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Reference work for foreign buyers who research Chinese suppliers — written by the desk that delivers the report behind the order button.
№ 01·GuideAlibaba Supplier Verification: What the Programme Covers, What It Is Not Designed to Cover, and How to Add a Second Layer
Alibaba's Verified Supplier programme is a paid membership in which a third-party inspection firm conducts an on-site audit covering more than 100 items across eight capability categories, produces a comprehensive assessment report, and authenticates uploaded certificates. Alibaba's verification partners are international testing and certification firms publicly named in its programme documentation. The programme is well-designed for what it is — a snapshot capability audit at a defined point in time. For questions outside that scope — continuous registry status, beneficial-ownership networks across multiple entities, and external trade-history records — foreign buyers commonly add a second, independent layer of supplier research drawing on official Chinese registry data. This guide explains both halves and ties the practical workflow together.
Updated MAY 13, 2026·14 min readRead →
№ 02·GuideChina Company Due Diligence: A Risk-Tiered Framework for Foreign Buyers
A risk-tiered due-diligence framework for foreign buyers vetting a mainland Chinese company. The framework runs in four layers — confirming identity against the public registry, reading the company's regulatory standing, mapping the ownership and control structure, and testing conduct against the commercial reality of the deal. For each layer this guide explains what the layer proves, what it cannot prove, and how much risk it is reasonable to carry before escalating to independent verification. It treats two structural blind spots that recurring buyer accounts show are missed most often: beneficial ownership and legal-representative control, and the Hong Kong holding company invoicing for an undisclosed mainland operating entity. The framework is compliant, source-attributed, and built for buyers who want to know how far public due diligence reaches and where independent verification begins.
Updated JUN 11, 2026·15 min readRead →
№ 03·GuideChinese Business License: How to Read and Verify It (营业执照)
A field-by-field guide to the Chinese business license (营业执照): the Unified Social Credit Code, legal representative, registered capital, business scope, registered address, company type, and establishment date — what each one tells a foreign buyer about a mainland supplier, what to watch for in each field, and the limits of what the document can prove. Updated for the amended Company Law effective 1 July 2024, which changed how subscribed registered capital should be read. The license is registry-backed and a reliable starting point; it is not a continuous record of conduct, beneficial ownership, or trade history. This guide explains how to read the license correctly, how to test it against the official National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, and where independent verification picks up.
Updated JUN 03, 2026·16 min readRead →
№ 04·GuideHow to Verify a Chinese Supplier: The Five-Layer Checklist, in Order
Most 'how to verify a Chinese supplier' guides hand buyers a flat tips list. This one is sequenced: five layers from cheapest to costliest, what each layer rules out, what it does not, and the point at which doing one more check yourself costs more than commissioning an independent report.
Updated MAY 20, 2026·15 min readRead →
№ 05·GuideMade-in-China.com Supplier Verification: What the Audited Supplier Badge Covers, and What It Does Not
Made-in-China.com's Audited Supplier programme is a real third-party audit performed by SGS, Bureau Veritas, TÜV Rheinland, and CTI. It is also a capability snapshot taken at one point in time, scoped to what the auditor inspected. This guide explains what the badge verifies per the platform's own published documentation, how it differs from paid membership tiers, and the specific questions about the legal entity behind the storefront that independent verification is built to answer.
Updated JUN 17, 2026·13 min readRead →
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