The Supplier Diagnostic
Is this factory legit, and safe to send a deposit to?
One factory, one verdict: go, caution, or walk. Before your money leaves your account.
One ladder, three tiers
Desktop Check · $199
Desk-based check in 48 hours: license, account, export record and litigation check with a red-flag summary before you deposit.
On-site Go/No-Go · $599 (launch, list $799)
Adds a 26-item on-site audit in Shenzhen, bilingual report with photo evidence, and a 30-min debrief. The most-chosen tier.
+ Pre-Production Re-check · $999
Adds one re-check before production starts and CAPA close-out confirmation. For when the verdict is go, but the stakes stay high.
What the check covers
Business-license verification
Is the entity real, current, and legally registered under the name you are dealing with?
Export-record & red-flag check
Export history, cross-references against your quote and contact, and the patterns that usually precede a failed deposit.
Capability / risk scorecard
A clear go / caution / walk verdict you can act on, not a wall of caveats.
Questions to ask before deposit + protection checklist
The exact questions and payment safeguards that separate a genuine supplier from the deposit trap.
Not included: a full production-line audit with walk-through. That is the Sourcing Package and on-site verification service, which this diagnostic can credit toward.
Send me a supplier name, and I will check it.
Send the factory's name, website, address, any quote you received, and the HS code if you have it. You will get a written go / caution / walk verdict.
Flaming Field is a Hong Kong independent entity. No suppliers to sell you. No commissions. No factory kickbacks.