by Matt Slater
27 August 2018
If you've dealt with Chinese companies in recent years there is a good chance you will have come across the term "Unified Social Credit Code".
This unique 18-digit number is issued to all companies and organizations in Mainland China and serves a variety of purposes.
In this article we provide practical information about the Unified Social Credit Code and explain how you can find each Chinese company's number.
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by Matt Slater
18 April 2018
Read this article to learn about the 7 key China supplier documents which you should request from your supplier to help protect your business.
Requesting, checking and verifying Chinese certificates can be a great way to build trust with your supplier, and if they are serious about doing business then they should be willing to provide them to you.
Chinese companies often display dozens of certificates in their showroom, or on their website, but many are of little relevance. In this article we highlight seven of the most important China supplier documents you should focus on.
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by Matt Slater
22 August 2016
Introduced in October 2015, the new 18-digit Chinese business registration number is being quickly adopted by companies across Mainland China.
Appearing on the Chinese business license, this new number is the most clear manifestation of the huge overhaul of the company registration system, carried out by authorities in their impressive modernization drive.
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by Matt Slater
13 April 2016
When doing business with a Chinese company, a China tax registration certificate may be included in the paperwork exchanged by the Chinese party.
Verifying this certificate can help you identify if the company is registered and whether or not it is actually from the Mainland.
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by Matt Slater
09 February 2015
If you are considering starting a company in China, or doing business with a company in China, it is important to first learn a little about how the system of company registration in China works. The more you educate yourself about Chinese laws and business procedures, the more success you will have conducting business in the country.
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by Matt Slater
07 January 2015
Through the process of carrying out company verifications China Checkup receives a wide variety of documentation from our clients. Such documents include invoices, contracts, taxation documents, ISO certificates and business cards; however the most commonly received and also the most frequently forged is the Chinese business license.
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by Matt Slater
17 December 2014
You may have received a copy of a China Organization Code certificate from your Chinese supplier and wondered what it is?
Chinese companies usually provide potential buyers with a copy of their business license in order to demonstrate that they are a legitimate businesses.
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by Matt Slater
24 June 2014
Dan Harris of China Law Blog wrote today in this blog of their procedure for basic China due diligence, i.e. answering the question “is this China company legit?”
It struck us as quite similar to the procedure that we have recommended elsewhere, and it’s always nice to see your recommendations corroborated.
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by Matt Slater
26 May 2014
Before doing business in China it is important to make sure you are dealing with a legitimately registered business, but how exactly can you do that?
Travelling across the world to visit Chinese factories is a hugely time consuming and expensive process, so asking suppliers to provide, and then checking documentation is a better option.
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by Matt Slater
28 April 2014
The Registered Capital field on a Chinese business license is often used to make a quickfire assessment of the size of the company, or how much it has grown since its founding. It can also be used as a crude indicator of whether a company is a trading company or a supplier with the physical means to offer the products it claims to.
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by Matt Slater
07 March 2014
We’ve previously written about how to find out the name of the legal representative of a Chinese company via their business license.
We’ve noticed that some other company verification providers claim in their reports that anyone who isn’t the legal representative "is not authorised to represent" the company in question.
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by Matt Slater
03 March 2014
Today is the first working day with the new Chinese business registration system in effect. We’ve translated a Chinese news piece about the changes below.
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