Legal & Identity
- Business licence, scope and registered capital cross-checked with AIC records
- Beneficial ownership, court litigation and tax-default history
- Export licence and customs filings against claimed shipment volume
Factory Audit China
Forensic factory audits in China — on the ground in 72 hours.
Five integrated dimensions. Evidence-based dossier. Delivered in 5 working days from our Shenzhen office. Independent of any supplier or commission.
Why this exists
82% of Western importers have been burned by a Chinese supplier they thought was verified.
The supplier had an Alibaba Gold badge. A glossy factory video. ISO certificates on the wall. The deposit got wired. The order shipped late, off-spec, or never at all.
That happens because most "audits" are tick-box visits commissioned by the factory itself or by a sourcing agent earning commission on your future order. They are not independent. They are sales tools dressed as due diligence.
A Procubility factory audit is a forensic, evidence-based investigation paid for only by you. We treat every visit like a financial-crime review — because that is what supplier fraud actually is.
Audit architecture
Five dimensions. One integrated verdict.
Most audits inspect quality and stop there. Ours covers the full risk surface a Chinese supplier brings to a Western brand.
Real Production Capacity
- On-site machinery count, line balance and bottleneck mapping
- Power and utility consumption reconciled with claimed output
- Sub-tier dependency — what they actually outsource
Quality Management System
- ISO 9001 / IATF / 13485 deployment depth, not just the certificate
- Calibration, NCR and CAPA evidence audited to batch level
- Inspection records traceable to operator, machine and shift
Social & Labour
- Working hours and wages cross-checked against payroll database
- Dormitory, fire safety and PPE walk-through with photo evidence
- Off-site worker interviews to triangulate documentation
ESG & Environmental
- Environmental permits, emissions data and wastewater treatment evidence
- Energy mix and Scope 1–2 readiness for CBAM and CSRD reporting
- Tier-2 traceability for high-risk inputs (cotton, polysilicon, batteries)
Execution flow
From brief to evidence dossier in 5 working days.
- Step 01
Brief & Pre-Audit Intelligence
Day 0–1. Public-record screening, ownership map, prior-shipment data and red-flag scoring before we mobilise.
- Step 02
Document Pack Validation
Day 1–2. Licences, certifications, payroll, permits, drawings and SOPs collected and pre-validated against public registers.
- Step 03
On-Site Forensic Visit
Day 3–4. Auditor deployed from our Shenzhen office. 60+ point evidence collection across the five dimensions.
- Step 04
Worker & Management Interviews
Day 4. Independent floor and off-site interviews to triangulate documentation against reality on the ground.
- Step 05
Audit Dossier Delivery
Day 5. Executive risk score (red / amber / green), evidence-based dossier with geotagged photos, video and document annexes.
How we differ
Independent. Forensic. Defensible.
DimensionTypical agent / inspectorProcubility factory audit
- Independence
Often paid by the factory or by an agent earning commission on your future order.
Paid only by you. No commission, no shared interest with the supplier.
- Evidence
Tick-box PDF with generic photos and self-declared answers.
Geotagged photos, recorded interviews, raw payroll extracts, machinery serial numbers.
- Scope
Quality and capacity only. Ignores legal standing, social risk and ESG exposure.
Five integrated dimensions: legal, capacity, QMS, social, ESG.
- Speed
Two to four weeks before mobilisation.
On-site within 72 hours. Full report in 5 working days.
What you get
Four hard outcomes from every audit.
Catch Frauds Before Deposit
We've stopped clients from wiring six-figure deposits to shell companies posing as factories.
Defensible Evidence
An audit dossier your procurement, legal and ESG teams can hand to a regulator.
Negotiation Power
Walk into commercials knowing the supplier's real capacity, real cost and real leverage points.
CBAM / CSDDD Readiness
ESG and Scope 1–2 evidence captured during the same visit — no second audit cycle.
Free download
The 2026 China Factory Audit Checklist.
The same 25-point pre-deposit checklist our auditors use on every factory visit in the Pearl River Delta. Use it before you wire a deposit, sign an MoU or commit tooling.