  • Requests for free buyer lists or guaranteed sales
  • Dropshipping, one-off sourcing questions or vague market curiosity
  • Projects that need execution but refuse paid advisory or project fees
Why This Is Paid

Good China advice is not a list of answers. It is decision support.

The questions serious companies ask about China are rarely simple. A founder may ask which platform to enter first, but the real question is whether the product has the right price, compliance path, story and operator economics for that platform. An industrial supplier may ask for buyer introductions, but the real question is whether its technical materials, service model and credibility proof are ready for Chinese procurement teams. An investor may ask which city is best, but the real question is how supply chain, land, labor, incentives, permitting, customer access and government attitude fit together.

Membership exists because these decisions require focused judgment. A free reply can point to a general direction, but it cannot responsibly evaluate your product, route, budget, timeline and risk. Paid access creates a working relationship where we can ask better questions, challenge weak assumptions, prioritize the next move and explain what should happen before a larger project begins.

The program also protects our time and protects serious clients. As the site receives more inquiries, many will be vague, unfunded or unrealistic. Membership lets us reserve advisory attention for companies that have real commercial intent and are willing to prepare properly before asking for introductions, execution or local access.

This makes membership both a monetization channel and a quality-control system. It gives serious companies a clear way to access judgment, while filtering out requests that should remain as general reading or early research.

It also sets expectations before a company asks for execution. A member conversation can identify whether the next step should be e-commerce, retail, compliance, industrial buyer preparation, investment-site evaluation or no action yet. That clarity makes later project work more focused and helps both sides avoid vague, open-ended consulting.

How It Works

From application to advisory access

Apply

Submit your company, product, budget, project stage and the exact China questions you need answered.

Paid Review

If the project is a fit, we invite you into a paid China Entry Review before deeper advisory work begins.

Member Path

Qualified companies can continue through Entry, Growth or Strategic membership depending on scope.

Project Conversion

When advisory becomes execution, sourcing, retail entry or investment landing, we quote the project separately.

Evaluation Logic

How we decide whether a member request is serious

Commercial substance

We look for a real company, product, technology, brand, factory plan or investment project. A vague idea is not enough. The stronger the existing proof, the easier it is to judge the China path.

Decision clarity

Strong applicants know what decision they need help making: channel choice, compliance sequence, buyer readiness, distributor route, city selection, service partner logic or project feasibility.

Budget and patience

China is rarely solved by one call. We prioritize companies that understand advisory, preparation and execution all require budget, timing and sustained management attention.

Fit for China

We consider whether China has a plausible demand signal, channel path, industrial use case or investment logic. Some projects should enter now, some should wait, and some should not enter at all.

Membership & Payment

Advisory access for serious China-entry decisions

These are not generic subscriptions. They are paid access paths for companies that need judgment, prioritization and practical China-market direction before committing to execution.

Best first step

China Entry Review

$750 one-time paid assessment

For companies that need a serious China-entry diagnosis before deciding whether to become a member.

  • Application review before acceptance
  • 60-minute strategic consultation
  • China fit, channel and risk assessment
  • One-page China Entry Memo
  • Credit toward membership within 30 days
Apply for Review
Early-stage brands

Entry Member

$1,500 per month

For consumer brands or founders validating whether China deserves budget, attention and a real entry plan.

  • 1 monthly advisory call
  • Up to 3 written questions per month
  • Category and channel direction
  • Compliance and localization checkpoints
  • Member resource library access
Apply for Entry
Investment and industrial projects

Strategic Member

From $10,000 per month, by application

For large China projects involving factories, industrial goods, government-facing work or long-cycle market entry.

  • Weekly advisory access
  • Project roadmap and decision support
  • City, zone, partner or channel screening
  • Meeting and negotiation preparation
  • Custom execution quoted separately
Request Strategic Access
Payment rule: application first, payment second. We only collect payment after confirming the request is commercially relevant enough for a paid review or membership path.
Member Advisory Scope

What members can ask

China channel path Retail and supermarket entry E-commerce platform fit Pricing and positioning Compliance readiness Buyer materials Distributor strategy Industrial customer access Factory or city landing Partner screening
China industrial and commercial advisory scope

What is not included

Membership does not include unlimited execution, legal representation, guaranteed introductions, guaranteed sales, sourcing operations, retail negotiations or investment landing work. Those are quoted separately after the advisory path confirms fit.

Apply

Request membership review

Tell us enough to judge whether your project deserves advisory time. The stronger your project details, budget and timeline, the faster we can route you to the right path.

Before you apply

We reserve the right to decline applications that are not commercially specific, not budgeted or not suitable for China.

Membership fees are non-refundable once advisory work begins. Execution work is always scoped separately.

We review member applications before inviting payment or advisory access.

Member FAQ

Questions serious applicants usually ask

This program is intentionally selective. These answers clarify what membership gives you, what it does not include and how paid advisory can become a larger China-entry project.

Is membership required before consulting with Discover China Market?

For serious China-entry, investment and long-cycle advisory requests, we direct clients into a paid review or approved membership path before detailed consulting begins. This keeps advisory time focused on companies with real commercial intent.

Why do you charge before answering detailed questions?

Most China-entry questions require judgment across category fit, channels, compliance, pricing, buyers and execution risk. Free answers are usually too shallow for decisions of this size. The paid review creates a serious working context before we spend time on strategic detail.

Does membership guarantee buyer introductions or sales?

No. Membership provides advisory access, project judgment, buyer-readiness support and market-entry direction. Buyer introductions, sourcing, retail negotiations, sales execution and investment landing work are scoped separately when the project is ready.

What happens after I submit the application?

We review your company, product, budget, market-entry stage and questions. If the request is relevant, we reply with the recommended path: paid China Entry Review, monthly membership, strategic membership or a custom project scope.

Can a membership fee be credited toward a larger project?

The China Entry Review fee can be credited toward membership within 30 days. Larger project credits are decided case by case depending on scope, timing and whether the advisory work directly becomes execution.

What types of companies are usually accepted?

We prioritize foreign consumer brands, branded goods companies, industrial suppliers, equipment makers and investors with a clear product, existing business substance, budget and a practical reason to enter or grow in China.

Can startups or early-stage brands apply?

Yes, but the project still needs a real product, credible budget and a specific China question. Very early ideas, dropshipping requests and unfunded market curiosity are usually not a fit for membership.

What is not included in membership?

Membership does not include unlimited execution, legal representation, guaranteed sales, free buyer lists, product sourcing operations, distributor negotiations, retail listing work or factory landing execution. Those are separate projects.

Can we start with one paid review instead of monthly membership?

Yes. The China Entry Review is designed as the first paid step for companies that need a serious diagnosis before choosing a monthly advisory tier or larger execution project.