Factory audits

Know exactly who you are paying before you pay them

An on-site audit by our team turns a convincing website into verified facts: real premises, real machinery, real capacity and a real export record.

Production line inside an audited manufacturing facility in China

Most sourcing disasters are verification failures

Trading companies present themselves as manufacturers. Small workshops present themselves as factories. Certificates expire, and some were never genuine.

Our auditors visit the site, photograph the floor, read the licence, check the machinery against the claimed capacity and interview the production manager.

You receive a structured report with photographs and a recommendation — approve, approve with conditions, or walk away.

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What is included

How this service works in practice

  • Legal verification

    Business licence, registered capital, legal representative, business scope and export rights.

  • Capacity assessment

    Floor area, headcount, lines, monthly output and current order book against your volume.

  • Machinery & equipment

    Equipment list, age, maintenance and whether key processes are in-house or subcontracted.

  • Quality systems

    Incoming, in-process and final inspection procedures, plus documented corrective actions.

  • Certification review

    ISO, BSCI, product certificates and test reports validated against issuing bodies.

  • Social compliance

    Working conditions, hours, safety provisions and housekeeping observed on the day.

Checklist

When you should commission an audit

  • Before the first order with any new supplier
  • Before moving from sample orders into mass production
  • When a supplier's price is significantly below the market
  • When you are told a factory can make a product outside its obvious category
  • Before signing an exclusive or tooling-investment agreement
  • Annually, for suppliers carrying a large share of your revenue

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Source your products from China with a partner who answers.

Send us a product photo, a link or a plain description. You will receive a clear, no-obligation sourcing quotation — whatever the category.