OEM terms read off the line, not the brochure.
Certification, MOQ and tooling lead time are quoted in Mandarin on the floor. You leave with where each quote landed in writing.
- On the line
- Terms in Mandarin
- Written record
Selina Chen 陈丽明 EN ⇄ 中文 · Qingdao · Trade & sourcing Book a Qingdao interpreter for appliances.for white goods.for machinery.for seafood export.for factory visits.
An English-Chinese interpreter in Qingdao for Shandong's export trade: home appliances, machinery, and food and seafood processing. Built to walk an appliance line and write up the deal.
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Haier & Hisensehome-appliance HQsQingdao Portseafood & food export gatewayChengyang & Jiaozhoudevelopment zonesCanton of the Northexport-expo city
Qingdao rates, published, all-in USD
Published rates, answered first.
Every rate includes city travel and a written summary of each day. No hourly creep. No surprise “translation fees.”
Half day
One supplier meeting or a short factory visit · ≤ 4 hrs
$80–$140/half-day
- City travel included
- Pre-meeting product brief
- Written summary same evening
Most bookedCheck dates
Full day
Trade shows, factory visits, negotiations
$99–$250/day
- Hotel-lobby pickup, on time
- Suppliers pre-screened before you land
- Daily written record of agreements
Multi-day
Several days end-to-end, best value
$800–$1,250/ week
- Discounted day rate
- Post-trip supplier follow-up
- Priority booking next season
Starting ranges, every job quoted to your itinerary. 30% deposit confirms a booking; balance after the work.
What's included
Every day rate, all-in.
Here's exactly what's in the day rate before you ask.
- City travel between meetings and factories included
- Suppliers pre-screened before you land
- A written QC and pricing record, same evening
- Certification and OEM terms you can act on from abroad
On the ground in Qingdao
An English-Chinese interpreter and translator in Qingdao.
Qingdao is Shandong's export powerhouse and the home base of Haier and Hisense, so home appliances and white goods are the headline category, backed by machinery, auto parts, and a major food and seafood processing and export trade through Qingdao Port. The work is factory visits, OEM and private-label negotiation, and supplier QC, and the region runs its own large export expos as a 'Canton of the North'. The appliance and manufacturing clusters sit out in the Chengyang and Jiaozhou development zones rather than the old town, and the prices that decide a deal are quoted in Mandarin on the factory floor.
Recent work
What the work actually looks like.
Real deals in and around Qingdao, deal type, where, and what the client walked away with.
Cold chain held, paperwork cleared.
Processing, cold-chain, certification and shipping terms get made plain before you commit. You get them in writing that evening.
- Cold-chain detail
- Plain on the terms
- Same-evening notes
One bench, the whole expo floor covered.
Vetted interpreters who know the appliance base sit alongside each sub-group, briefed before the doors open. The bench runs deep.
- Per sub-group
- Briefed early
- Vetted bench
How booking works
From first message to factory floor.
Lead time: Two weeks is comfortable; book 4-6 weeks ahead for trade-fair weeks.
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Send your dates
WhatsApp, WeChat or the form. Tell me cities, dates, and what you're buying.
T+0 02
Fixed quote
A written quote in USD within 12 hours. 30% deposit locks your dates.
T+12 HRS 03
I prepare
Product list studied, venue mapped, suppliers pre-screened before your flight lands.
BEFORE ARRIVAL 04
On the ground
Hotel-lobby pickup every morning. Written summary of everything agreed, every evening.
YOUR TRIPFAQ
Qingdao interpreter, your questions.
Do you know the appliance and white-goods supply base?
Yes. Appliances are Qingdao's signature export category. I interpret OEM, private-label, certification and MOQ talk on the factory floor and tell you where a quote actually lands.
Can you help with seafood and food-export meetings?
Yes. Qingdao Port handles a large food and seafood export trade, so I'll interpret the processing, cold-chain, certification and shipping detail so the terms are clear before you commit.
Are the factories in the city, or do we travel?
Most of the manufacturing sits in the Chengyang and Jiaozhou development zones outside the old town. I plan the route and travel between sites is included, so the day stays productive.
What does a day at the appliance factories cost?
The published rates are above: $80–$140 half-day, $99–$250 a full day on the line in Chengyang or Jiaozhou, $800–$1,250 a week. The travel out to the development zones is in the rate, and you get a written QC and pricing record each evening.
Do the appliance or seafood suppliers pay you anything?
No. My fee is yours alone, so when an OEM factory is a trading company, or a cold-chain certification looks thin, I tell you. A supplier-paid fixer never would. More on sourcing.
Is it just you on the job?
Yes, for a normal Qingdao trip you get me, not a junior. For a large buying or audit team I bring in vetted colleagues. Book a couple of weeks ahead; the northern export expos fill the calendar.
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Where to next.
Next step
Your dates in Qingdao. My quote in 12 hours.
Send your Qingdao supplier list and dates. You'll get a fixed written quote, no obligation, no deposit to ask.
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