China supplier verification checklist

Before you search

Collect enough source material to identify the legal entity instead of only the supplier's sales name.

• Chinese legal name
• Unified Social Credit Code
• Business license image or PDF
• Invoice issuer and bank beneficiary
• Contract or quotation company name

When you review the profile

Match identity first, then review risk and operating signals. Do not judge a supplier until you know you opened the right entity.

• Legal name and USCC match supplier documents
• Business status is not cancelled or revoked
• Business scope fits the transaction
• Address and region make sense
• Public risk modules do not show unresolved high-risk signals

Before you pay

Use verification as a pre-payment control. If records are inconsistent, hold payment until the supplier provides a clear explanation and matching documents.