PROCUBILITY
Auditor inspecting a candidate factory before shortlist

Supplier Identification China

Identify potential Chinese suppliers — then verify the evidence.

A buyer-paid research service for companies that need potential Chinese manufacturers identified and independently screened. No purchasing, resale, supplier commission or transaction-based kickback.

Brief us on a supplier search

Why this exists

Supplier identification should begin with evidence, not a paid listing.

A supplier list is only a starting point. The useful question is whether each candidate is the legal entity it claims to be and can plausibly make the product.

Procubility researches candidates against the buyer’s written brief, then applies independent verification before recommendation. The buyer pays a fixed scope; suppliers do not pay to appear.

Identification scope

Four stages from buyer brief to evidence-based shortlist.

01

Brief & Risk Profile

  • Product spec, target landed cost and minimum order quantity captured in writing
  • Risk profile: which failure modes you cannot accept (forced labour, IP leak, ESG)
  • Region and cluster strategy — Shenzhen, Ningbo, Foshan, Yiwu, Qingdao
02

Verified Candidate Shortlist

  • Candidates are screened before recommendation; on-site audits are added where the scope requires them
  • Identity, capacity, QMS and social risk pre-cleared before you see the name
  • No commission, no preferred-partner status, no kickback
03

Sample & Quote Coordination

  • Bilingual technical RFQ aligned to your engineering pack — not a translated PO
  • Sample collection, neutral inspection and side-by-side comparison
  • Quote normalisation: same incoterm, same packaging, same payment, same currency
04

Order Handover

  • Negotiation support against Chinese-language commercial benchmarks
  • Contract templates with Chinese arbitration clause and IP protection
  • Optional on-going inspection, ESG monitoring and re-audit cadence

Execution flow

From written brief to verified candidate handover.

  1. Step 01

    Brief

    Day 0–3. Spec, risk profile and commercial constraints captured in a written brief signed by you.

  2. Step 02

    Cluster Mapping

    Day 3–7. We map the right industrial cluster — region, sub-tier ecosystem, raw-material base.

  3. Step 03

    Shortlist Audit

    Week 2. Three to five candidate factories audited on the ground using our standard 60-point protocol.

  4. Step 04

    Sample & Quote

    Week 3–4. RFQs issued, samples produced, quotes normalised and presented with risk scores.

  5. Step 05

    Handover

    Final stage. Candidate evidence, comparison and identified risks are handed to your team for its own commercial decision and contracting.

What you get

Four outputs from a supplier-identification engagement.

01

Evidence Before Recommendation

Each candidate is supported by the checks completed within the agreed scope; platform profiles are treated as leads, not conclusions.

02

Independent of the Factory

Our fee is paid by you, not by the supplier. We never accept commission, kickback or a preferred-partner discount.

03

Risk-Scored Shortlist

Each candidate is delivered with the audit dossier and a red / amber / green risk score before you commit.

04

Optional China-Side Verification

Separate audits, inspections or compliance checks can be commissioned after the buyer selects a candidate.

Identify supplier candidates without a commission conflict.

Brief us on a supplier search