Business identity
Read licenses, company names, addresses, registration dates, and shareholder clues before treating a supplier profile as real.
factory verification resource
Check the factory before the deposit moves.
VerifyFactory is a field-note style resource for buyers who need to separate a real operating supplier from a polished sales story. We focus on documents, company names, bank beneficiaries, web claims, and the questions that should be answered before a purchase order becomes expensive.
Factory evidence
Compare site claims, production photos, audit notes, product categories, and shipment records against what the seller says.
Payment safety
Catch beneficiary mismatches, last-minute account changes, and invoice details that should trigger a pause.
Editorial approach
We write for practical operators, not for search engines alone. Each guide focuses on a decision point, the evidence a reader can collect, and the limit of what a document or tool can prove.
New guides
- How to Verify a Chinese Factory Before Paying a DepositA practical pre-payment checklist for buyers who need evidence, not reassurance.
- China Business License Checks: What Foreign Buyers Should Read FirstHow to use a business license as a starting point without over-trusting it.
- Supplier Bank Account Name Red Flags Before International Wire TransferPayment beneficiary checks that prevent avoidable supplier disputes.
- Factory Audit vs Supplier Verification: What Buyers Should Not ConfuseA factory audit and a supplier verification report answer different questions. Mixing them creates blind spots before payment.
- Registered Address vs Production Address in China Factory ChecksWhy a registered address on a business license may not be the place where your goods are actually made.
- How to Read a Chinese Supplier's Business Scope Without Over-Trusting ItBusiness scope is useful evidence, but it does not prove capacity, quality, or product authorization by itself.
- Trading Company or Factory? Evidence That Separates the RolesMany trading companies are useful partners, but buyers should know when they are not buying factory-direct.
- When a Supplier Uses a Hong Kong Collection CompanyA Hong Kong payment account can be normal, risky, or irrelevant. The relationship must be documented before funds move.
- Production Photos Are Not Proof: How to Ask for Better Factory EvidenceWorkshop photos help, but they are easy to reuse. Buyers need context, timestamps, and document alignment.
- Certificate Claims in Supplier Profiles: How to Review ISO and Test ReportsCertificates can support a supplier claim only when the holder, scope, product, and date are checked together.
- Sample Approval Before Deposit: Evidence Buyers Should SaveA sample is useful only when its identity, specification, and approval trail are preserved before mass production.
- How to Build a Supplier Identity TimelineA timeline helps buyers see when names, addresses, websites, and bank details change across a sourcing project.