The HIVEX team received and reviewed the factory’s legal, tax and address documents for its country.
How it works
From first search to goods at your dock.
HIVEX puts verified Latin American factories, a real quoting workflow and a procurement team on one platform. Here is exactly how a deal moves, and who does what.
Buy from Latin America with less risk
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Search and shortlist
Browse factories and products by industry, country, verification level and certifications. Save the ones that fit and compare them side by side.
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Check who you’re dealing with
Every badge means something specific: documents reviewed, Verified (documents plus a live video call), or Video-audited. Unclaimed profiles are clearly marked.
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Send an RFQ
Describe the product, quantity, target price, Incoterm and destination. Send it to one factory, or post it open to a whole industry.
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Compare quotes
Factories reply with unit price, MOQ, lead time, Incoterm and validity. Ask questions in the same thread, in English — we help with Spanish and Portuguese.
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Accept and order
Accept the quote that works. The order follows its Incoterm, which decides who moves the goods and who clears customs.
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Ship, inspect, receive
Add White Lion freight, a pre-shipment QC inspection and done-for-you border crossing, delivered to a HIVEX warehouse or your address.
Sell to US and Canadian buyers
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Claim or create your profile
Many factories already have a profile built from the HIVEX database. Claim it free, or create a new one in Spanish in a few minutes.
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Build a page buyers trust
Add your logo, cover, plant photos, capabilities, certifications and export markets. Every field is yours to edit.
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List your products
Publish products with price ranges, MOQ, Incoterm and lead time, or import a catalog by CSV. Our team reviews each listing before it goes live.
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Get verified
Upload the documents for your country — tax registration, incorporation and proof of address — and book a video call. No card needed to start.
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Answer RFQs
Receive requests from buyers in your industry, send quotes and chat in one inbox. Your first 10 leads are free.
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Ship with support
White Lion can quote freight, run inspections and handle the border crossing so a US order doesn’t stall on paperwork.
The trade flow
One order, end to end
A typical order from a Mexican factory to a US warehouse. Every leg can be handled by the factory, by you, or by White Lion, depending on the Incoterm.
- 1 Factory Production to your spec and packing
- 2 QC inspection Optional pre-shipment check with a photo report
- 3 Export & freight Export clearance and transport to the border or port
- 4 Border crossing Customs entry, broker and transfer into the US
- 5 Warehouse or door Delivery to a HIVEX warehouse or your address
Incoterms, in plain English
Who handles what, by Incoterm
Every quote on HIVEX names an Incoterm (ICC Incoterms® 2020). It decides where the factory’s job ends and yours begins. Here is the short version.
- FactoryFactory’s job
- YouYour job
| Incoterm | Export clearance | Main freight | Freight insurance | Import duties & clearance | Delivery to your door | Risk passes to you | What HIVEX adds |
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| EXWEx Works | You | You | You | You | You | At the factory gate | You run logistics. Ask White Lion for a freight quote and export paperwork. |
| FCAFree Carrier | Factory | You | You | You | You | When handed to your carrier | You run logistics from the hand-over point. White Lion can be that carrier. |
| FOBFree On Board | Factory | You | You | You | You | Loaded on board at the port | HIVEX quotes ocean freight, customs brokerage and inland delivery. |
| CIFCost, Insurance & Freight | Factory | Factory | Factory | You | You | Loaded on board at the port | HIVEX handles import clearance and the last leg from the destination port. |
| DAPDelivered At Place | Factory | Factory | Factory* | You | Factory | At your named address | Add trade consulting or the done-for-you border crossing for import clearance. |
| DDPDelivered Duty Paid | Factory | Factory | Factory* | Factory | Factory | At your named address | The factory carries it all. A QC inspection before shipping is still smart. |
Simplified for orientation. * Under DAP and DDP the factory carries the risk in transit; insurance is common but not required by the rule. FOB and CIF apply to sea and inland waterway only. Your quote and contract govern the details.
Trust, built in
What the badges mean
Documents reviewed, plus a live video call matched against the factory’s own photos. Verification expires and is renewed.
Verified, plus a recorded video audit of the production floor.
Mexican factories registered in the IMMEX export-manufacturing program, checked against the official registry.
HIVEX Assurance
Our commitment to protected trade: payment held until the order passes agreed checkpoints, inspections when you want them, and a defined mediation path if something goes wrong. Payment terms are agreed per order today — ask our team how Assurance applies to yours.
Ready to source closer to home?
Create a free buyer account to send RFQs, or list your factory and start answering US buyers.