The risk
The Ghost Factory
Many "Gold Suppliers" are shell companies with zero manufacturing capacity. We verify the factory is real before you wire a deposit.
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China supply chain risk intelligence · Shenzhen
What you don't see about your China supplier is what costs you the most.
90% of supply chain disasters happen because of invisible risks. We provide forensic investigations and on-the-ground intelligence to protect your capital from factory fraud, quality fade and compliance liabilities.
Office
Shenzhen · Futian District
Mobilisation
On-site within 72 hours
Coverage
Pearl River Delta · Yangtze Delta · Bohai Rim
Independence
No commission. No supplier kick-back.
The reality check
Why "Generic" Sourcing Fails.
Four risks every importer carries the moment they buy from China. Each is a failure of verification — and each one is preventable with the right work on the ground.
The risk
The Quality Fade
Factories often swap high-grade materials for cheaper alternatives after the first shipment. Our in-line and pre-shipment inspections catch the drift.
Book a quality inspection →The risk
Hidden Subcontracting
Your goods get moved to unvetted, illegal workshops without your knowledge. Our on-site forensic audits surface every sub-tier.
Audit a factory →The risk
The Compliance Trap
EU CSDDD, CBAM and the US UFLPA are blocking shipments. We collect verifier-ready evidence at the Chinese factory, not from a desk.
Compliance support →Live from the field
This week, on Chinese factory floors.
Anonymised intelligence from active investigations across the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze Delta. Updated weekly by our Shenzhen auditors.
Dongguan · Electronics
Trading company posing as PCBA factory — registered floor space did not exist at the listed address. Deposit blocked.
2 days ago
Foshan · Furniture
Subcontracted finishing line discovered 14 km from the audited factory. Unvetted, no fire-safety certification.
5 days ago
Ningbo · Industrial
Material certificate forged — supplier provided 304 stainless cert for 201 stock. Lab pull confirmed substitution.
1 week ago
Shenzhen · Consumer
Geotagged production line photos delivered to EU client within 72 hours of supplier nomination.
1 week ago
The Procubility Risk Score
Every supplier scored across five forensic dimensions.
Not a checklist. Not a credit-bureau database lookup. Each score is built from on-site evidence collected by our auditors at the factory — geotagged, time-stamped and defensible.
Run the 5-minute self-test on your supplier →Sample report
Supplier #SZ-2147 · Anonymised
Legal & corporate identity
92/100
Production capacity (verified)
78/100
Quality system & process control
64/100
Subcontracting transparency
41/100
ESG & social compliance
70/100
Composite: 69 / 100 — Watch. Subcontracting flag must be cleared before deposit.
Evidence-grade
What you actually receive
An audit report you can defend to your bank, your insurer and your regulator.
- Geotagged photos of every production line, with EXIF preserved
- Machinery serial numbers cross-checked against manufacturer records
- Payroll extracts and worker rosters — proof the workforce exists
- Material certificates lab-verified, not photocopied
- Sub-tier supplier disclosure with named workshops and addresses
The Procubility Edge
An audit firm, not a sourcing agent.
Most "China sourcing" companies are paid by both sides. They earn a commission on your order — which means the bigger your order, the more they make, even if the factory is wrong.
We do not earn a cent from any supplier. We are paid only by you. That single difference is what makes our audits forensic instead of cosmetic, and our verification reports defensible instead of decorative.
On-the-ground Presence
Direct China-side risk control. Auditors based in Shenzhen, mobilised across the Pearl River Delta within 72 hours.
Forensic Reporting
Beyond "tick-box" audits. Independent supplier validation with geotagged photos, payroll extracts and machinery serial numbers.
Compliance Expertise
Specialised awareness of international manufacturing law — CSDDD, CBAM, UFLPA, REACH and CE — collected at the source.
Sectors we protect
Where in China matters as much as what.
Different products, different regions, different fraud patterns. Our auditors are specialised by industrial cluster — not by spreadsheet.
Consumer Electronics
Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou. PCBA traceability, IP-leak prevention, EMC and battery-safety evidence.
How we audit this sector →Industrial Machinery & Parts
Ningbo, Suzhou, Qingdao. CNC, casting and forging — process-capability and material-cert verification.
How we audit this sector →Home & Lifestyle
Foshan, Yiwu, Quanzhou. Social-compliance and chemical-safety risk on textiles, furniture and houseware.
How we audit this sector →Forensic case files
What we've found inside Chinese factories.
Consumer Electronics · Sweden
Ghost Factory: $50K deposit stopped 24 hours before wire
The Alibaba Gold Supplier was a 12-person trading shell. Our Shenzhen visit caught it before the bank transfer cleared.
Read the case →Industrial Machinery · Germany
Hidden Subcontracting: 40% of production was leaving the factory at night
Overnight surveillance showed unauthorized tier-2 production in a non-audited workshop. Recovered before tooling moved.
Read the case →Home & Lifestyle · Netherlands
Quality Fade: how a $200K reorder almost failed EU REACH testing
Material substitution on the third reorder. Lab pull caught SVHC drift before the container shipped.
Read the case →Free download
Use the same checklist our auditors use on the factory floor.
Twenty-five evidence checks across legal, capacity, QMS, social and ESG. Use it before you wire a deposit, sign an MoU, or commit tooling.
25-point checklist Red-flag scoring
Start where it hurts
The investigations importers reach for first.
The 5 China Supplier Scams
Ghost factories, bank swaps, sample-bait. The fraud patterns we intercept every week.
Read →Hidden Subcontracting
Why your audited factory can ship product made in an unaudited workshop next door.
Read →Quality Fade
The slow material downgrade that costs importers more than outright fraud.
Read →Why Factory Audits Fail
Four reasons a passing third-party audit still ships you a defective container.
Read →Electronics Factory Audit
PCB, BOM, battery and CE/RoHS forensics for Shenzhen and Dongguan OEMs.
Read →EU Importer Compliance
CSDDD, CBAM and UFLPA-grade evidence — captured at the source, in Shenzhen.
Read →
Stop hoping the supplier is real.
Start verifying it.
Tell us the supplier name, the city and the product. We'll have a risk-scored verification report on your desk within 72 hours.