🤔 Why You Should Check Supplier Legitimacy

A polished catalog does not prove legitimacy. Real suppliers show consistent legal identity, registration status, and operational records across documents and registry data.

🔍 Step 1: Search the Company by Name or USCC

Enter the supplier's name or Unified Social Credit Code (Same as tax ID) on the ChinVerify Checker. You can view our Example Report to see what information you'll get. If it's legitimate, you'll see verified data from the Chinese government's business registry, including:

Registration number
Registered capital
Company status

If you see 'Cancelled' or 'Revoked', the supplier is not legally active.

🏭 Step 2: Check Business Scope and Type

If a supplier claims to be a factory, the business scope should include manufacturing or production language. If it only lists trading or consulting, validate role and pricing assumptions before proceeding.

⚖️ Step 3: Verify Their Legal Representative and Ownership

Identity spoofing is common: real company name, fake contact person. Match legal representative and ownership details against your contact chain before contract execution.

🧠 Step 4: Cross-check Contact Info and Domain

Cross-check domain, email, invoice issuer, and registered entity. Inconsistency across these channels is a practical early-warning signal for supplier risk.

✅ Step 5: Confirm Status = 'Continuous'

Only companies marked 'Continuous' or 'In Operation' on ChinVerify are legally valid. Avoid suppliers listed as 'Revoked,' 'Cancelled,' or 'Abnormal Operation.'

🚀 Final Advice: Verify Before You Pay

Never wire deposits on assumptions. Use our Example Report, begin with free evaluations, and unlock deeper intelligence when deal value or exposure increases.

How to Check If a China Supplier Is Legitimate