No commission
I accept no commission, rebate or referral fee from any supplier, factory or trading company. My only interest is an accurate report.
I help overseas buyers verify Chinese suppliers before they wire a deposit.
Most buyer losses in China sourcing do not come from clever fraud. They come from skipping one step: confirming who you are actually dealing with before you pay. A supplier uses a trading company name that does not match the factory. A certificate belongs to a different product. A bank account changes just before payment.
What I verify
- Entity legitimacy — legal name, registration status, registered scope of business, legal representative
- Factory vs. trading company — does the registered scope cover manufacturing, or only wholesale and import/export?
- Manufacturing capability — whether the process is owned or subcontracted
- Certification — validity, the issuing body's own database, and the check most services skip: whether the certified scope actually covers the product you are ordering
- Payment consistency — whether the entity receiving your payment is the same entity named on the licence and the certificates
- Public records — abnormal-operation listings, litigation, enforcement, where publicly available
My method
Five sources, cross-checked: public registration records, a live unedited video walkthrough of the production line, document verification against the issuing bodies, your own raw materials and correspondence, and a structured interview with the supplier covering capacity, QC process, non-conformance handling and lead time.
A single document proves very little. Every report states clearly what could be verified, what could not, and what remains uncertain.
Background
I am Jie Yi. I work on the China side of sourcing and have spent 12 years dealing with supplier documentation, certification and production quality in practice — not from a desk.
The rules I hold to
Verification is only worth as much as the independence behind it. These are not marketing statements — they are the reason you can use the report.
No products sold
I sell no products and represent no factories. I do not work for suppliers I might later be asked to verify.
Personal capacity
All engagements are taken in my own name. Reports are independent verification opinions on documents and records.
What I do not do
Being clear about the boundary matters more than listing capabilities, because a report used outside its scope is worse than no report.
- I do not issue certificates. Certification decisions are made by accredited certification bodies. I provide verification and reporting only.
- I do not provide management-system consulting or training. Verification and consulting in the same engagement is not independent.
- I am not a legal or financial adviser. My reports are not legal opinions and are not a financial audit.
- I do not perform social-compliance audits (BSCI, Sedex) or product performance and durability testing.
- I do not guarantee an outcome. A REJECT verdict is a legitimate result and it is included in the price. You are paying for an accurate answer, not a reassuring one.
Working with me
Remote-first, evidence-first
- You send the basics The supplier's Chinese legal name, what you are ordering, and every document the supplier has shared so far.
- I confirm scope and price the same day What can be verified, what cannot, and what it costs — before you commit. If the scope does not fit your situation, I will say so.
- Evidence collection Registry checks, document verification against issuing bodies, and — where in scope — a live unedited walkthrough and a structured supplier interview.
- You receive a written report in English A clear verdict, the evidence behind each finding, a consolidated risk register, and the specific questions to put to your supplier next.
I am based in China (GMT+8) and work with buyers in the US, EU and UK. Deliverables are remote by default; in-person visits are available for certain regions subject to feasibility.
If you have a supplier in front of you and a deposit about to go out
Send me the details. I will tell you what I can confirm, and what you should ask before you pay.