China Sourcing — 20+ Years. Manchester Based.

Everything your building
needs. One call to China.
We handle the rest.

Furniture, LED lighting, acoustic panels, kitchen cabinets, building materials, soft furnishings — if it goes in a building, we source it from China. You send a brief. We handle everything else: sourcing across Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and beyond, factory QC, shipping, UK customs, and delivery to your site.

20+
Years in China
48h
Brief to first options
0
Forms you fill in
1
Contact for everything
Guangzhou · Shenzhen · Foshan
20+ years on the ground in China
Manchester, UK managed
Furniture · LED · Acoustic · Kitchens · Materials
QC every order before it ships
All-in GBP pricing · 10–12 weeks to site
Who we work with

Built for UK property professionals
who buy in volume

Whether you're furnishing one HMO or a 200-unit BTR scheme, the process is the same — you brief us, we source it, we get it there.

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Property Developers
New builds, show homes, BTR and PRS schemes. We provide fully costed FF&E schedules from your floor plans and deliver phased to match your handover programme.
Typical orders: £15k – £500k+
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Architects & Interior Designers
Specify confidently. We provide full technical data sheets, fire certificates, and UKCA documentation per product — ready to drop straight into your project file.
Typical orders: £5k – £80k
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Main Contractors & Builders
One supplier, one PO, one delivery date tied to your programme. We manage the China side so FF&E never becomes your headache on a live build.
Typical orders: £10k – £200k
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HMO & BTL Landlords
Pre-built room packages — bedroom, living room, kitchen — priced per room. Compliant for rental use. Delivered to your property. No MOQ. No hassle.
Typical orders: £800 – £15k
Our service

You send a brief.
We handle everything else.

Furniture, LED lighting, acoustic panels, kitchen cabinets, building materials — sourced from factories across China, QC'd, shipped, cleared through UK customs, and delivered to your site. You touch nothing except the brief and the final invoice.

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Bespoke sourcing — any product
No catalogue constraints. Give us a spec, a photo, or a description and we'll return factory options within 48–72 hours. If it's made in China, we can source it.
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FF&E schedule preparation
Send your floor plans. We return a fully costed, room-by-room FF&E schedule — product by product, with dimensions, lead times, and GBP pricing. We do the spec work for you.
Factory QC & pre-shipment
Every order is physically inspected before it ships. Photo report shared with you. Any issues resolved before the container seals. No surprises when the truck arrives.
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Freight & customs — all handled
Sea freight, UK customs clearance, import duty, port charges — all managed. One all-in GBP price. Zero paperwork for your team. Zero surprises at the port.
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White-glove UK site delivery
2-man delivery to your site on a confirmed date. Phased delivery across handover blocks if needed. We coordinate with your site manager directly.
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Compliance documentation
Fire safety certificates (BS 7177), UKCA marking, test reports, material specs — prepared per product and ready to insert into your project file. Standard on every order.
The process — 6 steps, 10–12 weeks
1
Send your brief
Floor plans, mood boards, or just a description. We take what you have and ask the right questions.
2
We source options
2–3 factory options per item with photos, specs, and pricing — back to you within 48–72 hours.
3
Sample approval
Physical sample shipped to your UK address before bulk production begins. Approve before you commit.
4
Production & QC
We monitor production and send a full pre-shipment photo report. Issues resolved before the container seals.
5
Shipped & cleared
Sea freight from China. UK customs cleared. Live tracking link sent to you throughout the journey.
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Delivered to site
White-glove delivery on your confirmed date. Phased across blocks if needed. Balance charged on delivery.
Why IK ENG

What makes us different from
every other China supplier

We're not a marketplace. We're not a catalogue. We are a managed procurement partner — we take the risk so you don't have to.

