The question it answers
“Is it safe to pay this Chinese supplier — and on what terms?”
A factory audit tells you whether a supplier can produce. A data report tells you what the records say. Neither answers the legal question your buyer still has the night before a wire goes out. This memo does — in writing, from a China-licensed lawyer.
Public information only, without the supplier's cooperation. The memo is a screening memorandum — not a due-diligence report, an audit, or a background investigation — and it does not warrant facts; it applies PRC-law judgment to what the public record shows.
What's inside
Findings, red flags, and fixes
- Legal standing & structure — registration, shareholders, actual controller, related-entity web.
- Is it a real factory? — a combined read on scope, permits, certifications, headcount and store profile.
- Litigation & enforcement — lawsuits, judgment-debtor status, dishonesty/consumption-restriction records.
- Account match — does the receiving account belong to the contracting party? (Often the single highest risk.)
- Trademark & OEM — prior third-party marks, customs-seizure and infringement exposure.
- The call — pay / don't pay / pay only if… with specific contract and payment-structure fixes.
Who it's for
Three ways it's used
Importers & brands
A pre-payment safety check on a new Chinese supplier.
Law firms
White-label under your brand, with a reliance letter. You keep the client.
Sourcing & QC
A lawyer-reviewed add-on to your vetting or inspection package.
Engagement
Fixed-fee, written, 3–5 business days
Productized and fixed-fee, quoted per engagement; partner (white-label) and volume rates available. Delivered as a written report in English; a peer/white-label version includes the legal-basis appendix and a reliance letter. Fees are billed through the firm.