How to join
Six steps from application to your first quoting right. No franchise fee at any point, and no stock to buy first.
- Submit a partner application In the partner portal, give your name or company name, email, phone and country or region.
- Review Headquarters checks identity and whether your region is open — usually 1–2 business days. If the region is not open yet we tell you directly instead of leaving you waiting.
- Account activated, region locked Once approved, the account goes live and your country or region binds to it. Region protection starts counting.
- Training and certification Complete this tier's required courses and exams in the portal's academy and earn your certificate.
- Product and market rights opened After certification, the product library, quoting rights and market material for those categories open to you.
- Start operating Submit leads, work the customer, send quotes, follow the order — commission accrues automatically once the customer pays.
What to have ready
Real identity details
Individual or company entity information. The review exists for compliance and settlement; your data is used only for the account, settlement and agreement signing.
A reachable email and phone
Used for account notices, review results and settlement reminders. Give an address you will still read in a year.
A market you actually know
The country or region you pick at registration binds to the account. Work the market where you have real relationships and language advantage — that closes deals far faster than spreading thin.
Apply or sign in
The partner portal is one page with two tabs: choose “Apply to become a partner” if you have no account, or sign in directly if you do. Once inside you can see your referrals, leads, orders, commission and level progress.
What you can already see in the partner portal
- My referrals, leads and customer attribution
- Open orders, payments received and receivables
- Commission accrued this month, claimable balance and lock status
- Level progress: how much deal volume and lead quality is still missing
- Academy: required-course completion, certificates and expiry
- Full logging of the quote and order flow
A Partner can only access their own referrals, leads, orders and commission data.
Common questions
Is there a franchise or agency fee?
No. 8FO PARTNER is not a franchise system. We do not sell territories or agency rights, and we do not require you to hold stock. Earnings come from commission on closed deals.
Is income mainly from recruiting sub-partners?
No. A Partner's core earnings come from real product and service sales, customer development and market contribution — not from recruiting sub-partners. Downline management is simply a capability for country and regional partners to organise a local team.
Do I hold stock or ship goods myself?
No. Delivery and after-sales are handled by 8FO and the supplier side. Your job is local customer development and driving the deal to close.
I am not technical — can I still do this?
Yes, but certification comes first. The product and compliance courses exist so you can speak clearly in front of a customer; until you pass the required certification, quoting rights for those categories stay closed.
When do I get paid?
Commission accrues on net collected payment and enters a 30-day lock-up, then becomes claimable. If payment arrives in instalments, commission releases in instalments too.
Can several partners cover one region?
Yes. Region protection covers the customers attributed to you and the leads you submit — it is not an exclusive monopoly, because we do not earn from selling exclusive agency rights.
Ready to become 8FO's local business node?
Apply, get certified, and bring verified Chinese products and services to your market.