Every other China supplier
Fixed catalogue — take it or leave it
Vague lead times, broken promises
No QC — what arrives may not match photos
You manage customs, duty, paperwork
No compliance documentation
High MOQs shut out smaller orders
No UK presence — you're completely alone
Price excludes duties, freight, delivery
IK ENG
Source anything to your exact specification
Written delivery date tied to your programme
Pre-shipment photo report on every order
All customs and documentation handled for you
Fire certs, UKCA, test reports per product
Single room to full scheme — any scale
UK base, UK phone, UK-managed relationship
One all-in GBP price. Zero hidden charges.
Product categories

Furniture to foundations —
if it's in a building, we source it

20+ years of factory relationships across Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan. From a single sofa to a full building spec — LED lighting, acoustic panels, kitchen joinery, tiles, flooring, and everything in between.

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Sofas & seating
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Beds & bedroom
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Wardrobes & storage
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Kitchen cabinets & joinery
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Dining furniture
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LED lighting & electrical
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Acoustic panels
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Bathroom furniture
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Soft furnishings
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Tiles & flooring
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Building materials
Anything else →
Free tools & resources

Start here — free,
no commitment required

Four tools built for UK property professionals who want to understand China sourcing before they commit to anything.

Most requested
Free FF&E Schedule
Send us your floor plan and room types. We'll return a fully costed, room-by-room furniture specification document within 48 hours — product names, dimensions, quantities, and GBP pricing. We do the spec work, you review and approve.
Send your floor plan →
Instant result
Scheme Budget Calculator
Planning a multi-unit scheme? Enter your bedroom mix and finish level. Get an instant indicative FF&E budget per unit and for the whole scheme — with China pricing versus typical UK market rates. Used by QS teams at feasibility stage.
Free download
UK Buyer's Guide to China Sourcing
The honest, plain-English guide: import duties, VAT, shipping timelines, how to avoid fake suppliers, fire compliance requirements, and what to put in your contract. 18 pages. Written for UK property professionals, not importers.
Full breakdown
Landed Cost Calculator
Know your exact China-to-UK cost before you commit. Real HS code lookup, real UK duty rates, 2025 freight benchmarks. Includes a downloadable proforma invoice PDF. No sign-up, instant result.
Calculate landed cost →
Start your project

Send us your brief.
We'll respond within 48 hours.

No minimum order. No catalogue. Tell us what you need — we'll find it, check it, ship it, and get it to your site.

Project Sourcing Brief
The more detail you share, the faster I can respond with the right options
⏱ 48hr response
🔒 Confidential
£0 to enquire
1 Your details
Please select your role
2 The project
3 What do you need sourced?
4 Specification & timeline
We'll ask follow-up questions — no full spec needed at this stage.
We'll review your brief and respond within 48 hours with factory options, pricing, and a confirmed delivery date. Free to enquire, no obligation.
Brief received — thank you. We'll be in touch within 48 hours with options and pricing.
About IK ENG

20 years in China.
We handle everything so you don't have to.

IK ENG was built on one simple observation: UK builders, developers and architects are paying far too much for products that are manufactured in China anyway — because they're buying through UK distributors who add a margin without adding any real value.

With over 20 years working directly with manufacturers across Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and beyond, I have the factory relationships, the market knowledge, and the contacts to source almost anything a building needs — furniture, LED lighting, acoustic panels, kitchen cabinets, tiles, flooring, and building materials — at the price UK buyers should actually be paying.

What makes IK ENG different is that we don't just connect you to a factory and disappear. We manage everything end-to-end so you never have to think about China. You send us a brief. We source the options, negotiate the price, approve the samples, monitor production, conduct the pre-shipment inspection, manage export documentation, arrange UK customs clearance, and coordinate white-glove delivery to your site. One team. One invoice. Zero complexity for you.

