The China Sourcing Checklist is the pre-flight list we walk through with every new client before a dollar moves: what to define, what to verify, what to put in writing, and what to check before the balance payment. It is free. Enter your email at the bottom of this page and we will send it over.
What is inside the checklist?
The checklist compresses the order mistakes we see most often into 24 checkable lines, organized in the order you will actually need them:
- Product definition: the specification fields that decide whether two factories quote the same product or two different ones.
- Supplier verification: how to confirm a factory is a factory, what the business license tells you, and the registration numbers worth checking.
- Sampling: the golden sample rules that make later disputes short instead of endless.
- Payment schedule: the deposit and balance structure with an inspection gate, written so both sides can sign it.
- Quality control: which checkpoints your order needs, and the AQL numbers to put in the contract.
- Shipping readiness: packing, marking, and document items that prevent customs and forwarder surprises.
Who is the checklist for?
First-time importers placing a first order, and experienced buyers who want a second pair of eyes before signing. If you already work with an agent, the checklist doubles as an audit sheet for their process: every line on it is something your agent should be doing anyway. The deeper explanations behind each line live in the complete import guide.
How do you get it?
Email info@yinhansourcing.com with the subject line “Checklist”, or send the request through the contact page. We will reply with the PDF within one business day. No newsletter subscription is attached to it; the checklist is a checklist, not a funnel.
If you would rather talk the list through against your actual product, that is what the free consultation is for. Bring the product, the target price, and the timeline, and we will tell you which lines on the checklist carry the most risk for you specifically.
How the checklist maps to our process
Each line of the checklist corresponds to a step in the sourcing sequence described on this site, so the document works as training for the process as much as a list for your order. The verification lines mirror the checks behind the supplier sourcing service; the AQL and sample lines mirror what a pre-shipment inspection enforces; and the payment lines match the schedule described in the payment terms guide. Reading the checklist next to those guides turns it from a printout into an operating manual.
If you would rather have the process run for you, the first consultation maps your product onto the same lines in one call, with the fees published on the pricing page before anything starts.