Common questions
Common questions
How can I tell if a Chinese company may be a scam?
Start by matching the Chinese legal name and 18-character unified social credit code on the business licence. Compare the legal representative, registered address, incorporation date, business scope and company status with the supplier's contract and invoice. Then review available abnormal-operation, enforcement, court, administrative-penalty and serious-dishonesty records. A mismatch, unexplained beneficiary name, copied licence or refusal to provide the Chinese legal name deserves further verification. No single database check proves that a company is safe.
Can I verify a Chinese supplier using only its English name?
An English trading name is rarely sufficient because it may be unofficial and several companies can use similar translations. Ask for the Chinese business licence or unified social credit code. Use the address, website, email domain, incorporation date and product scope to resolve remaining ambiguity.
Does an active business registration mean the supplier is trustworthy?
Active registration confirms that a legal entity is recorded as operating. It does not establish product quality, delivery performance, factory ownership, financial strength or control of a bank account. Those questions require additional records, documents and transaction controls.
What if the payment beneficiary has a different name?
Treat the difference as an unresolved identity question. Ask for the contractual relationship between the registered company and beneficiary, obtain bank documentation, and verify it through an independent channel. KYB China reports do not verify bank-account ownership.
How current is a purchased report?
Each report shows when it was generated and the observation date available for each category. Reports are one-time snapshots and do not include ongoing monitoring. Categories with many entries include the 20 most recent records available at generation time.
Will the report tell me whether to proceed with a deal?
No. The report presents objective records and translated field meanings. It contains no score, verdict or recommended action. Your team or professional adviser decides how the evidence affects the transaction.