Due Diligence & Verification
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How to Do a Legit Check on Chinese Suppliers?
I am preparing to purchase from China for the first time and want to conduct a company legitimacy verification of a stainless steel supplier in Fos...
China Company Check Q&A
Answers to common questions about checking Chinese companies, verifying registrations, reading credit reports, and protecting yourself from supplier fraud. Can’t find your answer? Ask the community.
Due Diligence & Verification
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How much does background checks on suppliers in China generally cost and how long will the results be produced?
We are a small and medium-sized importer in the United States and are looking for a new hardware supplier from China. The boss asked me to do a rou...
Due Diligence & Verification
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Can I find reliable China suppliers only through WeChat chat?
Several China suppliers I contacted were reluctant to answer phone calls or videos, and conversations were basically conducted through WeChat and W...
Due Diligence & Verification
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How to tell if the other party is a China factory or a trading company?
I contacted a supplier in Zhejiang on 1688, and the other party claimed that it had a factory and could do OEM. But in fact, there are a large numb...
Industry & Supply Chain Talk
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What are the compliance requirements for purchasing toys from China?
I plan to import a batch of children's toys from China and sell them to European and American markets. The supplier is a toy factory in Shantou...
General
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What is a unified social credit code?
I just started contacting China suppliers for verification. Many people mentioned the concept of "unified social credit code" and said that it was ...
General
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Can a VAT invoice prove a Chinese company is real?
A China supplier issued me a sample of a special VAT invoice with the tax number, company name and billing information.
Industry & Supply Chain Talk
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What industry-specific qualifications matter when sourcing machinery from China?
Our company plans to purchase a batch of industrial machinery and equipment from China and export it to Southeast Asia.
Scam Alerts & Red Flags
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How to distinguish the authenticity of China supplier qualification certificates?
A Zhejiang supplier sent me scanned copies of a bunch of qualification certificates, including ISO 9001, CE certification and a certificate that lo...
Scam Alerts & Red Flags
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The registered address of China suppliers changes several times a year. Is it normal?
When I checked an electronics supplier in Shenzhen, I found that the company had changed its registered address three times in the past 12 months, ...