Post an RFQ

Where to start

• Post a Buying Requirement on the buyer portal's Overview, or go straight to exportain.com/rfqs/new.
• Request quote from a specific product page — the category and other details may then be filled in already.

Filling in the form

1. What you're sourcing — What are you sourcing? * (for example "100% combed cotton crew-neck T-shirts, 180 GSM") and Category *.
2. Requirements — Specifications *: material, weight/GSM, size and colour split, packaging, labelling, testing, tolerances.
3. Quantity & target price — Quantity *, Unit * (for example Pieces, Kilograms, Containers), optional Target unit price and Currency.
4. Delivery terms — Destination country *, Destination port (for example Hamburg), Incoterm (FOB, CIF, CFR, EXW, DDP or Other).
5. Compliance & deadline — Required certifications (for example OEKO-TEX, GOTS, BSCI) and Quotation deadline (leave it empty and the RFQ stays open with no deadline).
6. Supplier preferences — see below.
7. Press Publish RFQ. Supplier matching starts as soon as it is published.

Who sees your RFQ

• A normal RFQ goes to the marketplace; any registered supplier can send a quotation.
• If you tick Show this RFQ publicly on Exportain without your name or company, it appears in the public RFQ list — without your name or company.
• If you start from a supplier's page, there is an option to send it to that supplier only (Address this RFQ to … only). Such an RFQ is never shown publicly.

After posting

• My RFQs shows the RFQ, its status and how many quotations have arrived.
• You get a notification when a quotation arrives. Open it and compare — Quotations.
• While the status is "open" or "matching" you can cancel it with Cancel.
• The RFQ Buyer badge shows while at least one RFQ is open.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)