Supply chain due diligence · China

Check who you are actually paying, before you pay.

We read the Chinese company filings and tell you whether to go ahead. Two pages, 48 hours, £250.

A plumb line showing three entities that should be the same company drifting apart TRUE The company you audited USCI 9133…XK · manufacturer The company that signs affiliate · same controller +50 The company that gets paid HK account · 2 enforcement cases +114
The company you audit, the company that signs, and the company that gets paid are often not the same entity.

The reading

This is what you get

A registry readout, seven checks, and a verdict on the first line. The company below is illustrative; the fields and the format are exactly what you receive.

Ningbo Brightline Houseware Co., Ltd

Registry readout · extract
Registered legal name宁波亮线家居用品有限公司 matches
Registration status存续 — active
Scope covers manufacturingNo — wholesale and retail only
Registered capital / paid up¥10,000,000 / ¥0
Social insurance headcount4
Open enforcement cases2, affiliate under same control
Proposed invoicing entityA different company

Source: National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System; China Judgements Online. Illustrative composite.

Four people on the payroll and nothing paid up against ten million yuan of registered capital rarely means fraud. It usually means the factory in the photographs belongs to somebody else, and that two creditors are ahead of you at the company receiving your money.

Output

Every report ends in a decision

Three outcomes, each with its reason in one sentence. You should be able to act on the first line without reading the rest.

Verdict · illustrative

Do not proceed on the current terms.

The counterparty is registered for trading only, with no paid-up capital and four people on its payroll. Payment is directed to a third entity carrying two open enforcement cases.

Who does the work

Jonathan Jianing Qi

Transaction advisory at PwC in Beijing, including on-site financial, IT and HR due diligence for a Fortune Global 100 acquirer. Behind that, two decades of management consulting across M&A integration, divestiture and organisational design. We have run a supply chain company in China since 2025, reading these filings to protect our own money.

Every report is written and signed by the person who did the work. A UK company, an English law contract, and a liability position stated on the face of our terms rather than buried in them.

Scope follows the money at risk

Under £5,000£250
£5,000 – £30,000£1,450
Over £30,000£1,800–2,100
Transaction exposure£8,000–15,000

Verification reports can be ordered and paid online. Everything larger is scoped and quoted first.