Sample report structure
A verification report that separates facts from supplier statements
The exact report depends on the confirmed service scope. This structure shows how a typical supplier or factory reality-check summary can organize evidence, limitations and practical next steps without presenting the visit as certification.
Report outline
Typical report sections
Supplier and assignment information
Records the supplier, available company identity, site, visit date and the questions agreed for the review.
- Supplier and available Chinese company information
- Factory address or reviewed location
- Review date and agreed scope
- Buyer questions and relevant order context
Claim versus evidence
Compares important supplier statements with the records or visual evidence available during the assignment.
- The supplier claim
- The supporting evidence observed or provided
- Any inconsistency or restriction
- The status of the point at the review date
Observed and not verified
Separates direct observations from supplier explanations and questions that could not be confirmed within the approved access and time.
- What was directly observed
- What the supplier stated
- What access or evidence was restricted
- What remains unresolved
Risk notes and next steps
Summarizes the points most relevant to the buyer's stated decision and identifies where more information or specialist work may be needed.
- Visible inconsistencies or limitations
- Questions to raise with the supplier
- Possible sample, testing or specialist requirements
- Recommended next commercial or verification step
Illustrative excerpt
How one supplier decision can be recorded
All company names, identifiers and findings in this excerpt are fictional placeholders. They demonstrate the reporting method and do not describe a real supplier or assignment.
- Supplier
- [Sample Supplier Name]
- Buyer decision
- Whether to pay a first production deposit
- Review type
- Supplier Desk Check
- Review date
- Illustrative format only
| Review point | Status | Evidence considered | How it is reported | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese legal identity | Record reviewed | The supplied business-license fields are shown alongside the corresponding public registration fields used for comparison. | The report records whether the Chinese company name, registration code, status, address and business scope are consistent at the review date. | Ask the supplier to explain and document any material difference. |
| Contracting entity | Follow-up required | The quotation and draft contract display names that are compared with the reviewed Chinese legal entity. | A difference is recorded without assuming it is legitimate or fraudulent. The commercial relationship remains unverified until supporting documents are supplied. | Obtain a written explanation before signing or paying. |
| Payment beneficiary | Not verified | The proposed account beneficiary is listed, but no evidence in the illustrative file establishes its relationship with the contracting entity. | The report does not describe the account as safe. It identifies the missing link as a decision-critical information gap. | Pause payment until the beneficiary relationship is independently confirmed. |
| Factory claim | Supplier stated | The supplier profile contains factory photographs and capacity statements, but the remote review does not establish where or when the media were created. | The manufacturing claim remains a supplier statement rather than a direct observation or an accredited capacity assessment. | Use product evidence, a consented visit or a specialist audit if material. |
Decision boundary
Illustrative decision note
Do not treat registration consistency alone as approval to pay. Resolve the contracting-entity and beneficiary relationship first, then decide whether product evidence or an on-site visit is proportionate to the deposit and order risk.
Reading findings
How findings are labelled
- Observed directly seen during the agreed assignment
- Supplier stated reported by the supplier but not independently established
- Record reviewed shown in the available public or supplied information
- Not verified insufficient evidence or access within the assignment scope
Boundaries
What a sample report does not imply
- It is not proof of accredited certification or legal compliance
- It does not guarantee future capacity, quality, delivery or commercial performance
- It does not replace product testing, engineering review or a specialist quality audit
- Findings reflect the information and access available at a specific time
Deliverable format
Evidence supplied with the report
For the standard Live Factory Reality Check, the agreed deliverable includes 40+ photos, raw clips and an English risk summary. Exact evidence depends on the confirmed scope, supplier permission and what is observable during the visit.
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