China supplier check
A real company or a front? Find out before you pay the deposit.
Send us the supplier's name. Within 24 hours you get a traffic-light report: whether it is safe to pay and what to check next.
- China's state register: entity, status, capital, staff
- Export licence and registered address
- EU, US and UK sanctions lists
First check — free
After that €99 per company. No calls, no subscription.
We never contact the supplier.
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What the report looks like
A sample. The company is fictitious; the structure and checks are the same as in a real report.
trafortSupplier check · No. SAMPLE · 12 Oct 2026
Ningbo Example Trading Co., Ltd.sample
宁波示例贸易有限公司
AmberA real legal entity — but a trading company, not a factory.
RegistrationActive since 2019. Unified code USCC 91330200XXXXXXXXXX
Business scopeWholesale trade. No manufacturing in the licence
Capital¥1,000,000 subscribed, ¥0 paid in
Employees with social insurance3 people
Export licenceRegistered foreign-trade operator
AddressLicence: office in Ningbo. Emails: “our factory” in Yuyao
Sanctions listsNo matches: EU, OFAC (US), United Kingdom
What to do before the deposit
- Ask for a video call from the workshop and the workshop lease or the contract with the actual manufacturer.
- Pay only to the bank account of the entity in the licence — never to a private card or a third company.
- If you need the factory itself, we shortlist 3–5 verified manufacturers for €349.
This checks the paperwork, not the workshop: only an inspection shows real production.finelook closerrisk
What we check
Basic — first free, then €99
24 hours
- Does the entity exist and in what status
- Subscribed and paid-in capital
- How many employees are insured — the clearest sign of an empty shell
- Business scope: manufacturing or trading
- Export licence
- Licence address vs. address in your emails
- EU, US and UK sanctions lists
Extended — €249
3 working days
- Everything in the basic check
- Court cases, debts, asset freezes, list of dishonest debtors
- History of owner and director changes
- Actual export shipments
- Certificates (CE, SGS etc.) verified with the issuing bodies
Questions
Where does the data come from?
From China's state company register and the official EU, US and UK sanctions lists. We read the primary sources, not summaries.
Why is the first one free?
So you see what you get before you pay. One free check per company, then €99.
Will the supplier know?
No. We work with public registers and never contact the supplier.
Is this a guarantee the supplier is honest?
No. The check tells you whether the company is real and whether the papers show red flags. Product quality and the real workshop are shown only by a pre-shipment inspection.
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