Request for Quote (RFQ) Guide: How Buyers Ask for Prices and Sellers Answer on Isokorigari

The Request for Quote (RFQ) button on Isokorigari.com lets buyers ask sellers for a price on bulk or special orders, and lets sellers win big B2B deals across Rwanda.

Some orders are too big or too special for a simple "add to cart". A hotel needs 300 bedsheets. A school needs uniforms for 800 pupils. A construction company needs cement, roofing and tiles for a whole building. A shop wants a monthly supply of rice and cooking oil. For these orders, Isokorigari has the "Request for Quote" button in the header of the website. This guide explains how RFQ works for buyers and for sellers.

What is RFQ?

RFQ means Request for Quote. Instead of choosing a fixed price, the buyer describes what they need and asks sellers to send a price offer (a quote). It is made for bulk and B2B buying on Isokorigari, the online marketplace in Rwanda for both businesses and families.

Use RFQ when:

• You need a large quantity, more than what is listed or much more than the minimum order.
• You want a regular supply (every week or every month).
• You need a special product: a size, colour, packaging, branding or specification that is not on the site yet.
• You cannot find the product with search or in the "All Categories" menu.
• You want to compare offers from several sellers before you decide.

For buyers: how to request a quote

1. Sign in or register at /guest-user/login-form. A free buyer account is enough. A business can be a buyer and a seller.
2. Click "Request for Quote" in the website header.
3. Describe the product clearly. Give the product name, brand or model if you have one, size, colour, volume, weight or pack size, and the quality you expect.
4. Give the quantity and, if needed, how often you will buy.
5. Say where and when you need delivery: Kigali or the province and district.
6. Send your request and wait for sellers to answer with their quotes.
7. Compare and choose. Look at the price, the minimum order, delivery terms and the seller's badges and ratings.

Tips for a good RFQ

• Be specific. "50 bags of cement" is good. "50 bags of 50 kg cement, delivered to Musanze" is better.
• Add the details that matter: tile size, phone storage and RAM, TV screen size, fabric for uniforms, pack size for groceries.
• Ask about delivery cost and time, because they depend on the seller and the location (see Shipping & Delivery).
• Check the seller. Badges such as Verified, Wholesaler, Top Seller, Official, Made in RW or Warranty, and membership tiers (Individual Seller, Company / Shop, Supplier / Wholesaler, Manufacturer / Industry), help you choose.
• Read the policies: Payment, Return & Refund and Cancellation.

You can pay with MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, card, or cash on delivery (COD) where available. Prices are in Rwandan francs (Rwf). For large orders, coupons like BULK5 (5% off from Rwf 200,000) may also apply; conditions apply and may change.

For sellers: how to answer quotes and win orders

RFQ is one of the best ways for a manufacturer, wholesaler, importer, distributor or farmer to get big orders. Buyers who send an RFQ are ready to buy in quantity. Here is how to answer well:

1. Read the request carefully. Check the product, quantity, specifications and delivery location.
2. Answer only what you can deliver. If you can supply part of the quantity or a close alternative, say it clearly.
3. Give a clear price in Rwf, the price per piece and the total, and the minimum order.
4. Give delivery details: where you deliver, the cost and the expected time.
5. Mention what makes you better: quality, warranty, Made in Rwanda, fast shipping, stock ready.
6. Answer fast and stay polite. The first good answer often wins.

Make sure your products are in your shop

Buyers trust sellers with a complete shop. Before you answer quotes, make sure your products are listed. Isokorigari keeps one master catalogue, so:

• Search the catalogue first (and the website) for your product.
• If it exists (same name, brand, model, size and product identifier), do not create a new product. Open it and add it to your store with your price, wholesale price, stock, minimum order quantity, condition, SKU, shipping profile, warranty and return information. Your offer then shows under "more sellers".
• If it does not exist, create or request a new product; the admin team reviews it. For a missing category send a Category Request, and for a missing brand a Brand Request.

After a buyer accepts, you receive the order in your seller dashboard. You confirm, pack, ship and mark it shipped and delivered. Earnings go to your seller wallet, minus the marketplace commission set in the Seller Policy (see your seller dashboard), and you can request a payout.

Not a seller yet?

Register at /seller, fill in your business details, wait for admin approval, then set up your shop: name, logo, banner, description, policies, shipping profile and payout details. Then start adding products and answering quotes. Need help? WhatsApp or call +250 788 217 950.

