Before signing with a Chinese distributor, manufacturer or agent, these are the official lookup sites run by Chinese government bodies and courts, in the order to use them. Each link opens the CMB tool page with the official address, access conditions and search steps.
At a glance
| Question | Official lookup site | Run by |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Is it a registered company? | National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System 国家企业信用信息公示系统 | State Administration for Market Regulation |
| 2. Any administrative penalties or credit issues? | Credit China 信用中国 | Under the NDRC and the People’s Bank of China |
| 3. Any court judgments? | China Judgments Online 中国裁判文书网 | Supreme People’s Court |
| 4. On an enforcement or dishonest-debtor list? | China Enforcement Information Disclosure 中国执行信息公开网 | Supreme People’s Court |
| 5. What is its import/export credit rating? | China Customs Enterprise Credit Platform | General Administration of Customs |
| 6. Has someone already filed or registered our trademark? | China Trademark Search (CNIPA) 中国商标网 | CNIPA Trademark Office |
| 7. Is the product (cosmetics) registered or filed? | NMPA Cosmetics Registration Search | National Medical Products Administration |
| 8. Need an English company report? | QCC Global (Qichacha) | Private company-data service (paid) |
Order of checks
- Get the Chinese legal name and the Unified Social Credit Code (统一社会信用代码). Copy the full Chinese name and 18-character code from the contract, quotation or business licence (营业执照). English names and abbreviations are hard to search.
- Start with the company registry. In the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, check registration status, founding date, legal representative, business scope and whether it is on the abnormal-operations list.
- Check credit and penalties. Search the same code on Credit China for administrative penalties and credit notices.
- Check court records. Search judgments by company name on China Judgments Online, and the enforcement, dishonest-debtor and consumption-restriction lists on China Enforcement Information Disclosure.
- For import/export partners, check the credit rating and lists on the China Customs Enterprise Credit Platform.
- Before handing over your brand, check on China Trademark Search whether your English or Chinese brand name has already been filed or registered, and by whom.
- Before taking or supplying products, for cosmetics check the registration or filing number and the filer (备案人) on the NMPA search.
- Keep a record. Save the date, screenshots and the codes or numbers you checked so you can compare later.
Reading the results
- Official sites show only what has been published. No record does not mean no problem.
- Access conditions differ by site (identity verification, overseas access limits, registration). Check the access notes on each tool page first.
- For legal decisions, ask a qualified lawyer in China. This page only shows the official lookup routes.
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