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Evidence Checklist
Know what to request before a deposit, sample fee, or balance payment.
Start freeIndependent evidence tools for small importers
Know which Chinese company you are actually dealing with.
Collect the right evidence, compare the company story across documents, or order a fixed-scope identity review before you rely on a supplier's claims.
Educational tools and identity research. Not certification, legal advice, inspection, or a supplier-safety guarantee.
Three clear paths
Start with the level of help you need.
Nothing is hidden to force an upgrade. The difference is whether you collect evidence, run the full workflow yourself, or ask us to research one company.
Check it yourself
Supplier Risk Toolkit
Follow one guided workflow with worksheets, examples, and supplier questions.
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Company Identity Review
Have one mainland China company researched and documented in an English PDF.
View the reviewInside the $49 Toolkit
One guided workflow, not a folder of disconnected templates.
- 01Collect evidence
Request identity, license, PI, payment, product, and inspection information.
- 02Check company identity
Read the license and compare visible public registration fields.
- 03Compare the transaction story
Identify unexplained names, entities, and missing evidence.
- 04Decide what to ask next
Use the worksheets and supplier templates before money moves.
CSRI
Independent identity review
Company Identity Review
Example Maritime Trading Co., Ltd.
04 / Field comparison
Chinese legal nameConsistent
Registered addressDifference
Public statusVisible
Useful before you pay
Read the evidence, not the sales badge.
Practical guides explain common supplier, platform, bank-account, and company-identity questions without treating any single signal as proof.
Verify Alibaba Supplier Before Payment
What to check before you send a deposit, sample fee, or bank transfer to an Alibaba supplier.
Is This Alibaba Supplier Legit?
Twelve practical checks for buyers who are not sure whether an Alibaba supplier story lines up.
Alibaba Supplier Bank Account Mismatch
How to handle a different payment beneficiary, Hong Kong account, personal account, or off-platform request.
Supplier Wants Bank Transfer Outside Alibaba
What off-platform payment changes before you wire money to a supplier.
Trade Assurance vs Supplier Verification
Where Trade Assurance helps, where it does not, and what evidence still needs review.
Alibaba Verified Supplier Meaning
What the badge can signal, and why it should not replace a transaction-specific risk check.
Clear boundaries
Useful evidence work requires precise claims.
We show what was reviewed, what was visible, what differed, and what remains unknown. We do not turn registration data into a promise about a transaction.
- Not a sourcing agent.
- Not an inspection company.
- Not an official certification.
- Not a law firm.
- No supplier safety guarantee.
Build your supplier evidence file before you pay.
Start with the free checklist, then use the $49 DIY Toolkit when you want reusable scorecards, supplier question scripts, and company-identity worksheets.