Mu Kinyarwanda

Buto ya "Request for Quote" (RFQ) kuri Isokorigari.com ifasha umuguzi gusaba abacuruzi igiciro ku bicuruzwa byinshi cyangwa byihariye, igafasha n'abacuruzi kubona amasoko manini mu Rwanda hose.

RFQ ni iki?

RFQ bisobanura gusaba igiciro. Aho guhitamo igiciro cyanditse, umuguzi asobanura icyo akeneye, abacuruzi bakamwoherereza ibiciro byabo. Yifashishwa iyo ukeneye ibicuruzwa byinshi, ibyo uzajya ugura buri gihe, igicuruzwa cyihariye, cyangwa icyo utabonye ku rubuga.

Ku baguzi: uko usaba igiciro

1. Injira cyangwa wiyandikishe kuri konti yawe.
2. Kanda "Request for Quote" iri hejuru ku rubuga.
3. Sobanura neza igicuruzwa: izina, ikirango (brand), ingano, ibara, uburemere cyangwa ingano y'ipaki.
4. Andika umubare ukeneye n'inshuro uzajya ugura.
5. Vuga aho n'igihe ukeneye ko bikugeraho.
6. Ohereza, utegereze ibiciro by'abacuruzi, hanyuma ugereranye uhitemo.

Inama: sobanura byose. "Imifuka 50 ya sima ya 50 kg, igezwa i Musanze" iruta "sima 50". Reba ibirango by'umucuruzi (Verified, Wholesaler, Top Seller...) n'amapolitiki yo kwishyura no gusubiza ibicuruzwa. Kwishyura ni MoMo, Airtel Money, ikarita cyangwa COD aho bishoboka. Kode BULK5 ishobora gukoreshwa guhera kuri Rwf 200,000 (amabwiriza arakurikizwa).

Ku bacuruzi: uko usubiza ugatsindira isoko

1. Soma neza icyo umuguzi akeneye.
2. Subiza gusa ibyo ushoboye gutanga.
3. Tanga igiciro gisobanutse muri Rwf: igiciro cya buri gice n'igiteranyo.
4. Sobanura uko uzabigeza ku muguzi, igiciro n'igihe.
5. Vuga ibyo urusha abandi: ubuziranenge, garanti, Made in Rwanda.
6. Subiza vuba kandi mu kinyabupfura.

Banza ushyire ibicuruzwa byawe mu iduka

Isokorigari ifite kataloge imwe. Banza ushakishe igicuruzwa. Niba gihari, ntugikore bundi bushya: fungura icyo gicuruzwa ugishyire mu iduka ryawe, wuzuze igiciro, stock, umubare muto wo gutumiza na garanti. Niba kitarimo, kora igicuruzwa gishya (kizasuzumwa n'ubuyobozi). Niba icyiciro cyangwa ikirango kibura, ohereza Category Request cyangwa Brand Request.

Itumiza rikugeraho muri seller dashboard: emeza, upakire, wohereze. Amafaranga ajya muri wallet yawe hakuweho komisiyo iri muri Seller Policy.

Ni ryari wakoresha RFQ?

• Iyo ukeneye ibicuruzwa byinshi kurusha ibiri ku rubuga.
• Iyo ushaka kujya uhabwa ibicuruzwa buri cyumweru cyangwa buri kwezi.
• Iyo ukeneye igicuruzwa cyihariye: ingano, ibara, ipaki cyangwa ikirango bitari ku rubuga.
• Iyo ushaka kugereranya ibiciro by'abacuruzi benshi mbere yo gufata icyemezo.

Ntabwo uri umucuruzi?

Iyandikishe kuri /seller, wuzuze amakuru y'ubucuruzi bwawe, utegereze ko ubuyobozi bukwemeza. Hanyuma utunganye iduka ryawe: izina, logo, banner, ibisobanuro, amapolitiki, uburyo bwo kohereza n'aho uzajya wishyurirwa. Nyuma yaho, shyiraho ibicuruzwa byawe utangire gusubiza abasaba ibiciro. Ukeneye ubufasha? Twandikire cyangwa uduhamagare kuri +250 788 217 950.

Ubufasha

Ufite ikibazo cyangwa ukeneye ubufasha bwo gutangira? Soma ibibazo bikunze kubazwa na Seller Policy, cyangwa utwandikire kuri WhatsApp cyangwa uduhamagare kuri +250 788 217 950, cyangwa wohereze email kuri nsanzivenant@gmail.com. Itsinda rya Isokorigari rizagufasha.

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