# Bearing Bridge Compass

> A private, vetted database of China-domestic distribution and commerce partners, run by Bearing Bridge. Consumer brands brief the team, and get back a shortlist of three to five partners worth meeting, with warm introductions. It is a curated database, not a scraped directory.

## What it is

- Every record is human-built from a real meeting, never scraped or bulk-uploaded.
- Coverage: distributors, Tmall Partners (TPs), Douyin Partners (DPs), importers, and channel specialists across China.
- What each profile holds: real categories, real volume, payment terms, and fit for a specific brand.
- Built over 20 years on the ground, with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Paris.

## Who it is for

Mid-sized to large consumer brands in beauty, food and beverage, fashion, lifestyle, home, wellness, mother and baby, and pet. Two common situations: entering China for the first time (first Tmall TP, cross-border or general trade), or already in China and rebuilding a distributor or channel relationship.

## How it works

1. The brief: a call about your category, stage, and China objective.
2. The shortlist: three to five partners worth meeting, each with strengths, weak spots, and negotiation notes, usually in two to three weeks.
3. The introductions: warm, because most of these partners already know Bearing Bridge.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://compass.bearingbridge.com/en): what Bearing Bridge Compass is and how to start.
- [Why this database](https://compass.bearingbridge.com/en/why-this-database): what it is, and what the wrong partner costs a brand.
- [What you can find inside](https://compass.bearingbridge.com/en/what-you-can-find): who is in the database and why it is not sold as a product.
- [How we use it](https://compass.bearingbridge.com/en/how-we-use-it): from the first brief to a warm introduction, in days.
- [Contact](https://compass.bearingbridge.com/en/contact): book a call or ask a question.

## Notes

- Operated by [Bearing Bridge](https://bearingbridge.com), a marketing and e-commerce agency.
- The public site is available in English, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.
- The distributor records themselves sit in a gated internal tool and are not public.