Supplier Due-Diligence Checklist before you wire payment
Use a free six-question self-assessment to record evidence you have collected about a Chinese supplier. The checklist uses only the answers you select; it does not query registries, trade records, certification databases, or the Forthsource production scoring pipeline.
TL;DR
This supplier checklist converts six buyer-selected answers into a simple gap indicator. It is a manual self-assessment, not a Forthsource trust score, registry lookup, factory audit, certification check, or guarantee that a supplier is safe. Use it to identify missing evidence, then make your own commercial and legal checks.
Answer the questions below using evidence you collected independently from the supplier, its platform listing, samples, references, and communications. The browser calculates a checklist result from your selections; Forthsource does not retrieve or verify that evidence.
How to use the checklist result
- 85–100 — fewer checklist gaps are recorded, but independent due diligence is still required.
- 65–84 — several answers warrant confirmation before money moves.
- 40–64 — pause and resolve material evidence gaps before placing an order.
- Below 40 — the answers record substantial unresolved gaps; do not treat the checklist as approval to proceed.
This public checklist is separate from Forthsource search and the separately ordered manual China dossier. It uses no live external data and does not reproduce the application's score design. See how the manual dossier works.
Order a manual China supplier dossier.
Search has a five-search monthly free allowance. A dossier is a separate one-time purchase: $39, or $69 with dated factory photos. A contractor reviews a Qichacha source document and defined company and risk fields; the stated delivery target is 24 to 48 hours.
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