Verification
Vetting factories and avoiding supplier fraud.
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Counterfeits and fakes from China: how to protect your batch
Counterfeits, replicas, quality fade and fake certificates from China are manageable risks. A five-stage control system: from picking the factory to accepting the cargo.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi10 min readRead article - Verification
Quality Control When Importing from China: Types of Inspections
We break down the 4 types of inspections when importing from China: factory audit, production control, final check, and loading. When to order each and what AQL is.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi8 min readRead article - Verification
9 signs of a scammer among Chinese suppliers
9 clear signs of a scammer among Chinese suppliers: from payment to a personal account to fake certificates. How to verify a factory before you transfer money.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi6 min readRead article - Verification
Factory inspection in China: how it works and why before the balance payment
Why you should inspect a factory in China before paying the 70% balance and how a pre-shipment inspection by AQL works: stages, checklist and common buyer mistakes.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi7 min readRead article - Verification
Sample OK, batch defective: how factories swap quality — and how to stop it
The sample is perfect, but the batch is defective? That's "quality fade" — a deliberate quality swap by factories in China. How a golden sample, IQC and DUPRO stop defects before shipment.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi5 min readRead article - Verification
Supplier check before the deposit: a Chinese supplier verification checklist
A practical checklist a wholesale importer works through point by point before wiring a deposit: legal vetting, factory status, audit, contract and payment details.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi5 min readRead article - Verification
Factory or middleman: how to tell a manufacturer from a trader
Why most "factories" in China are actually trading companies, what a middleman really costs you, and the signals that reveal a real manufacturer versus a trader before you ever pay a deposit.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi6 min readRead article - Verification
How to find and verify a manufacturing factory in China: a guide for wholesale importers
A step-by-step guide: where to find real factories in China, how to tell a manufacturer from an intermediary, verify the business license, audit the factory, and pay for your order without fraud risk.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi9 min readRead article - Verification
How to verify a Chinese factory: the checklist we use before every order
The exact checks that separate a real manufacturer from a trader or a shell company — and why a video call isn't enough.
Arkadii Vakhnovskyi7 min readRead article