Since China has become the world factory, more businessmen tend to China for sourcing products and suppliers. Unavoidable more scammers also appeared in international trade field. During our working experience, we have met many victims of being scammed by Chinese suppliers.
How to stop the scammer from you, here are some tips for large order:
1. Confirm if the address, phone number and email address given to you by your trading partner belongs to the same company.
2. Check the Partner’s Background, in some cities the existence of a company and its legal status is a matter of public record. If you cannot have independent access to your partner’s registration information, ask an independent third-party as our company check for you.
3. Visit your partner in person. This would be the direct way to know your supplier, please be accompanied by a Chinese assistant, to help you clarify a real or bogus company. Sure you also don’t need to fly all the way to China for a visit, apply a third-party do a factory auditing, fully check out your partner would help a lot for a safe trading.
4. Use Pre-Shipment Inspection Services, If you are a buyer, you can protect yourself against poor quality by ordering a pre-shipment inspection of the products. You can demand the inspection from independent third-party as a condition to payment.