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In-depth check on a Chinese factory, written verdict within 72 hours

Litigation, penalties, tax rating, intellectual property: the full file before you commit a production run.

€149Excluding tax

per supplier

Launch pricing until December 31, 2026Lead timeWithin 72 h
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A valid licence proves a company exists, not that it keeps its word.

  • We add what the Chinese registers say about its past: proceedings, sanctions, tax standing, trademarks filed.
  • And we close with a written verdict, reasoned, fit to show your bank.
What you receive
  • The whole supplier check: licence, capital, scope, export rights, status.
  • Litigation history: proceedings and published decisions naming the company.
  • Administrative penalties and sanctions on its file.
  • Tax rating: the grade issued by the Chinese authorities, and what it means.
  • Intellectual property: trademarks and patents registered in its name.
  • A written verdict: proceed, proceed with conditions, walk away.
Included
  • Several Chinese registers cross-checked, never a single source.
  • Documents read in Chinese in Guangzhou.
  • What the company claims, set against what it has declared.
  • The conditions we would impose in the contract if you go ahead.
  • One round of written follow-up questions after delivery.
Not included
  • The site visit and goods inspection.
  • Quality or social audits by an accredited body.
  • Any legal opinion: we report facts on the public record.
  • Filing your trademark in China.
What you send us
  • The Chinese legal name or registration number; failing that, a document it has sent you.
  • The product and the volume you are considering.
  • Your exchanges with the company, to test its claims against the registers.
After payment
  1. 01
    Within the hour

    Acknowledgement and a request for anything missing.

  2. 02
    First working day

    The entity is identified, then litigation and sanction searches open.

  3. 03
    Within 72 hours

    Full report and written verdict, with the supporting records.

  4. 04
    After delivery

    We tell you what is left to verify on the ground.

When it applies

  • You are about to commit a production run to a factory you have never seen.
  • A first check turned up a discrepancy worth pursuing.
  • You produce under your own brand and the factory may have filed a mark first.

Who carries it out

Carried out by our Mandarin-speaking team in Guangzhou, cross-checking several Chinese public registers in the original. Report and verdict in English.

Frequently asked

01What does it add to the standard check?
The standard check establishes who the company is today. The in-depth one adds its past and its record, then rules in writing.
02What is the Chinese tax rating for?
The Chinese tax authorities grade companies on their filing record. A poor grade does not condemn a supplier, but it carries weight.
03Why 72 hours when others take two weeks?
Because our team is in China, reads the registers in the original and appoints nobody in between.
04What if the verdict is negative?
You have it in writing before you have paid the factory. A supplier dropped at this stage costs a report; dropped six months later, a whole production run.

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