How to verify a Chinese supplier before you pay a deposit
A licence number, a registry record and one factory visit will tell you more about a supplier than a year of emails. Here is the order we check things in.
Import from China with confidence, with one point of contact working for you.
Factories found, suppliers verified, goods inspected, freight arranged — one team on the ground in China.
120+
Works with over 120 importers.
Amazon, Shopify and wholesale sellers.
What we do
Everything between you and the factory.
One team in China handling sourcing, checks, samples and shipping — so nothing gets lost between suppliers.
Factory sourcing
We shortlist factories that make your product, then negotiate price and MOQ for you.
Supplier verification
Business licence, registry record, export history and a factory check before you commit.
Sample management
Samples collected, compared, photographed and shipped to you in one parcel.
Production follow-up
Weekly updates from the factory floor, so a delay reaches you before it reaches your customer.
Pre-shipment inspection
Your goods checked against the sample and your specification before the balance is released.
Freight & logistics
Air, sea or door-to-door delivery with customs paperwork handled end to end.
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Tell us what you want to buy.
Share the product, target price and quantity. We come back with a sourcing plan and a costed quote.
02
We source, check and sample.
We find factories, verify them against the official registry, negotiate terms and get samples to you.
03
We inspect, then ship.
Quality is checked before you release the balance, then we handle freight, customs and delivery.
Where to start
Choose your situation.
Most importers begin in one of these three ways. Every one of them starts with a free quote.
I already found a supplier
Send us the quote, the supplier name and the product link. We verify the company, check the price and tell you whether the deal is real.
I need a new factory
We shortlist factories that actually make your product, negotiate price and minimum order, and get samples to your desk before you commit.
I have an order in production
We follow the production schedule, inspect the goods before you release the balance and arrange freight to your door or your FBA warehouse.
Who we help
Built for how you sell.
Three kinds of importers, three ways of working. Pick yours to see exactly what we do for you.
Why Casalaunch?
One point of contact in China, answerable only to you.
Based in China
Our team is on the ground where your factories are, so checks happen in person and not by email.
Working for you, not the supplier
You pay us. We take nothing from the factory, and we put that in writing before work starts.
Suppliers you can verify
Every factory is checked against the official Chinese company registry before you commit money.
Inspection before the balance
You see the inspection report before the final payment leaves your account.
One contact for everything
Sourcing, samples, inspection and freight handled by one person who already knows your order.
Results from real orders.
Sample numbers from the shipments we handle for importers and online sellers.
Our pricing
Pay a percentage of order value, or a flat fee for a single task.
Total cost calculated upfront: product, local transport and international freight.
What’s included
- Suppliers shortlisted & checked
- Official registry verification report
- Pre-shipment inspection before balance payment
- Dedicated contact from quote to delivery
- Freight booking & customs paperwork
Verify a supplier
$150
Flat fee, per task.
1 supplier
Up to 3
Full management
From 6%
For orders over $50,000.
Unlimited
What our clients say
Get a free sourcing quote.
Send us the product you want to import — a link, photos, your target price and quantity — and we come back with a costed quote.
FAQ
Questions importers ask us first.
Plain answers about suppliers, quality, payments and shipping — no sales language.
We check the company against the official Chinese business registry, confirm its licence, business scope and export record, and visit the factory before you pay a deposit. You get the documents and our recommendation in writing, so the decision is yours and not the supplier’s.
For you. You pay our fee and nobody else does. We take no commission from suppliers, we do not own any factories, and we put that in writing before the first order.
Flat-fee work is billed when the task is finished and approved. Sourcing and inspection fees are quoted upfront and added to your costed quote, so you see the full figure before you commit to anything.
Quantity, workmanship, function, packaging and labelling, photographed against your approved sample and your written specification. You receive the report before the balance payment leaves your account, which is the last point where a problem is cheap to fix.
Yes. We book air, sea or door-to-door freight, prepare the export documents and, where you want it, arrange delivery to your warehouse or Amazon FBA. Freight is quoted alongside the goods so you get one total, not five invoices.
No fixed minimum. Verification and inspection are single tasks that suit small first orders, and the percentage fee is capped per order so a large shipment does not become expensive to manage.
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Tell us what you want to buy and where it needs to arrive. You get a costed quote and a clear plan — no obligation.