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China supplier verification

China supplier verification before you pay: business licence, ownership and factory-or-trader status. A fixed-fee desk check to verify Chinese supplier records.

China supplier verification is the desk check that removes the failure nothing else recovers from: paying the wrong company. It is how we verify Chinese supplier records — the business licence, who owns the company, and whether it manufactures or resells — and how we verify suppliers before a deposit moves. The work is on records that can be looked up, so it needs no site visit and carries no travel.

Last reviewed 15 September 2026

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How does China supplier verification work?

Establish the registered entity

The business licence and its 18-character unified social credit code, the registered Chinese name, the legal representative, registered capital and the approved business scope — checked to see whether the scope actually covers what you are buying.

Match the payee to the counterparty

Whether the account you have been asked to pay belongs to the entity on your contract, in the same registered name, character for character. A personal account, a third-party name or an offshore account for a mainland entity is reported as a finding, not a formality.

Separate the trader from the factory

Registered address against the production address you were given, and whether the counterparty manufactures or resells. Neither answer disqualifies a supplier; not knowing changes what a price means and who you can escalate to.

Record what could not be confirmed

Anything the records do not settle is written down as unconfirmed rather than omitted, because the gaps are the part you have to make a decision about.

What do you send to verify suppliers?

The company name as the supplier writes it, in Chinese if you have it
The bank details you were given, and the name on the account
The address the supplier has told you production happens at
What you intend to buy, so the business scope can be read against it

What do you get when we verify Chinese suppliers?

A short written record of the entity as registered: name, code, legal representative, capital and scope
A plain statement of whether the payee, the contracting party and the negotiating party are the same entity
A manufacturer-or-reseller finding, with what it was based on
An explicit list of what the records did not settle

What does China supplier verification cost?

Price: USD 99 per supplier
Travel: None. This is desk work on records.
Paid: Before the work is booked

What China supplier verification does not check

Not a credit check or an assessment of solvency. A registered company in good standing can still fail to deliver.
Not a judgement on good faith. What the records show is what we report.
Not a recommendation. A clean record means the entity is what it says it is, which is the floor rather than the decision.

Common questions

What does a USD 99 supplier verification actually check?

The registered entity and its 18-character unified social credit code, the legal representative, registered capital and approved business scope, whether the account you have been asked to pay belongs to the entity on your contract, and whether the registered address and the production address are the same place. Anything the records do not settle is written down as unconfirmed rather than left out.

Will it tell me whether the supplier is a factory or a trading company?

Yes, as a finding with what it was based on. Neither answer disqualifies a supplier. Not knowing changes what a price means and who you can escalate to when something goes wrong.

Is a site visit involved?

No. This is desk work on records that can be looked up, so no travel arises and none is charged. A check of the site itself is a factory audit, which is a different service.

Is this a credit check?

No. It is not an assessment of solvency and not a judgement on good faith. A registered company in good standing can still fail to deliver. A clean record means the entity is what it says it is, which is the floor rather than the decision.