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China supplier verification guides
Plain-English guides to checking a Chinese supplier before you pay. Each one comes from reading Chinese company records and store pages.
Factory or trading company? How to tell before you pay a Chinese supplierFive signals in the records and store pages that show who really makes the product.How to read a Chinese business licence and its registered scopeField by field: what a Chinese business licence shows and what to check against the public record.1688 vs Alibaba.com: how to check a Chinese supplier on 1688Why 1688 is worth reading, and the patterns to look for on a supplier’s store page.How to verify a Chinese supplier’s certificatesA certificate image proves little. Four questions to ask, and where to confirm each type.7 checks before you pay a Chinese supplier a depositA seven-point checklist to run before any money moves.