New supplier verification
A new supplier, a first order, and a payment about to leave for an account you have never used before.
Supplier audit // factory verification
Verify a China supplier before quotes become deposits.
Find out who you are actually paying before the deposit leaves. We check the business licence against the receiving account, look at what the factory really runs, and write down what we could not verify.
License
Business scope
Factory
Onsite review
Quote
Risk signals
QC
Readiness
Buyer fit
New supplier verification
Workflow
Document review
Proof artifacts
Business license and documents
FAQ
Supplier audit and factory verification request
Buyer route
Choose the buyer route before the sourcing motion.
The same sourcing service has different risk controls for ecommerce, private-label, wholesale, and procurement buyers. Choose the buyer route before supplier search, samples, QC, and shipment work are scoped.
Ecommerce sellers
Check SKU margin, MOQ, samples, packaging, and replenishment risk.
View routePrivate-label brands
Control product development, sample approval, packaging, and production brief.
View routeWholesale buyers
Plan mixed SKUs, quote comparison, consolidation, and repeat supply.
View routeProcurement teams
Review supplier evidence, risk notes, QC gates, and internal approval needs.
View routeBuyer fit
Buyer fit: use this when the supplier must be credible before the order moves forward.
An audit cannot remove risk. It can tell you who you are actually paying, what the factory can build, and where the quote is hiding cost. That is enough to decide whether a deposit is safe. It is not enough to replace lab testing, certification, or legal review — those stay with the people licensed to do them.
Suspicious quote review
The price is well under everyone else's, the MOQ keeps moving, and the lead time sounds too good. Usually one of those is explained by something you cannot see from the quote.
Production readiness
You want to know whether the workshop can actually carry your order, or whether it quietly goes out to somebody else's factory.
Not a fit: certification, legal, or finance assurance
Lab testing, destination-market compliance, legal advice and payment guarantees are not what an audit gives you. It records what is visible and names what is not.
Workflow
Supplier audit should support a buying decision and the next payment gate, not just produce photos.
We check the business licence against the account you are being asked to pay. We look at what the factory actually runs, not what the catalogue claims. Then we mark which parts of the quote depend on assumptions rather than confirmed inputs. Everything reviewed is written down; so is everything we could not verify.
01
Check identity and documents
Document reviewLicence, business scope and the payment account, checked against each other rather than one by one.
02
Review workshop context and capability
Capability noteWhat the workshop actually runs, and which steps go outside. Subcontracting is normal; not knowing about it is not.
03
Connect quote and order risk
Quote riskWhich parts of the quote the visit supported, and which turned out to rest on assumptions.
04
Prepare QC handoff
QC readinessWhatever the audit could not settle becomes a checkpoint for inspection later, so it does not quietly disappear.
Proof artifacts
Verification should show what was checked and what was not.
Where third-party inspection is needed, we work with SGS and TÜV most often, and have used BV. Access is not the hard part: any certification body that matters internationally keeps a Shanghai office, because the manufacturing base is here. The hard part is deciding which checks are worth paying for on your order — and that depends on your buyer, not on a package we sell.
Business license and documents
Whether the company on the licence, the factory at the address, and the account on the invoice are the same business.
Production capability and boundaries
What the workshop can carry, and which steps quietly go out to someone else.
Audit evidence/release gate
Which quote assumptions survived the visit, and which ones you should treat as unconfirmed before paying a deposit.
Supplier audit review
Redacted supplier files and workshop context before a buyer treats the factory as quote-ready.
FAQ
Supplier audit questions buyers ask first.
Send the supplier name, the quote, and the account you were asked to pay. We come back with what checked out, what did not, and what is still unknown. The unknowns are named, not smoothed over.
Is supplier audit the same as factory verification?
It is document review plus a look at the actual factory. It is not lab testing, legal due diligence or certification, and treating it as any of those is how buyers get caught out.
Can Aeonix review a business license and export readiness?
Yes. We check the licence, the business scope and the onsite documents against each other. Destination-market compliance is a different question and needs the right specialist.
When is an audit most useful?
Before the deposit — especially when a quote is unusually attractive. That is the only point where you can still change supplier, change scope, or change the payment terms.
Proof artifacts
Turn supplier verification into an RFQ, quote benchmark, and QC release plan.
Send the supplier name, the quote, and the account you were asked to pay. We come back with what checked out, what did not, and what is still unknown. The unknowns are named, not smoothed over.
Sample report // evidence packet
See how supplier audit evidence becomes a buyer-ready decision packet.
This sample report structure shows how Aeonix organizes onsite audit, qualification review, production capability, and document verification. It is not a file-download promise; it shows what evidence the RFQ should collect before supplier selection, quote comparison, and QC planning. The buyer evidence path starts with supplier proof, then moves into sample proof, quote proof, inspection proof, and shipping proof.
Sample report structure
Supplier evidence step
Solves supplier identity, factory capability, and payment-before-proof risk. Input supplier details, quote, payment gate, and factory signals. Output supplier proof; next steps are sample proof, quote proof, and inspection controls.
Supplier identity and qualification snapshot
Company name, business license, business scope, registered address, factory address, contact trail, export readiness, and document consistency notes.
Onsite factory audit evidence index
Captioned evidence for workshop, equipment, lines, storage, sample area, packing area, document cabinet, and visible production status.
Production capability and order-fit judgment
MOQ, lead time, key process, subcontracting boundary, seasonal capacity pressure, and whether the current quote matches the buyer's order stage.
QC readiness and recommended next steps
Actions for sample approval, pre-shipment inspection, packaging label review, missing documents, or quote rebidding.
Concrete deliverables
Onsite factory audit record
Factory address, workshop flow, equipment, production lines, storage, packing area, and captioned onsite photos.
Qualification verification record
Business license, business scope, export-file signals, contact trail, and company/payment consistency checks.
Production capability check
Line count, key equipment, sample ability, subcontracting boundaries, order size, and lead-time assumptions.
Document verification record
Quote sheet, packing requirements, sample records, QC cooperation, certificate claims, and missing-document list.
Who this fits
Amazon and private label sellers
Need supplier proof before sample approval, packaging decisions, labeling, and pre-shipment inspection.
Wholesalers and distributors
Need low-price quotes, MOQ, lead time, and capability evidence in one decision file.
Brands and OEM teams
Need to confirm whether a factory understands customization, packaging, documents, QC, and outsourced process boundaries.
Procurement teams
Need audit findings packaged for internal approval, quote comparison, quality control, and payment milestones.
Related decision pages
Supplier verification ChinaUnderstand supplier identity, factory, and document verification boundaries first.Quality control inspectionTurn supplier evidence into inspection gates, rework rules, and shipment release criteria.Sample sourcing fileSee how sample proof, quote proof, inspection proof, and shipping handoff sit in one sourcing file.Quote comparison templateNormalize quote assumptions after the audit into quote proof.OEM / private labelConnect factory capability to brand, packaging, and customization requirements.Trust centerReview what audit and QC evidence can show, and what still needs third-party confirmation.