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Is this Chinese company real? Check its registered identity.
Start with the supplier’s Chinese legal name and 18-character Unified Social Credit Code. This check compares its identity and reads records from a licensed Chinese business-information platform. Each result names the source, query date and gaps. Use the company registration guide to prepare, or see a sample before ordering.
Identity check
$26.55 for 5 record checks: company identity match, licences, certificates, taxpayer status and regulator inspections. A registry snapshot is included. Court and enforcement checks are separate; choose the payment check if you need those too. Your first paid report is refundable. If it leaves you unhappy, for any reason or none, tell us within 14 days of delivery and we refund it in full to the original payment method. That guarantee applies once per buyer. Refund terms.
Where this sits: a free browser check first, $26.55 on this page, human portal reading from $128, and on-site factory verification from $169 per man-day. Each answers a different question — the cheaper ones do not become the dearer one.
No account. Private case link. The order confirmation states the delivery window. PayPal shows the available payment options at checkout. Guest card payment is not available to every buyer. Lines that need a person are delivered inside the manual window in the terms — guaranteed within 72 hours of payment confirmation, or you can cancel the affected lines for a full refund.
What “real” means in the record
Check whether the Chinese legal name, USCC and legal representative match the record. Then review the licences, certificates, taxpayer status and inspection records returned for that entity. These records help you compare its claims with the available evidence. They do not approve your product or order. Court and enforcement records are available through the payment check.
One number worth knowing before you rely on an English name: when I searched all 106 Chinese manufacturers on a US regulator’s list by their English names, 42.5% returned nothing at all. The full search-outcome study shows what came back and why.
The middle row is the trap. One row reads like confirmation, and half the frame produced exactly that. But across all 84 rows returned, 13.1% were registered in Hong Kong rather than mainland China. Ten of those eleven carried no 18-character code at all. A single row tells you the search matched something. It does not tell you it matched the company on your contract, in the jurisdiction you assumed.
A search can return a real company that is not your supplier. Compare its registered name and code with the business licence and contract. Ask the supplier to explain any difference before relying on the result.
What this cannot show
- A matching identity does not mean the company is active, solvent or able to export: review the returned status and any gaps. Court records are not included in this five-check selection.
- Registered scope is not proof of production. Product approvals, licences and factory capability need checks for the activity and site involved.
- Registry facts describe the legal entity, not the factory floor. Where your order would actually be produced is a different question — the factory-claim check reads that footprint.
How it runs: no account, one private case
- 1. Build. Review the selected checks. Add or remove items and see the price before ordering.
- 2. Order. Email is optional. If you leave it blank, save your private case link: it is your way back to the order.
- 3. Track. One private link shows status, payment and the report. The order confirmation states the delivery window; if a line needs a person, the manual window in the terms applies. Affected lines are refunded in full if they cannot be delivered within that window.
- 4. Read. Read each result with its source, query date and limits. See a full specimen report.
What the free tools cannot reach, and this check reads
The free tools on this site run in your browser: the code check validates an 18-character code, while the four-party matcher lines up the names you already hold. Neither queries a live company record. This check reads registry-derived records through the licensed platform, so it is worth being concrete about what sits on the other side of that line.
On 21–22 August 2026 we queried the licensed commercial platform for 45 Chinese manufacturers — every company on the NHTSA vehicle-manufacturer list resolving to exactly one Chinese entity.
| Record queried | Companies |
|---|---|
| Current legal status and form | 45 of 45 |
| Annual reports | 44 of 45 |
| Change history | 41 of 45 |
| Import/export credit record | 41 of 45 |
A returned record gives you another source to compare with the supplier’s documents. These sample counts do not predict your report’s coverage or prove that a certificate, licence or import/export claim is valid.
The same 45 companies appear throughout this site — one batch that I keep asking different questions.
Questions buyers ask
How do I verify a Chinese company is legitimate?
Match the supplier’s Chinese legal name and 18-character USCC with its registered record. Review the status, licences and any gaps. For court and enforcement records, add the separate payment check. A matching identity does not prove the supplier can fulfil your order.
The company's English name doesn't match its Chinese name. Is that a problem?
An English trading name alone does not identify a mainland Chinese entity. Compare the Chinese legal name and USCC on the licence and contract. A Hong Kong entity may have a registered English name. If different companies appear in your documents, ask for their relationship and roles in writing.
Can I check something for free first?
Yes. The free USCC tool checks code format in your browser; it does not verify company existence. The five paid checks cover identity matching, licences, certificates, taxpayer status and inspections. A registry snapshot is included with the order.
A record check cannot approve a supplier, inspect goods or guarantee delivery.
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Official sources this page relies on
The identity lines above are read from China's public company record. These texts define what that record contains. Links were checked on 6 September 2026.
- SAMR: Regulation on market-entity registrationSets which items a company must register. That list is why these fields exist.
- GB 32100-2015: coding rule for the credit identifierThe five parts and check digit of the 18-character code.
- SAMR Order No. 112: credit code administration measuresIn force since 1 February 2026. One life-long code per organisation.
- National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity SystemThe official publication point for the record.
These texts define the record. They do not certify any supplier, and nothing above is legal advice. A question about a specific transaction belongs with a lawyer qualified in Chinese law.
Next: read the official registry yourself, free, or order the identity check.
How we checked
Candidate figures come from running real supplier names through our own lookup and recording how many candidates came back and where the intended company sat. Field statistics come from reading the same registration fields across a stated sample of official records. Fill rates come from running our report process on real companies and counting how many of the twelve dimensions returned data on the date stated. The most recent query date on this page is 28 August 2026. Where a table carries its own date, that date governs.
The official pages we read are listed on this page with the date each was accessed, so every figure can be re-checked at source.