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A company built
on quiet trust.

Mayak International Limited is an independent import-export firm working at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. We do one thing — connect markets — and we do it with discretion.

Two decades
of patient work.

Mayak — meaning lighthouse in several Eurasian languages — was founded on a simple idea: that the smartest trade is built on long-term relationships, not transactions.

What started as a single sourcing desk in Hong Kong has grown into a quiet network spanning three offices, thirty partner countries, and a portfolio of brands, distributors and manufacturers who have stayed with us for over a decade.

We have never sought scale for its own sake. Our model relies on fewer, deeper relationships — with a team small enough to know every client by name, and a network broad enough to deliver across every major trade lane between Asia and Europe.

Our clients return not because we are the cheapest — we rarely are — but because we deliver what we promised, on time, without surprises. That, in international trade, turns out to be uncommon.

Three principles
that guide every engagement.

— 01

Discretion

We do not publish client names, case studies or testimonials. Our reputation is built privately — passed between operators, not posted on websites.

— 02

Precision

Trade is a discipline of details — a comma in a contract, a code on a customs form, a date in a production schedule. We treat every detail as if it mattered, because it usually does.

— 03

Longevity

We measure success in the length of our partnerships. The average client tenure at Mayak is over eleven years — a number we are quietly proud of.

The best logistics is the kind nobody notices — because everything simply arrived.

Three offices, one team.

Hong Kong office
Headquarters

Hong Kong

Our founding office and operational hub for Greater China and South-East Asia.

London office
European desk

London

Our gateway to the UK and European markets — handling commercial, regulatory and distribution work.

Shanghai office
Sourcing & production

Shanghai

Our boots-on-the-ground office for factory audits, quality control and supplier management across mainland China.

Twenty years, briefly.

2006

Hong Kong founding

Mayak International Limited is incorporated in Hong Kong as an independent sourcing firm.

2011

Shanghai office

Opening of the Shanghai office, with a dedicated quality control and factory audit team.

2016

London desk

A small commercial office is opened in London to serve European clients directly.

2021

Expanded supplier base

Mayak now operates across China, Vietnam, India, Turkey and Eastern Europe — diversifying client supply chains.

2026

Today

A team of seasoned operators serving discreet clients across thirty countries — with the same independent, unhurried approach we started with.

Discuss your project
in confidence.

A first conversation costs nothing and is always confidential. We will let you know quickly if we can help — and just as quickly if we cannot.

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