Everyone talks about verifying the factory. Nobody talks about verifying the part.
A buyer wired a deposit last year to a factory that was completely real. Real business licence, real export history, real production line, real people in real uniforms. The audit report was spotless.
The order failed anyway — because that factory had never made his exact component in its life.
That is the gap most buyers never see. Verification proves a factory exists. It does not prove the factory can make your product. A brake disc factory and a brake pad factory both look like "automotive parts factories" on paper. Only one of them should be casting your discs.
What a proper verification actually covers
- Legal existence — business licence, registered capital, legal representative, checked against government records.
- Physical reality — the address is a factory, not a trading company's serviced office.
- Real capacity — machinery, workers, current production on the floor, not a showroom tour.
What it does not cover — unless you ask
- Experience with your exact product. Ask for production-line photos of the component, not catalogue images. The number of "experienced" factories that go quiet at that question is remarkable.
- Material traceability. Which mill, which grade, which certificate — verified independently, not photocopied from the supplier's folder.
- Subcontracting habits. Many factories quietly outsource what they cannot make. Your audit should ask directly.
Why we charge a fixed fee — and say so upfront
Verification priced "per day" or buried in a commission invites corners to be cut. A fixed fee, agreed in writing before anyone boards a train to Dongguan, means the audit is done properly whether it takes one day or three — and you know the cost before you commit to anything, including to us.
What is the one question you always ask a new factory before wiring money?
If you want an independent verification before your next deposit, request a fixed-fee quote through our quote page.