How to Verify A New Supplier in China
Today I am gonna share with you guys the ideas about how you can verify suppliers from China before you purchase goods from them.
Below are some tips.
1.Business Registration
Every company in the world has a business registration number issued by its government. Ask the company to send you proof of its registration. And it is only the first step.
Next you need to check for the legitimacy of the number you have been provided in the business registration site in China.
There are indeed some China government sites you can check for, but unfortunately it is not easy for foreigners to do that, cuz they are all Chinese sites. Most foreigners canot read the Chinese at all.
But here we also have the solution, just contact SIMKAPHONE company to help you. You can visit our website (www.simkaphone.com) to send us an Email or just text us on whatsApp, telling us what we can help you with, we would do that for you.
2.Email Address
Verify that the email address the company's representative is writing from is in fact owned by the company. It is not uncommon for scammers to impersonate a legitimate company by using a free email address. Contact the company from their official website and ask them to confirm that the email you are corresponding with belongs to them.
3.Website
If the supplier has a website, use Whois lookup and Domain name search to verify who has registered the supplier's web domain name. If the contact information provided publicly in the whois differs from the contact information offered by the supplier, ask for an explanation and evaluate their response.
4.Bank Account Vetting
Ask the supplier for a bank reference then check out the bank. Locate and call the bank and ask if the company does business at that bank. Be very concerned if you discover that the contact has provided a personal bank account rather than a business account; this may indicate that they are too new to have a business account or that they simply do not have a business at all.
5. Verification In Person
If you have the resources, hire a third party agent to visit the supplier on your behalf. And if you donot, you can ask SIMKAPHONE company to help you again. Just visit our website (www.simkaphone.com) to send us an Email or text us on whatsApp.