How do I verify Chinese Companies?
Post 1 of 15
Hi everyone, hope you are all well.
Can someone please pass on as much information as possible in order to verify Registered Companies/Businesses/Manufacturers in China and Hong Kong, I have tried for hours and can't come up with anything, especially for China.
A little help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Can someone please pass on as much information as possible in order to verify Registered Companies/Businesses/Manufacturers in China and Hong Kong, I have tried for hours and can't come up with anything, especially for China.
A little help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance
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19 Apr 2006 11:53
Post 2 of 15
Hey Candy ^ ^,
Maybe this will help you, http://www.chinatoday.com/kompass/
Kindest Regards,
Martin
Maybe this will help you, http://www.chinatoday.com/kompass/
Kindest Regards,
Martin
19 Apr 2006 12:12
Post 3 of 15
Replying to [candy]: Hello Candy try this direct site to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce updated daily http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/ There is plenty of resources here and you may make a direct inquiry. For every country you want to do buisness with there is a Ministry or Department of Commerce. Just do a Search (Turkey) Ministiry of Commerce or (Turkey) Department of Commerce. Half the battle for finding information is knowing how to search for it and what questions to ask. Hope this helps you![[em1]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_smile.gif)
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19 Apr 2006 12:44
Post 5 of 15
Replying to [Ranger]:
Thank you Ranger, that was really informative
Thank you Ranger, that was really informative
19 Apr 2006 13:50
Post 6 of 15
Replying to [candy]:Thanks to ranger, i have also noted your information for verification of companies
20 Sep 2006 06:16
Post 7 of 15
Replying to [candy]:
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If you know much Chinese, you can check it out online. Generally speaking, there are some links online for you to check out companies in China:
www.yp.net.cn
www.chinaeall.com
www.cnaic.org.cn
www.114win.com
etc
However, there is no English version of above services so far in China, you have to know a little Chinese to check it all by yourself.
If you don't know Chinese, still you can pre-verify your business partners from following aspects:
1. Contact information
Please note that whether their contact information is right or not, all the scammers don't offer a right address, tel and fax number online. Some of the tel numbers are empty and some add and tel don't exist at all, they don't offer a company tel number, a private number instead.
2. Registered corporate number
Every legal company in China has to register itself with Chinese government authortities and obtain an unique company number. If your business partner cannot offer you a registered number, definitely he is a scammer.
3. Incredibly low prices
Most of Chinese scammers usually entice foreigners with a very low price. If the prices they offered is too low to believe, you may have a further investigatiion to your partner to know why their prices are so low. Most of the scammers in China profit a lot by selling replicas or fakes of some branded goods to the overseas market.
4. Payment and shipment terms
The scammers never accept L/C as their payment terms, they prefer Western Union, Paypal and T/T etc. Also they never deliver goods through formal channels in China, they prefer to deliver samples by Express like Fedex, TNT, EMS to avoid more examinations from Chinese customs house.
5. Warranty and after sale services
Scammers never offer you the warranty period of your goods.
Be careful with Chinese suppliers!
Contact me when you need verification in China.
If you know much Chinese, you can check it out online. Generally speaking, there are some links online for you to check out companies in China:
www.yp.net.cn
www.chinaeall.com
www.cnaic.org.cn
www.114win.com
etc
However, there is no English version of above services so far in China, you have to know a little Chinese to check it all by yourself.
If you don't know Chinese, still you can pre-verify your business partners from following aspects:
1. Contact information
Please note that whether their contact information is right or not, all the scammers don't offer a right address, tel and fax number online. Some of the tel numbers are empty and some add and tel don't exist at all, they don't offer a company tel number, a private number instead.
2. Registered corporate number
Every legal company in China has to register itself with Chinese government authortities and obtain an unique company number. If your business partner cannot offer you a registered number, definitely he is a scammer.
3. Incredibly low prices
Most of Chinese scammers usually entice foreigners with a very low price. If the prices they offered is too low to believe, you may have a further investigatiion to your partner to know why their prices are so low. Most of the scammers in China profit a lot by selling replicas or fakes of some branded goods to the overseas market.
4. Payment and shipment terms
The scammers never accept L/C as their payment terms, they prefer Western Union, Paypal and T/T etc. Also they never deliver goods through formal channels in China, they prefer to deliver samples by Express like Fedex, TNT, EMS to avoid more examinations from Chinese customs house.
5. Warranty and after sale services
Scammers never offer you the warranty period of your goods.
Be careful with Chinese suppliers!
Contact me when you need verification in China.
21 Sep 2006 22:57
Post 8 of 15
Replying to [candy]:
For Hong Kong companies you can do it through the Hong Kong government website. You need to pay them to access financial information but you should be able to find information as long as they are registered in Hong Kong.
http://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/ati/cai.htm
For Hong Kong companies you can do it through the Hong Kong government website. You need to pay them to access financial information but you should be able to find information as long as they are registered in Hong Kong.
http://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/ati/cai.htm
11 Oct 2006 19:49
Post 9 of 15
Replying to [candy]:
You can try this site & links about HKG
http://www.buyusa.gov/hongkong/en/sitemap.html/
For China mostly of reputable & reliable company were in HKG
You can track it.
You can try this site & links about HKG
http://www.buyusa.gov/hongkong/en/sitemap.html/
For China mostly of reputable & reliable company were in HKG
You can track it.
13 Oct 2006 06:31
Post 10 of 15
Replying to [Business in China]: If I give you a company registration number and address, could you please verify the company and tell me if they are legitimate?
11 Dec 2007 22:07
Post 11 of 15
Replying to [candy]:
Hi Candy, there are companies (like mine) that do this for a fee. We typically do quite large DD projects, so it costs quite a bit of money. We check the company registry information, conduct site visits of their offices, check litigation, bankruptcy records and also do character reference checks. They also scan the company and its members against any watch lists and any media databases. These reviews work if you want a detailed check and plan to spend a large investment with the company - if you are doing a small one off purchase, the costs may not justify it.
All the best, [Mod edit - Please don't post direct contact details on the public forum. Users can contact you via TM]
Hi Candy, there are companies (like mine) that do this for a fee. We typically do quite large DD projects, so it costs quite a bit of money. We check the company registry information, conduct site visits of their offices, check litigation, bankruptcy records and also do character reference checks. They also scan the company and its members against any watch lists and any media databases. These reviews work if you want a detailed check and plan to spend a large investment with the company - if you are doing a small one off purchase, the costs may not justify it.
All the best, [Mod edit - Please don't post direct contact details on the public forum. Users can contact you via TM]
12 Dec 2007 19:52