Preserve the source.
Record names, records, dates and different public values without merging them by assumption.
INDEPENDENT SOURCING INFORMATION
Clear evidence. Useful decisions.
Inside China Works helps small businesses make sense of Chinese suppliers, quotations, product details and order decisions. Our free guides and tools sit alongside focused help for individual sourcing questions.
ICW.China sourcing research, tools and analysis for independent buyers and small businesses.
OUR PURPOSE
Know what you can rely on — and what to ask next.
A company website, quotation and payment instruction may tell different parts of the story. We connect the relevant information, point out discrepancies and help buyers ask more useful questions.
When a detail has not been independently confirmed, we say so.
HOW WE WORK
How we approach sourcing questions
Keep the status clear.
Separate publicly documented facts, supplier claims, buyer-provided records and information still unverified. AI-supported organisation remains subject to source checks and human review.
Help with the next decision.
Structure supplier questions, RFQs, quotations and unresolved decisions so the buyer can act on what is known.
OUR BOUNDARIES
What ICW does not claim.
ICW is not a supplier marketplace, exhaustive supplier directory, verification provider, certification body, audit company, credit-rating agency, sourcing agent or guaranteed lead-generation service.
PUBLIC WORK AND PAID RESEARCH
Editorial independence matters.
Public material follows editorial and source rules. Paid research addresses a defined client question; payment does not buy favourable wording, inclusion, ranking, supplier verification or a recommendation.
Have a concrete sourcing question?
Bring us a specific supplier, quotation or document question. We'll explain what information can be reviewed and what the work would cover.