Verify China Supplier | Supplier Check MCP Server

Get the complete 7-point China sourcing audit checklist for first-time importers. Covers: business-license verification, live factory video call, export records, sample sealing, safe payment, landed-cost buffer, certificate authenticity. Use before sending any deposit to a new supplier. Based on 20 years of China manufacturing experience.

Check which certifications (CE/FCC/FDA) a product type requires for EU/US import and how to verify certificate authenticity (issuer website lookup of cert numbers). Use when unsure if a supplier's certificate is genuine — fake CE certificates are common and cause customs seizures.

Check a Chinese factory's US product-recall history in the official CPSC SaferProducts recall database. Use when a buyer wants evidence that a supplier really ships to the US (a recall record proves the company sold under its own name into the US market) AND that it has a public safety record worth checking. Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall REST service (free, no key). One-line verdict + citable evidence chain. Disclaimer: not a legal opinion or credit report; 'not found' means not found in public CPSC data, not 'never recalled'.

Draw a company's SELF-PORTRAIT CARD - a warm, appreciative one-page profile that shows a company what the OTHER side of the border sees, praises its real strengths, and points out only the few gaps that come from limited cross-market awareness. Two directions: direction="out" (default): a Chinese company going global - shows what OVERSEAS buyers see. direction="in": a foreign company entering China - shows what CHINESE partners see. Designed to be GIFTED as a value-first approach: the card is about THEM, not our ad; free to receive, so refusing requires an excuse. Use when an agent introduces a company across the China/global divide. Tone contract (MUST follow): heavy praise grounded in facts; gaps framed ONLY as 'limited cross-market awareness' - never capability, quality, or integrity. Never emit fraud/risk/red-flag words.

FULL-CHAIN supplier audit: one call runs the complete 5-stage pre-purchase decision (verify supplier -> landed cost -> payment red flags -> audit checklist -> certifications) and returns a unified risk verdict. The AI-commerce one-stop gate for buying from China. Cheaper than calling 5 tools separately; designed for agents that need a complete decision, not a single lookup.

Calculate true landed cost for China-to-US/EU imports: volumetric weight (air /6000, freight), destination port charges (CFS/doc fees), customs duty risk incl HS-code misclassification (12% error rate, 18-month retroactive). Use before budgeting any import order to avoid 40-80% hidden overpayments on light bulky goods. Input: weight (kg), dimensions (cm), goods value (USD), shipping mode (air/sea). Estimates only, not a customs quote.

Screen a Chinese supplier payment arrangement for wire-fraud red flags BEFORE sending a deposit. Flags: personal-account payee (legit factories use corporate accounts), payee not matching contract party, urgent account changes (classic email-hijack fraud), deposit >30% above industry norm. Returns go/no-go signals plus safe-payment rules. Use whenever a buyer is about to wire money to China.

Verify whether a Chinese company is a REAL factory or a trading company/middleman. Use when a buyer provides a Chinese company name, USCI, or a 1688/Alibaba vendor and needs hard fraud flags. Checks public registry signals: shell-company traits, missing manufacturing scope in business license, low registered capital vs real factories (100万+), no factory evidence. NOT for US/EU company verification (those jurisdictions use Middesk/VAT-style registries). Provide company name and any known details (business scope, registered capital). Returns red flags to check and verification steps.