How to tell a real factory from a trading company in disguise
Five checks I run before a supplier reaches your shortlist — licenses, floor area, machine count and more.
Notify me when published →Independent sourcing & QC in Shenzhen. Every claim on this site comes with evidence — audit photos, line-by-line quotes, inspection records.
Request a quoteEach service stands alone; together they form a full sourcing cycle.
Real manufacturers only — licenses, capacity and export history checked before they reach your shortlist.
On-site or live video: lines, QC stations, certificates. You see what I see — photos and footage included.
Line-by-line BOM and kitting quotes — unit price, tooling, packaging and lead time, side by side.
AQL-based final inspection before anything ships. Defects are caught at the factory, not in your warehouse.
Milestone tracking with dated photo updates — a 40-day lead time never becomes 40 days of silence.
Multi-supplier consolidation into one shipment, export paperwork, forwarder coordination.
Trust in sourcing shouldn't rest on a nice website. Every project I run leaves a documented trail you can file, share with your team, and refer back to in any dispute.
Business license, export records and capacity check for every factory on your shortlist.
Timestamped photo & video from the production line, warehouse and QC stations.
Line-by-line cost breakdown per factory — the honest floor price, in writing.
AQL sampling data, defect photos and pass/fail verdict before balance payment.




Specs, MOQ and a realistic target price, agreed in writing.
Vetted factories return side-by-side quote sheets.
Factory audit plus paid production golden samples, before commitment.
You pay the factory directly; I inspect and hand over the documents.
Selected projects will be documented here — scope, approach and outcome, published with the client's permission. Structure is ready; the first shipped project fills the first card.

I run Nan Bridge QC & Sourcing as an independent purchasing agent for small and mid-sized importers, brand owners and e-commerce sellers.
Most sourcing failures are not sourcing failures — they are verification failures. A "certified" supplier that is a trading office; a first order that ships fine, a second that quietly downgrades materials. My work closes that gap with documentation, not assurances.
— Based in Shenzhen, China · [email protected]
Short, practical notes on verifying suppliers in China — written from the factory floor, not from a marketing department.
Five checks I run before a supplier reaches your shortlist — licenses, floor area, machine count and more.
Notify me when published →What "AQL 2.5" actually means for your order size, and why it decides whether a shipment passes.
Notify me when published →Packaging, inserts, labels and assembly minutes — the line items that turn a "cheap" kit expensive.
Notify me when published →Per service, at rates published in writing before work starts — the quote does not change afterwards.
No. My income comes only from client fees — which is exactly why a cost-effective factory is the recommendation I make.
Yes, and I encourage it. Contracts and payments go directly between you and the manufacturer; I handle verification, audits and inspection.
Yes — consolidation and kitting exist to make small and mid-size orders viable. Send your target volume for a detailed answer.
Send a product brief, drawings or a competitor link. Straight answer on feasibility and cost — usually within 24 hours.
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