Services
We make sure it doesn't cost you more than staying.
Three ways to work with Apolo — a diagnostic to find your clean route out, an ongoing partner to run it, and a shared-success layer when the move scales. You pay us directly at every stage. Never the factory.
You don't buy a supplier list. You buy a container that clears — legal, and on time.
Exit Diagnostic
Most "China+1" advice stops at a slide that says "go to Mexico." That's not a plan — it's a direction. The diagnostic turns it into a route: where your China exposure actually hurts, what the tariffs and the drafting ban cost you, and which specific suppliers in Mexico or Taiwan can take the work — pressure-tested before your deposit is ever at risk.
You come out with qualified suppliers and a decision you can defend to your board, not a broker's list of names to chase alone.
What you get
- A short list of qualified, de-risked suppliers — tradeoffs stated plainly
- A landed-cost comparison: China today vs. the nearshore route
- A written recommendation, and the honest case against it
Start here when the tariffs or the restrictions are real for you and "we should get out of China" needs to become a specific, costed plan.
What we do
- Map your China exposure — product, volume, tariff and ban risk by SKU
- Mexico vs. Taiwan, answered honestly for your category and volumes
- Identify and pressure-test real suppliers — capability, capacity, export history
- Model landed cost, lead time, and the USMCA rules-of-origin position
- Build a backup pipeline so you're never a single point of failure
Sourcing Partner
A qualified supplier is the start line, not the finish. Deposits have to be structured so you keep leverage. Quality has to hold across the first production runs. Rules of origin have to stay airtight as the trade rules move — and in 2026, they move. Someone has to be on the ground, in the language, catching it.
Apolo becomes your sourcing desk in the nearshore corridor. The alternative is flying your team to Juárez every month or hiring a sourcing manager who speaks the room. We're a fraction of that, and we're already there.
What you get
- A supply chain that keeps clearing customs clean, not just once
- Early warning on quality and compliance while it's still fixable
- One accountable partner for every problem the corridor throws
Move here once the first suppliers are qualified and you need them managed, defended, and multiplied over time.
What we do
- Qualify new suppliers and keep the backup pipeline warm
- Structure deposits and payment terms that protect you, not the factory
- Manage QC — specs, checkpoints, pre-shipment inspection with evidence
- Keep rules-of-origin compliance current as USMCA review shifts the line
- Coordinate the operation: customs broker, importer of record, freight
Shared Success
When the move is delivering real savings — lower landed cost, a supply chain that clears clean at volume — the incentives should line up completely. Shared Success adds a fee tied to the win we create together, on top of the base engagement.
Paid by you, on your savings. Never by the factory. That direction is the whole ethic of the firm: a supplier-paid commission would mean we quietly want you buying more from them. We never do. We want your landed cost down.
How it works
- Sits on top of an active Sourcing Partner engagement
- Tied to measurable landed-cost savings or volume we open together
- Structured and capped upfront — clear, transparent, agreed in advance
- Aligned by design: we earn more only when your cost comes down
Add this when the corridor is proven and you want a partner with skin in the number, not just a monthly fee.
Why Apolo
A broker hands you a list of factories and takes a cut. That's the easy, worthless part — anyone can send names. Apolo is a light-asset advisory firm you pay directly: project fee, retainer, or a success fee paid by you. Never a supplier spread, never a factory commission. Our incentive is your landed cost and your clean container — nothing else.
How it works
Map the exposure
Qualify the route
Qualify the route
What you buy from China, what it costs you now, and where the tariffs and the ban land on your SKUs.
Qualify the route
Qualify the route
Qualify the route
Mexico or Taiwan, the right suppliers, pressure-tested — and the backup pipeline behind them.
Protect the money
Qualify the route
Protect the money
Deposits tied to milestones, terms that hold, and rules of origin confirmed before you commit.
Run & defend it
Qualify the route
Protect the money
QC, customs, importer of record, freight — managed on the ground so the exit stays clean at volume.
Before you call.
Please reach us at ignacio@apologrp.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
No. A broker hands you a list of factories and takes a cut of the introduction, then steps back. Apolo is an independent sourcing advisory firm — we de-risk suppliers, structure terms, and manage the move out of China over time. You pay us directly, never the factory, so our incentive is your landed cost, not a supplier spread.
Add an answer to No. Apolo is light-asset by design — no inventory, no warehouse, no customs title. We're the architect and manager of your route out of China, which keeps us fast, neutral, and focused on your result instead of our own stock. item.
"Made in Mexico" is a claim that has to qualify. If a supplier merely finishes Chinese components across the border, the shipment can fail USMCA regional value content — and the tariff bill lands at customs, after you've already paid. With USMCA now under annual review, that line moves. We source so your product actually qualifies, and survives a customs review, not just a label.
It depends on your product, your volumes, and how tariff and rules-of-origin exposure fall for your category. Answering that honestly is part of the diagnostic — sometimes it's Mexico for USMCA proximity, sometimes Taiwan, sometimes a split. We don't push a pre-chosen answer.
No. Most importers start with an Exit Diagnostic, then move into a monthly Sourcing Partner retainer once the first suppliers are qualified. Shared Success is a later layer, added when the move is scaling and our work moves your landed cost directly.
Yes. Data center power supplies are our beachhead, not our box — it's just where the pressure is sharpest right now. The corridor and the process are the specialization. If you import physical goods heavily sourced from China, the work is the same.
Where We Stand
Map your exit.
Better yet, see us in person!
Tell us what you import, how much of it comes from China, and where it hurts. If Apolo is the right fit, we'll scope your exit. If we're not, we'll tell you that directly.
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