How we discovered the copper wire scrap fraud business in Tianjin

Last Thursday (Nov 10,2016), one of our African customers booked our Business Guide Service in China, asking us to accompany him and audit the suppliers together in Tianjin for his copper wire scrap business. The supplier is a fully registered new exporter from Tianjin according to their Business License and Export License offered, they picked us up at the hotel with a car, took us to their office and warehouse, we checked the goods, discussed the trade terms, price and packages etc, everything seems to be very normal.

However, on the third day (Nov 12,2016), I took the customer to their office without informing the supplier of our arrival.(We were supposed to check their export qualifications in person.). When we reached their office during the work time that afternoon, everything shocked us. At the same address, on the same door, they changed their Company name, Logo and staff within 2 days ! I asked them for Ms Chen (the sales lady) and they said they did not know her! After that I called my colleagues to further investigate this supplier in China, noting that they used fake information in their export license. By then we came to a conclusion that this was a real business scammer in China.

Features of such business frauds are:
1. Fully registered NEW trade company and exporter but disguised as real manufacturers online;
2. Insist on using their own Shipping Agent;
3. Require 30% deposit in advance by T/T;
4. Offer high quality samples for FREE sometimes to gain trust from the clients;
5. Use very low prices to attract the clients worldwide. (Far below the market price in China.);
6. Scammers are normally from North China at present. According to the case-reports from our clients, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Dalian,Tianjin etc is notorious for such business scams in China.

Source: Verification Team, STIN Group (www.chinabizservices.com)

The Latest list of Chemicals or Non-ferrous Metals fraud companies in China

Reference List "Suspect Fraud Cheating Company" Appendix I Updating August 21, 2013
(Data from CCPIT&CCOIC ShiJiaZhuang, Hebei and STIN Verification Team )
1. Hebei Top Chemical Co., Ltd.
Tel：86-0311-80940616
Fax：86-0311-66043180 0311-69030215 18332490215
Address: RENHE BUSINESS BUILDING, SHIJIAZHUANG, HEBEI, CHINA Web:www.cntopchemical.com E-mail：jenniferchemi@gmail.com Fraud,cheat,swindler:chemical,non-ferrous metal ingot scrap

2.shijiazhuang freeway paper product co.,ltd.
Address South Avenue and South Second Ring Road Construction Cross One kilometer Road exit south west
Tel 0311-87731660 / 87760488/85496778
http://www.freewaypaper.com
Mobile phone 13930443096
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Paper

3.shijiazhuang yinquan chemical
86-311-85263828 13785183822
www.yq-chem.com
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

4.Shijiazhuang Kuobond titanium industry Co.,Ltd
86-0311-87888078
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

5. Shijiazhuang Dongte Rubber Technology Co.,Ltd
Add: 1-1-5119 room, Lianbang Mingzhu, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei, China
Tel: 86-311-89949342
Fax: 86-311-89949342
Website: www.cndtrubber.com
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical,rubber

6.Wuhan Outai Huitong Trading Co., Ltd
Fraud,cheat,swindler: non-ferrous metal ingot scrap
0311-67906004

7.CHINA HAIXIA METAL CO.,LTD.
+86-18032695020
Tel:+86-0311-69001103
Fax:+86-0311-69001103
E-mail:grace@haixiametal.com
www.haixiametal.com www.hxaluminium.com
Fraud,cheat,swindler: non-ferrous metal ingot scrap

8.Shijiazhuang Baina Chemical Co.,Ltd
www.sjzbainahg.com
0311 80815085
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical,rubber

9.Shijiazhuang BaiGuang Copper Export-Import Co.,Ltd
Address:Zhong Ji Li Yu, Pingan North Street, Qiao Dong District,Shijiazhuang,Hebei,China Phone:86-0311-67797518 vicky jia
Fraud,cheat,swindler: non-ferrous metal ingot scrap

10. Shijiazhuang(qingdao) namoer chemical co.ltd
ROoM 3-2-802,YINGRUI JIAYUAN HUA XING ROAD, SHIJIAZHUANG, Hebei, China Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

