Supplier verification
Basic checks of company and public information, address and contact details, supplier documents, payee differences, and unresolved points. This is not a certified audit or bank-account verification.
Independent China-side sourcing & execution support
A practical person in China for sourcing, checks, visits, and follow-through.
I help overseas buyers find and compare suppliers—or carry out a clearly defined task in China. Based in Guangzhou, I handle communication and practical execution directly.
01Find or compare suppliersSend a product, specification, reference, or purchasing question.02Get a China-side task doneSend the supplier, address, files, or question you need checked.
Founder-led · Based in Guangzhou · Direct email and WhatsApp contact
01 · What I can handle
Specific China-side work, scoped around your decision.
Each assignment starts with the question you need answered or the outcome you need coordinated. The scope, evidence, timing, and limits are agreed before paid work begins.
Supplier sourcing & comparison
Candidate sources, specification fit, MOQ, quotation status, lead time, deviations, and points still requiring confirmation.
Local visit
Visit an agreed address with a checklist, record what may be observed or photographed, and state clearly what was not accessible.
Sample coordination
Contact, receive, log, photograph, organize, and coordinate shipment of samples. Ordinary observation is not performance testing.
Local research & supplier communication
Investigate a defined China-market question, contact suppliers, and keep a traceable record of sources, questions, replies, and open decisions.
Production & QC coordination
Communication, milestone tracking, and issue follow-up. Professional inspection, testing, certification, or formal audits are performed by suitable third parties under an approved scope.
Ongoing China-side support
A monthly or project arrangement with an agreed task range, workload, and update frequency. It does not imply unlimited visits, cities, or on-demand work.
Not sure which service fits? Describe the decision you need to make and the information you already have.
Describe the task02 · Local coverage
Based in Guangzhou, with practical reach across nearby cities.
Cities that are roughly within a three-hour drive from Guangzhou are convenient for me to visit in person. The examples here are not a closed service area and do not mean every address inside each city is always within three hours.
Common examples
GuangzhouFoshanDongguanZhongshanShenzhenZhuhaiJiangmenHuizhouZhaoqingQingyuan
For each visit, I confirm the exact route, access permission, date, and travel quotation after receiving the address. A visit is never presented as guaranteed access to a private site.
03 · How work begins
A defined question, a written scope, then evidence.
The process is designed to keep responsibilities, costs, uncertainties, and decision rights visible from the start.
01
Send the question
Share the product, supplier, address, files, or issue you want resolved.
02
Confirm the scope
Agree deliverables, method, timing, exclusions, and quotation in writing.
03
Execute & update
Carry out the agreed work and provide updates when the assignment spans several days.
04
Deliver evidence
Provide findings, sources, unresolved items, risks, and practical next steps.
05
You decide
The buyer retains final approval of suppliers, payments, specifications, and next actions.
04 · What you receive
Work that ends in something you can review.
A task does not end with “I checked it.” The output records what was done, what the evidence supports, and what remains uncertain.
English PDF report
For one-off work: scope, method, findings, evidence sources, limitations, risks, and recommended next steps, plus a short handover email.
Editable comparison sheet
For comparison work: an XLSX with candidates, specification fit, MOQ, quotation status, lead time, sources, deviations, and open points.
Original visit evidence
For site work: permitted original photos or video, indexed to the checklist and report, with inaccessible areas recorded.
Shared progress tracking
For ongoing work: a shared task tracker, key communication and cost records, plus summaries at the agreed frequency.
Reports distinguish verified information, public-source information, supplier claims, site observations, items that could not be verified, and professional judgment. These labels are not treated as interchangeable.
Reference timing
Planning targets—not guaranteed performance history. The initial-reply target is measured from receipt of your inquiry. Project-delivery targets are measured only after the written scope is confirmed, necessary materials are received, and any agreed start payment is received; they remain subject to supplier replies, access, logistics, and other external dependencies.
Within 1 China business dayInitial reply on fit and missing information, measured from receipt of your inquiry.
About 3 China business daysBasic non-site supplier check when materials are complete.
About 2 business days after a visitComplete visit report after address, access, and date are confirmed.
About 5–8 China business daysFirst supplier shortlist and comparison when the requirement is clear.
Fictional sample05 · Sample deliverable
See how claims, consistency, and unknowns are kept separate.
This fictional desk-check example shows how a buyer’s supplied documents can be reviewed without overstating what they prove. It identifies a payee mismatch, records the supplier’s explanation as a claim, and turns the uncertainty into specific questions before payment.
Shows what the supplied files agree on—and what that still does not verify.
Links each finding to a numbered source in the mock evidence pack.
Ends with open questions, buyer decisions, risks, and possible next steps.
English sample · All companies, documents, amounts, and findings are invented.
06 · Sourcing scope
Examples, not a fixed catalogue.
Product sourcing remains part of the work—from candidate search and quotations through samples, order coordination, and follow-up.
Each requirement is assessed against its specifications, supplier availability, verification needs, order quantity, delivery expectations, and risk.
Water, environmental & infrastructure components
Pumps, valves, piping & fluid-control components
Electrical, control & energy equipment
Industrial machinery, tools & replacement parts
Automotive & motorcycle parts and accessories
Metal, plastic & custom-manufactured components
Building, hardware & project supplies
Other clearly defined B2B sourcing requirements
A requirement matters more than a category label. Send the specification or reference for an initial assessment; no supplier network or capability is assumed before it is checked.
07 · Working principles
Trust through evidence, limits, and direct accountability.
Howtom Trade is an independent, founder-led operation—not a manufacturer, certified inspection body, or large established team.
Founder-led execution
You communicate with the person researching, coordinating, visiting, and preparing the deliverable.
Evidence before confidence
Sources, supplier statements, observations, unknowns, and judgment are identified separately.
Transparent scope & cost
My service fee is stated separately from travel, samples, courier, and buyer-approved third-party costs. No extra spending above an agreed amount is incurred without written approval.
Buyer-led decisions
Final supplier selection, payment, technical approval, and purchasing decisions remain with the buyer.
Supplier incentives disclosed
If a supplier offers a commission, rebate, or other financial benefit connected with your project, I disclose it and agree with you how it will be handled before proceeding.
08 · About
A real person on the China side of the work.
Howtom Trade is handled directly by Howtom in Guangzhou. I research the requirement, communicate with suppliers, coordinate practical work, and prepare the final delivery without passing the client through layers of sales and account management.
When specialist inspection, testing, certification, logistics, or another regulated capability is needed, I can coordinate an appropriate third party under a buyer-approved scope. I do not present their professional work as my own qualification or imply a fixed team where none exists.
IndependentCoordinator, not a manufacturer
DirectThe person you contact does the work
Guangzhou-basedLocal communication and reachable site work
09 · Start here
What needs to happen in China?
Choose the closest starting point. You can send an incomplete brief; I will reply directly with the missing questions and whether the task appears suitable.
What happens after your first message
- I assess whether the task is suitable and identify any missing key information.
- Once the information and scope are clear, I confirm in writing the scope, deliverables, timing, service quotation, and costs requiring separate approval.
- Paid work and additional spending begin only after your confirmation.