See exactly what you get before you order.

Anyone can translate a Chinese registry page. That's not what you're paying for.

Most "supplier reports" sold online are a scrape of publicly available Chinese records, machine-translated into English and handed to you as a PDF. The data is real. The interpretation is missing — and the interpretation is the part that stops you wiring money to the wrong company.

What we add on top of the public data

• Is the licence category actually true for your item? A company can be registered as a manufacturer and still buy in the exact product you're ordering. Registration is a filing, not a factory floor. We check whether their real production matches what you're buying.
• Factory for one thing, trader for another. Plenty of genuine factories make two or three product lines themselves and quietly source everything else from neighbouring workshops. If your item is the sourced one, you're paying factory prices for a middleman — with no control over who really makes it.
• Is their supply chain set up for your material? A real factory can still be the wrong factory: tooling they don't own, a process they subcontract, a material they've never run, capacity that only exists on paper for the volume you need.
• What the business scope really means. Chinese business scope text translates badly and reads generically. We tell you, in plain English, what they are legally allowed to do — and what that implies for your order.
• Records read in context. Court cases, penalties and equity changes only matter relative to size, sector and timing. We tell you which ones are noise and which ones are a reason to hold your deposit.
• A recommendation with conditions. Proceed, proceed with conditions, or walk — and exactly what to ask the supplier before you pay.

The difference in one example

Generic online report: "Business type: Manufacturer. Registered capital: RMB 5,000,000. Status: Active. Established 2014." A buyer reads that and concludes they found a real factory.

Our read: Yes, they are a real manufacturer — of metal enclosures. The silicone gaskets you're ordering aren't in their production scope, aren't visible on their floor, and are almost certainly bought in from a third workshop. That doesn't automatically kill the deal, but it changes your price, your lead time, your quality risk and who you hold responsible when a batch fails.

That's why we ask what you're buying at checkout, not just who you're buying from. The supplier name alone gets you a translated printout. The item gets you an answer.

Nine-dimension credit picture

Each check is scored 0–100 from official government data, cross-referenced across sources. The overall 72/100 rolls up from these dimensions.

Strengths

Areas of concern

Registration & identity

Sourced from the National Enterprise Credit Information System (GSXT) and the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation.

Who actually owns this company

Shareholder ledger from GSXT, cross-referenced with equity-pledge and freeze records.

Analyst note

Ownership has been stable since 2019; the Hong Kong entity is majority-owned by the same legal representative, which explains — and legitimises — the HK payment instructions flagged earlier. Ask for the HK certificate of incorporation and a signed statement confirming the affiliation before wiring the balance.

Litigation history

Pulled from China Judgements Online (中国裁判文书网) and the Supreme People's Court enforcement register.

What has moved, and when

Every registration change is public in China. Frequent late-stage changes to legal rep or registered capital are the strongest quiet predictor of trouble.

Tax rating and customs record

A supplier's tax rating is a strong proxy for how they treat contractual obligations to counterparties — including you.

Is there actually a factory at the address

Satellite + street imagery review of the registered address, plus a live 22-minute unscripted video walkthrough with the production supervisor.

Certificates and intellectual property

Certificate authenticity checked against issuer registries where available.

Intellectual property

7 utility-model patents, 3 design patents, 2 registered trademarks. No IP infringement lawsuits filed against the company.