11.Nanjing Shengyou Metallic Material Co., Ltd. include Shijiazhuang Branch
025-85888868 025-52629271
Fraud,cheat,swindler:non-ferrous metal ingot scrap

12.ShanXi Jinbaili Chemical Logistics Co.,Ltd include shijiazhuang Branch
Tel:86-351-3788974 Mobile:86-13784371964 Fax:86-351-3788974
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

13.Cangzhou Chenghua Chemical Co.Ltd include shijiazhuang branch
311-87368842 18633802800
Fraud,cheat,swindler:Chemical

14.Qingdao ZhanPeng Chemicals Co., Ltd including shijiazhuang branch
Tel:+86-0532-86786857 Fax:+86-0532-86786857 Mobile:+86-18561391392 www.zhanpengchem.com www.zpchem.net
Fraud,cheat,swindler:Chemical

15.Shanxi Termei Chemical Co.,Ltd including shijiazhuang branch
Tel:351-5228108 0311 67909163 15383294630
Fraud,cheat,swindler:Chemical

16.YIDAXING CHEMICAL GROUP LIMITED 311-67592631 311-67592465 http://www.ydxchem.com http:// www.ydxpvc.com http://www.ydxpigments.com Address:Donggang Road No.46 shijiazhuang city,Hebei Province
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

17.shijiazhuang yingfan paper trading co,.ltd
18633001331 311-87247669 311-83812005 david liu
Fraud,cheat,swindlerd: Paper

18.Tianjin Graco Co.,Ltd=tianjin gurui co.ltd Shjiazhuang Gurui Co.,Ltd
86-22-60392938 paper 0311-69000381 chemical
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical,paper

19.Tsingtao(qingdao) Tiansen Paper Industry Co.,Ltd including shijiazhuang branch Fraud,cheat,swindler: Paper

20.Hebei Qingmei Chemical Co.,Ltd
0086-311-87283332 87283331
http://www.qingmeichem.com
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

21. Shijiazhuang Weizheng Chemical Co., Ltd
Add: Room 7315 No.7 Nanhuanwangjiao Shitong road Qiaoxi
Tel: 86-311-67699756
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

22.Tianjin Jinmaoding Chemicals Co., Ltd
www.jmdchem.com 86-22-60380095 15532432312
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

23.HANGZHOU HONGXI CHEMICAL Co.,Ltd same as SHIJIAZHUANG PENGKUN TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO.,LTD www.hongxi-chem.com
Tel:86-571--82103762 Tel:311-89871990
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

24.Hebei Yihao Chemicals Co.,Ltd www.cnyhchem.com
Tel: 0086-311-85981299 Fax: 0086-311-85981199 E-mail: susan@cnyhchem.com MSN:susan201010@hotmail.com Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

25.HEBEI BANGJI CABLE TRADING CO.,LTD
Tel: 311-80812058 Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical,Cable

26.Shijiazhuang Benyu Chemical Manufacturer
Tel: (86 311) 80728769 Fax: (86 311) 86672537 Mobile: (86) 13673183669
Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical

27.Shijiazhuang Zhaoxian Yongjin Chemical same as shijiazhuang yongjin import and export co.,ltd. 0311-84880351 311-85520732 http://yongjinchemcheater.en.gongchang.com/ Fraud,cheat,swindler: Chemical,metal

28.Shenzhen ouluo metal co.,ltd. including shijiazhuang branch shijiazhuang phone:15333118123 Fraud,cheat,swindler: non-ferrous metal ingot scrap

29.DaLian HuiFeng Source Chemicals Co,.Ltd including shijiazhuang branch Tel:86-411-62933075 Fax:86-411-62933075 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

30.Shijiazhuang Tianqi Fine Chemical Co., Ltd Shanxi Tianqi Chemical Co., Ltd. Fraud,cheat,swindler:chemical

31.Tianjin luyuan metal materials sales co., ltd Room 2309B, xinzhuang Economic service center, jingu Road, No818, xinzhuang Creative industry park, Tianjin Tianjin China
Tel: 0311-69031836 Fraud,cheat,swindler: non-ferrous metal ingot scrap

