HELLO

VIETNAM.

Say xin chào to sourcing that actually works —
and
marketing that converts.

White label speed and cost efficiency. black label hands-on, detail-driven service at every step. Grey Label VN brings you both - Without compromise

Manufacturing without mystery. A sourcing and advisory partner — not a marketplace, not a middleman. Built by a US e-commerce founder who has personally sourced, failed, learned, and refined the process.

If you're building a pet brand, we need to talk.

Grey Label VN exists because of firsthand experience — in sourcing, in manufacturing, in paid media, and in building a brand from nothing.

We didn't start as middlemen. We started as buyers — and learned the hard way how expensive sourcing mistakes can be.

Grey Label VN was built directly out of the experience of founding a DTC dog accessories brand — sourced from Asia, branded, marketed, and shipped to US customers. When the 2025 tariffs made planning new inventory orders untenable for a bootstrapped operation, the brand shut down. Grey Label VN is what came next.

That brand is currently being rebuilt — with products sourced across Vietnam and the broader SEA region. That means this isn't advice from someone who has stepped back from the process. It's guidance from someone living it, in the same market conditions your brand is navigating right now.

On the marketing side: 20 years in digital advertising — planning and executing performance campaigns for Toyota, Universal Studios, Sony, and others at US agencies, and selling performance marketing solutions to those same agencies. That dual-sided experience — building campaigns and understanding how they're bought — is what I apply to client work. Every component of my DTC brand's performance marketing was run entirely in-house.

A note on Vietnam vs. the broader SEA region. Vietnam is our primary sourcing market and where we're based. But we won't tell you Vietnam is always the answer. Pet product manufacturing here is developing quickly — and for many categories it's an excellent fit. For others, a neighboring country or a hybrid approach makes more sense. If Vietnam isn't right for your product, we'll tell you that in the Discovery phase — before you've committed to anything. That's what "Manufacturing Without Mystery" actually means.

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BEST VALUE

LAUNCH READINESS BUNDLE

For pet brand founders who need the full picture before they commit to inventory. The only package that covers store, ads, and sourcing from a single point of contact — because the most expensive mistake is spending on traffic before you're ready, or ordering inventory before your store converts.

$1,750–$2,250 · Flat fee

  • Full e-commerce site audit with priority findings report

  • Paid media account audit — Meta or Google (your choice)

  • Sourcing readiness consultation — brief, Vietnam/SEA viability assessment, preliminary supplier landscape

  • Combined debrief call across all three areas

  • Written action plan with sequenced next steps

THE GREY LABEL ADVANTAGE

Founder on the ground in Ho Chi Minh City, attending regional trade shows and meeting suppliers in person

Relationships built through direct sourcing experience, not a broker database

US-facing communication, USD pricing, no translation layer

Quality control built into the supplier qualification process — not bolted on at the end

Transparent pricing. No mystery markups.

Manufacturing without mystery.

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Working with any new partner is a matter of fit. Let’s talk about your business and see where we might be able to help.