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20+ years of factory relationships across China
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan — the manufacturing heartlands of China. I know which factories produce quality, which to avoid, and how to get the best price without compromising on what arrives.
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Every order is inspected before it ships
Not a third-party agency. Our team. Every order gets a pre-shipment inspection and a full photo report shared with you before the container seals. You see exactly what you're getting before it leaves China.
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Manchester based. One point of contact for everything.
UK phone, UK contracts, UK-standard service. You deal with us directly — not a call centre, not a ticketing system. When something needs solving, you call us and it gets solved.
20+
Years in China
48h
Brief to first options
£0
Hidden charges ever
1
Contact for everything
Talk to us directly
Most enquiries are better handled over a quick call than a form. If you have a live project, WhatsApp us now and we'll respond same day.
WhatsApp us — +44 7767 990 007
125 Great Clowes Street, Manchester M7 1AL
sai@ikeng.co.uk
What clients say

Trusted by UK developers,
architects & landlords

We needed 40 kitchen units and a full bedroom package for an HMO in under 12 weeks. IK ENG came back with factory options within two days, and everything arrived on site exactly when they said it would. First time I've had zero surprises from a China supplier.
Property Developer
Manchester — 24-unit HMO scheme
As an architect I'm always nervous about specifying Chinese products because of the compliance risk. IK ENG provided fire certificates and full documentation for every item before we'd even signed off the order. That's what made the difference.
Principal Architect
Residential scheme, London
Saved roughly 40% on our FF&E costs compared to what we'd been paying UK distributors. The quality is the same — or better. The whole process was managed by their UK contact so it felt no different from dealing with a British supplier.
BTR Scheme Manager
72-unit development, Leeds
Free tool

China landed cost calculator

Know your exact cost before you commit. Real UK tariff rates, 2025 freight benchmarks, and a downloadable proforma invoice.

1 Describe your product & order
Loading live rates…
2 UK Customs Intelligence
Analysing UK tariff schedule…
— per unit
Product
Unit price (ex-factory)
Subtotal (100 units)
Logistics
Sea freight
Port & documentation
Sourcing & QC
QC inspection & factory liaison
UK Import Duty
Duty (5%)
Net total (ex-VAT)
+ VAT (20%)
Grand total (inc. VAT)
VAT fully reclaimable for VAT-registered businesses
Common questions

Everything UK buyers ask
before their first order

Do I need to know exactly what I want before contacting you?+
No — and most of our clients don't. A mood board, a photo of something you've seen, or even just a description is enough to start. We ask the right questions and come back with options within 48–72 hours.
What's the minimum order?+
There's no formal minimum, but orders under around £2,000 landed value are usually uneconomical due to fixed freight costs. We'll always tell you honestly if an order doesn't make financial sense, and we can often consolidate small orders with others to share freight costs.
How do you ensure quality when I can't visit the factory?+
Three ways: we source from factories we have established relationships with; we offer physical samples shipped to your UK address before bulk production; and we conduct a pre-shipment inspection of every order with a full photo report shared with you before the container seals.
Do your products meet UK fire safety and compliance standards?+
Yes. For upholstered furniture we ensure BS 7177 fire resistance compliance. For electrical items we provide UKCA documentation. Every order includes a full compliance pack — test certificates, material specs, country of origin. Ready to drop straight into your project file.
What do you actually charge?+
A sourcing and QC fee of 5% of product value (minimum £199), included in every landed cost quote. The price you see is the all-in price: product, freight, UK customs clearance, import duty, our fee, and last-mile delivery. No hidden charges. Use our cost calculator to see a full breakdown for your product.
How long from order to site?+
Typically 10–12 weeks door-to-site: 3–5 weeks production + 5 weeks sea transit + 1 week UK customs and delivery. For urgent orders we can use air freight (5–10 days transit, higher cost). We quote a specific confirmed delivery date and stand behind it.
Can you handle phased delivery for a multi-block development?+
Yes — this is a speciality. One consolidated order, staggered shipping timed to your handover programme. Block A in April, Block B in July, for example. We manage the warehousing split in China so you coordinate nothing.

Ready to source your first order?

Send us a brief. We'll come back within 48 hours with factory options, pricing, and a confirmed delivery date. You do nothing else until the goods are at your door.

Send your sourcing brief → WhatsApp us now