32.Shijiazhuang Dunheng Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd
Phone:0311-89801245 15630103368
http://www.dhrubber.com
6-2-501Hongxing Garden Estate 56 Hongxing Street Xinhua District Shijiazhuang
Fraud,cheat,swindler: rubber

33.Shijiazhuang Tangtai Rubber Co.,Ltd.
SOUTH OF ZHONGHUA STREET Shijiazhuang Hebei China 86-0311-66689628
Fraud,cheat,swindler: rubber

34.ShiJiaZhuang Sino Way Chemical Co., Ltd
311-68008207 13933116752
Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

35.HENGSHIDA CHEMICALS CO., LTD ,qingdao including shijiazhuang branch
086-0532-89094879
www.qdhsd-chem.com
Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

36.Shijiazhuang Chucai trade Co.LTD.
No.676 Chengjiao St,Qiaoxi Dis,Shijiazhuang,Hebei,China 86-0311-83036287
Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical,non-ferrous metal ingot scrap,paper

37.Hebei Pengcheng Trade Co. Ltd.
Duanlutou Town Development Zone Hebei Xingtai, Hebei 054000 China
86 319 5396838 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical,non-ferrous metal ingot scrap,paper
 
38.xuzhou yachang imp&exp co.,ltd
0311-67508400 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical,non-ferrous metal ingot scrap,paper

39.SHANDONG JINING GREENFOREST PAPER CO., LTD including shijiazhuang branch
86-0531-2121088 Fraud,cheat,swindler: paper

40.Hebei Duoke Chemical Technology Co., Ltd,
86-0311-89630393
www.sjzdkchem.com
Chun Jiang Hua Yue, 18 Building 2 unit 1002 room,Qiao Xi District, Shijiazhuang,HeBei Province,China
Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

41.HUAHAI INTEL HOLDING 15333116354 IVY 18822091793 0311-89859952 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical,non-ferrous metal ingot scrap,paper

42.Shenyang Aierte Trade Co. Ltd including shijiazhuang branch 15613172927 Fraud,cheat,swindler: paper

43.TianJin Kaiou Chemical Technology Co, Ltd including shijiazhuang branch 022-60297292 13313216812 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical,non-ferrous metal ingot scrap,paper

44.Wuhan Mengdifu Chemicals Co., Ltd including shijiazhuang branch 86-27-59496381 0311-69031637 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

45.Gaocheng yingchun chemical co.;ltd same as (shandong)Gaoxin Chemical Tech Co.; Ltd 0311-80761997 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

46.Shijiazhuang Guanghua Biotech Co.,Ltd. No.466 East Zhongshan Road Shijiazhuang of China Tel:86-311-87619827 Fax:86-311-87619827 Mobile Phone:86-18633935502 Fraud,cheat,swindler: chemical

47.Shandong Haoweis Plastic & rubber.co.Ltd

Address:Jihongtan Street,Chengyang District, 

Qingdao Shandong China

Tel: 86-0532-86120539  Fax: 86-0532-86120539

The best and most cost-economic way to get back your money is to obtain official assistance in China with a Case-Report from your friend or a professional business service company in China. You can also book a Supplier Verification or Factory Inspection service to stop similar cases in the future. Any question is welcome.

New fraud cases and their countermeasures in China

Recently we've come across some different fraud cases from typical scams in China and I'd like to share some of them with Alibaba members here, hoping you'll learn a lesson from these cases in the future transactions:

Case One:
Product related: Chemicals (GPPS and HIPS)
Chinese Supplier: Wuhan Hangyu Co., Ltd (a so-called Gold and trust pass member on Alibaba)
Case Details:
A South African buyer placed an order for GPPS and HIPS with Wuhan Hangyu in Nov, 2012, the client also booked a STIN Company Verification service in China and confirmed that the supplier was a fully registered exporter before payment.The supplier also showed a SGS QC report regarding the target product in China and the SGS report was authentic as well. In March,2013,the client received the container and found out the product received as NOT the one they ordered at all, they look similar but not the same one in their SGS report. Then they came to a trade dispute and the client lost more than 35000 USD for this trial order. The supplier now disappeared in China and local police station is still tracing them.

