About HQB

Good gadgets from HuaQiangBei, without the guesswork

HQB stands for HuaQiangBei — the electronics market in Shenzhen, China, where a lot of the world's gadgets begin. To us, HQB is more than a place.

Electronics stalls inside a HuaQiangBei market building in Shenzhen

What HQB stands for

HuaQiangBei walking street in Shenzhen
  • Build, test, improve, repeat In HuaQiangBei, an idea can become a product in weeks, and a better version follows soon after. That pace of iteration is where many of today's clever little gadgets come from.
  • A supply chain that has everything Parts, molds, factories and makers are often a short drive from each other. That's how Shenzhen turns good ideas into good products at fair prices.
  • Made in Shenzhen Out of that spirit and that supply chain comes a new wave of Shenzhen-made products, many of which never reach shoppers overseas. We want to change that.

Straight from the factory floor

We don't make these products ourselves — we work directly with the factories in Shenzhen that do, and we visit them in person. No middlemen in between, so we know who built what you're buying, and we can take it straight back to them if something isn't right.

How we work

  • Find We look for products in HuaQiangBei and meet the factories behind them.
  • Pick We only list products we'd happily use ourselves, and we tell you plainly what they work with and what they don't.
  • Ship Prices are in US dollars and already include our sourcing and support. Shipping is a flat rate to the US and Australia.
  • Support Our electronics come with a 12-month guarantee as standard. If something goes wrong, contact us and we'll make it right.

Get in touch

Questions about a product, or an order that isn't right? Email us at contact@takegawa-intel.com and we'll get back to you.

HQB isn't affiliated with Amazon or any of the brands mentioned on this site. Kindle is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

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