Consolidate Asia samples at our HK hub – one compliant shipment worldwide, no customs surprises.
Remote workers building physical product businesses suffer customs delays and unexpected duties when shipping samples from Asia to worldwide customers.
Provide a virtual HK warehouse address for suppliers to ship samples cheaply within Asia. We consolidate, calculate duties, and forward with pre-cleared labels. Reduces delays by 70% via bulk expert handling.
Remote solopreneurs and early-stage founders building physical product businesses sourcing prototypes from Asia
Dedicated prototype hub with $35/mo unlimited consolidations for solopreneurs.
supportive
Share HK hub address with suppliers.
Group multiple samples into one outbound shipment.
Expert review and prepay for your parcels.
Track supplier shipments to hub.
Schedule and track global forwarding.
Curated list of Asia prototype makers.
Hub photos of received samples.
Priority forwarding option.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| hub_address_assigned | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| supplier_name | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| inbound_tracking | text | Yes |
| outbound_tracking | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| parcel_ids | text[] | No |
| destination | text | No |
| fee_paid | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/get-hub-addressFetch user virtual address
/api/parcelsLog new inbound parcel
/api/consolidateCreate consolidation
/api/statusHub status dashboard
Up to 2kg
Unlimited kg
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 6% | $168 | $2,016 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 10% | $2,100 | $25,200 |
One HK address fixes customs chaos – consolidate, clear duties, ship globally fast.
Offer free first consolidation to 3 makers from Makerlog Discord; email blast to 50 from previous hardware launches; partner with one Alibaba prototype supplier for referrals.
Scale fulfillment
Not Asia-focused, expensive for samples
Prototype-only hub at fixed $35
Network effects from shared hub volume lowering per-unit costs
Post-COVID supply chain fragility + rise of remote hardware teams needing reliable sample flow
Hub logistics delays
Partner vetted forwarder
Shipping cost overruns
Dynamic pricing
Success: 80% interested in hub
Success: Positive NPS
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