As far as we know there are many business fraud in the field like Chemicals, Used Cooking Oil, and Mineral (none-ferrous metals) business etc. For those products, the order is normally big and the professional scammer can simply register a very small company in China, then vanish after they obtain the deposit or full cost from the clients worldwide. Lot of cases found that some professional scammers will use Offshore Trade companies as a tool to scam businessmen worldwide. They did have a company and they did send you the goods, but the problem is that they will send you a bag of copper scraps when you're buying Gold from them.

Countermeasures:
1.A Factory Inspection service or Auditing service from a third-party business service company like STIN is very important in China before placing any large orders.
2.A formal Purchase Contract in Chinese and an On-site Quality Control Inspection service is also very important for such cases in China.
3.If the client booked a 'Loading Process Supervision Service'from local experts in China, then such losses could be avoided as well.

Case Two:
Product related: HDMI cables
Chinese supplier: Changzhou Best International Co., Ltd (a so-called Gold and trust pass member at Alibaba )
Case Details:
A UK buyer had a deep communication on all the trade terms and conditions with this supplier in China (the direct contact is: David Lee ), later they reached an agreement on everything and got ready to make a deal, and the buyer –Mr. A ( True names are not allowed to display without permission ) remitted more than 2000 USD to Changzhou Best International Co.,Ltd in Oct, 2006, as a deposit or down payment to get the production started in China. Mr. A is very serious with his business and he employed a local inspector from STIN to offer a Basic Verification on this supplier in China before payment, and this supplier does exist in China (confirmed with local officials), the key problem is their credit was too bad ! Later the supplier could not meet Mr.A's buying demand and they didn't ship him anything. They promised to refund by T/T for several times when Mr. A claimed his payment back. They either ignored calls and messages or took it as nothing. So far they have neither shipped any goods to the buyer nor refunded. They badly ruined their image in overseas market !

Countermeasures:
1.Employing a local Chinese to report their bad credit to local government authorities in China directly and get them punished or fined. Bringing an accusation against them if your order is large enough, please note that you may have to collect enough evidence, say a formal sales or purchase contract, verification report, payment receipt etc.
2.A legitimate company could also be a cheater in international trades, you'd better pay them in full only after a Pre-shipment QC Inspection in China.

Case Three:
Product related: auto parts
Chinese supplier: Zhuji Hongxing Co.,Ltd (a Trustpass member from another famous platform in China, but I note their website www.zhujihongxing.com has been closed recently. )

Case Details:
A USA buyer----Mr.B got their information online and contacted their CEO called Tony Lin by emails. They had several pleasant communications and Tony claimed that he was the real manufacturer in China and he seemed to be a professional in this field. Mr. B bought several samples from Tony without any due diligence work in China in April, 2007. The samples were quite good. Good quality, reasonable prices , fast delivery and good communications surprised Mr.B a lot and he fully trusted Tony then, in May, 2007, Mr. B requested an OEM service from Tony's factory and placed a large order, they reached an agreement regarding every trade terms and conditions and both parties seemed satisfied with it. Mr. B paid Tony 120000 USD within 10 days by T/T after they reached an agreement as a deposit to get the production started in China. The rest balance is nearly 200000 USD and would be paid after the production. One month later, Mr.B simply wanted to learn the production information and employed a local business service company to pay a visitation/inspection to Tony's factory in China. Tony explained that he was abroad and inconvenient to meet his rep then for the first time, only a week later all his contact ways have been shut down (telephone, website and mobile phones etc), Tony disappeared in the air. Finally the local auditor went to their factory without notice (according to their address online, offered by the client ), to our great surprise, their company did not exist at all, nobody in the offices except an old man reading newspaper there. Their address is true but it's for another company in China! That's to say, the scammer is cheating the clients by using other companies' information! So Mr.B lost more than 120000 USD. ( I guess the scammer Tony just bought the auto parts from other factories in China and tried to gain the trust from foreign buyers for the first time.)

Countermeasures:
1. Samples could be good but it does not mean their massive production would be the same in China. Signing a formal contract with any of your suppliers for sake of better protect of your interests, esp when your order is large enough.
2.Fulfilling a Basic Company Verification on your supplier to make sure he is not a scammer and qualified enough to be your business partner in China.
3.Fulfilling a detailed auditing service if you'd like to place large orders and a during-production QC inspection and a pre-shipment QC inspection is very important for such cases. A local expert can help you a lot in such cases.

