Library
Resources for industrial procurement from China
Guides, checklists and field notes for procurement teams that actually place orders in China and accept delivery on the other side. Use them to qualify suppliers, plan factory checks, verify documentation and control shipment release before equipment leaves the factory.
Working tools
Four working tools buyers can pick up and apply to a real supplier file. Ungated and ready to apply to a real supplier file.
Working tool
Supplier due-diligence checklist
Screen the supplier before award. Legal identity, manufacturer status, certifications, references, documentation gaps and quotation red flags.
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Supplier comparison matrix
Compare competing supplier offers on a single basis. Thirteen categories — scope, exclusions, standards, FAT, documentation, warranty, schedule and commercial terms.
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Factory acceptance test checklist
Use during FAT. Twelve sections — supplier readiness, document pack, test plan, non-conformities, corrective actions and the release decision.
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Pre-shipment inspection checklist
Use before shipment release. Inspection scope, test records, serial-number matching, packaging, non-conformities and written release authorisation.
Open the toolThe procurement-control sequence
From the qualification work before award, through the factory execution stage, to engagement evidence that shows how the same control points play out on a real file.
Before award
China supplier qualification
How to verify legal status, production capability, certifications and references before committing to a Chinese industrial equipment supplier.
OpenFactory execution
Factory acceptance testing (FAT)
What FAT covers, the four phases of factory inspection, what it delivers in writing, and when to plan it in the project timeline.
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Document control method
Per-stage method that turns supplier paperwork into a controlled record — from qualification through FAT, shipment release and final handover.
OpenAcross the project
Technical clarification log template
Tracker that separates supplier sales replies, engineering clarifications and acceptance criteria — each item kept open until evidence closes it.
OpenFactory execution
Factory inspection report — anatomy
Sixteen-section anatomy of a useful buyer-side inspection report — what to include, the red flags to watch for, and how findings map to release-or-hold.
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Selected field notes
Anonymized examples across post-installation support, installation acceptance and pre-shipment corrective action.
OpenContact
Have a live procurement file to review? Send the equipment list, quotation, inspection report, certificate package or shipment dossier — Sinospect responds with an initial view on supplier route, documentation gaps and execution risks.