Preparing a first supplier enquiry
Define the minimum information to prepare before asking suppliers for prices, samples, packaging or customisation.
Inside China Works
China sourcing information for small product businesses
Practical guides, checklists and public-source supplier research for founder-led brands, independent sellers, small wholesalers and specialist retailers sourcing physical products from China without a full in-house sourcing team.
What Inside China Works does
Inside China Works does not select suppliers for you or declare a factory reliable. It helps you define requirements, compare information and keep track of what still needs to be confirmed.
Start with the question you are handling
You do not need to read the whole website. Begin with the stage or document you are working on now.
Comparing supplier quotations
Put prices, specifications, packaging, documents and unanswered questions into the same comparison structure.
Reviewing or changing a sample
Record what was received, what needs to change and what must be reconfirmed before production.
Checking a company name or document
Separate the website name, legal entity, quotation company, contract company, payment recipient and manufacturing role.
Preparing a first order or reorder
Review what has been confirmed, what remains open and which product details must carry forward into production or replenishment.
What buyers can use
Product Information
Define product types, market versions, specification fields and the assumptions that need to be aligned before quotations are compared.
Supplier Profiles
Review structured public-source information about Chinese legal entities, company-published product and business-model statements, related names, source differences and unresolved questions.
RFQ & Quote Tools
Prepare clearer requirements, keep missing answers visible and compare supplier quotations on a more consistent basis.
Research Services
Request a focused review when the question concerns a specific supplier, RFQ, quotation set or another clearly bounded China sourcing issue.
Built for people who handle sourcing themselves
Inside China Works is designed for small product businesses where the founder, owner or a small team directly handles supplier enquiries, quotations, samples, packaging and first orders.
Founder-led brands
Independent product sellers
Small wholesalers
Specialist retailers
Air Fryer Sourcing Information
Review air fryer product formats, capacity definitions, market-version fields, specification requirements, RFQ questions and supplier profiles.
How evidence is handled
Inside China Works separates official records and formal filings from company-published information, commercial-platform information and other public sources. Review dates, source types, different public records, information not found and order-specific questions are shown separately.
Public-source research does not replace factory audits, product inspection, laboratory testing, certification review, legal or financial due diligence, contract review or the buyer’s own supplier-qualification process.
When focused research may help
Free pages address recurring sourcing questions. Paid research is available when a buyer needs a defined review of a supplier, RFQ, quotation set or other bounded sourcing question.