Case Four:
Product related: human hair products (wigs)
Chinese supplier: China better hair co., ltd (This is a SilverKey member from another well known platform----Tradekey )

Case Details:
A Portugal buyer----Mr.C got their information online and contacted Mr.Guo----the foreign trade manager from Better Hair in May, 2007. One month later Mr. C placed a trial order with them in China, amounting over 5000 USD. What Mr. C required is 100% human hair products and Mr. Guo is also selling authentic human hair wigs as well as synthetic hairs. Mr. C met lot of trouble in his market as he received lot of complaints from his customers in Portugal, claiming their product is not 100 % human hair and mixed with animal hairs and synthetic hairs etc. Mr. C suffered great loss owing to the quality issue.

Countermeasures:
1.The best way to avoid such cases is to book a Pre-shipment QC Inspection from a local expert team like STIN before delivery in China, esp when your order is large enough.
2.Don't forget to sign a formal contract with any of your suppliers, apparently this supplier is a trade company in China but they claimed to be a real manufacturer in this field. Why not audit them before payment? It would be much easier to control the quality if you deal with a factory directly. 

3 out of 3 Gold or Trust Pass Members fail site Inspection

Last week I paid several factory visitations to some Shenzhen-based companies in China upon request of some foreign buyers.

All the three companies are Gold member or Trust pass members in Shenzhen, who all claimed that they were real manufacturers of electronics in China. I’m sure most of the foreign businessmen will be astonished at the result of my visitation in Shenzhen; here is the basic information from our On-site Factory Inspection Report:

Company One: 
Declined my visitation on the pretext of goods shortage, but they promised to receive us before our departure to Shenzhen. 

Company Two: 
Received us at an office in a hotel, there are 3 salespersons working in the office. We cannot even find a Logo on their company in the office and on the door. They are checked out to be a small offshore trading company in HK. 

Company Three: 
This is the best one among the three. They are a registered small trading company in China, however, they do not have their own right to export ( I mean they do not have the Certificate of Import & Export issued by local government authorities ), they normally export their goods via Freight Forwarders, for which the buyer may bear some risks.

They registered only on 2005.08.26; however, they claimed themselves they registered in 1999 online. They do not have any factories at all. They cannot show me any quality control measures and after sale services in written forms; they cannot even show me a formal sales contract!! 

My suggestion:

You’d better deal with larger trading companies or manufacturers directly for sake of better quality control and after-sale service in China. Lot of trading companies disguise to be a real manufacturer in China, so a factory auditing or inspection service is very necessary for a large order in China! A factory inspection can tell you everything about the supplier and it’s one of the best way to verify your Chinese supplier at present ! 

What can a factory inspection performed by a local bring you? 
As we all know, there are many false things on the web, which perplex us often when we are going to make a decision. The case is also true with buyers who are going to buy from oversea suppliers. Here I bet a factory visitation (better by a local person) is a second-to-none solution.

1.Genuine or False? 
The local person can go and check the company (the potential seller) and all its factory registration information to see if it’s a genuine and serious enterprise. This is the basic thing that any buyer has to do before any sincere cooperation!

2.Production Competence (Throughput)? 
The inspector can enquire about the factory’s production capacity (also known as throughput) with the director of Production Department. How much can they produce in a month or a quarter? By learning their production competence, the buyer can avoid the risk of a delayed delivery to some extent.

3.Quality Control? 
The inspector can try to get to know the factory’s quality control system with the help from the director of Quality Control Department. He can also get to know more by inspecting their assembly lines or work shops. Good quality is always one of the crucial things that buyers are always pursuing.

4.After-sale Service? 
After-sale service is also important for buyers. Here the visitor or inspector can make sure if the factory can offer good and effective after-sale services and also confirm if they can include after-sale services as one clause in the contract? After-sale services can keep you free from some troubles.

5.Export License? 
Some suppliers do not really have export license. Here the inspector can check the supplier’s registration information with the local customs to see if it can really export directly to the buyer’s country. This is also one of the factors that can free you from being scammed. Other qualifications of the supplier can also be checked out by a local expert in this field in China. 

