Legal and commercial identity

Record the legal Chinese entity, registration details, contracting account, invoicing party, export party and relationship to the advertised brand.

Product and production ownership

Determine who designs, assembles, tests and supports the quoted model, and which critical modules or software are subcontracted.

Documents and claims

Match certificates, test reports, manuals, serial labels and quotations to the exact model and configuration. Record expiry, issuing body and unknowns.

Software and support

Confirm account ownership, cloud region, remote access, update policy, SDK/API rights, warranty workflow and spare-parts route.

Commercial conduct

Compare bank beneficiary, entity names, payment terms, lead time, cancellation terms and prior export evidence. Escalate inconsistencies before payment.

Working checklist

Include these elements in your project file.

  • Business identity
  • Brand/manufacturer relationship
  • Factory/site evidence
  • Model-specific documents
  • Software/license terms
  • Warranty and spares
  • Bank and contract consistency
  • Conflict disclosure
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This guide provides general procurement information, not legal, tax, customs, certification or engineering advice. Requirements depend on the exact product, configuration and destination.