STIN (China) Business Service Co., Ltd (www.chinabizservices.com or www.bizinchina.cc ) offers a ONE-STOP business solution services for their clients worldwide,covering Sourcing, Quality Control, Verification, Factory Inspection, Shipping etc. Any question is welcome. 

Tips for you to verify Chinese companies and stop you from professional biz scammers in China

We have checked out countless Chinese companies for our clients or friends worldwide this year. Some of the companies, even the Gold members of Alibaba turned out to be a business scammer in China. Your business cannot be legally protected by Chinese government authorities if you're dealing with illegal Chinese companies. Hence, it's very important to verify your business partner as there are more and more business frauds coming forth in China. Here are my tips for you to verify a Chinese company:

Generally speaking, there are some links online for you to check out companies in China:
www.yp.net.cn
www.chinaeall.com
www.cnaic.org.cn
www.114win.com
etc
However, there is no English version of above services so far in China, you have to know a little Chinese to check it all by yourself. Also lot of the companies did not register themselves with above yellow pages. So yellow page is not the key way to judge a business scammer in China! The best way to check out a supplier in China is to visit them in person or check them out with local government authorities in China.

If you don't know Chinese, still you can pre-verify your business partners from following aspects:

1. Contact information
Please note that whether their contact information is right or not, most of the scammers don't offer a right address, tel and fax number online. Some of the tel numbers are empty and some add and tel don't exist at all, they don't offer a company tel number, a private number or mobile phone number instead.

2. Registered corporate number
Every legal company in China has to register itself with Chinese government authortities and obtain an unique company number. If your business partner cannot offer you a unique registered corporate number, definitely he is a scammer, of course, he may submit you a fake number, so you have to check it out with local administrative government organs with the number he offered. There is a Chinese government organ called Bureau of Industry & Commerce ( have branches at all levels ), which is the only government organ responsible for the registration of legitimate companies or enterprises in China. For example, for any legitimate companies from Changsha of Hunan province, you can contact the local administrative organ for confirmation: http://www.csaic.gov.cn/ Tel: 86-731-2891606 or http://www.hunancom.gov.cn/ Tel: 86-731-2287058 , the problem is you have to report your case in Chinese sometimes because most of the local officials do not know too much English in China.

3. Incredibly low prices, esp for international brands
Most of Chinese scammers usually attract foreigners with a very low price. If the prices they offered is too low to be true, you may have a further investigation on your partner to know why their prices are so low. Most of the scammers in China profit a lot by selling replicas or fakes of some branded goods to the overseas market, this is very risky because the goods shall be confiscated or detained by Chinese customs houses in case it considered illegal in China. By the way, please remember that the price for authentic /original brands like Sony, Apple, Nokia, Dell etc should be almost the same at anywhere on the globe. You cannot import from the unthorized brands distributors with cheaper price in China. They must be selling relicas, fake ones or copies of brands etc ! Please simply forget such suppliers in China !

4. Payment and shipment terms
The scammers never accept L/C as their payment terms, they prefer Western Union, Paypal and T/T etc. Also they never deliver goods through formal channels in China, they prefer to deliver samples by Express like Fedex, TNT, EMS to avoid more examinations from Chinese customs house. Most of the scammers use Private Bank Accounts in China!

5. Warranty and after sale services
Scammers never take some measures to guarantee their quality and after-sale services after your payment, they may promise you a lot before payment. It's lip-services only!!!

Be careful with some of the Chinese suppliers!
By the way, I have to mention that, it does not mean the manufacturer has the right to sell or buy in case he has obtained a legitimate unique company number from local BIC in China. In China, all the enterprises with the right to import and export has to apply and obtain a certificate called Certificate of Import & Export from Ministry of Commerce of PRC and its authorized local organs in China after their registration at local BIC. Also a formal trade company has to register with Chinese Customs House and its branches before his formal business with foreign counterparts in China. Then he has to register himself with local Bureau of Inspection & Quarantine in case his products are in need of quality control. Without the registration from above local government authorities from China, no company can deal with you in formal channels in China.
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