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Ningbo Brightline Houseware Co., Ltd

Prepared for [Client] · value at risk £18,000

Verification report · 25 Oct 2026
Verdict

Do not proceed on the current terms.

The company quoting you is registered for wholesale and retail only, with no paid-up capital and four people on its payroll. Payment is directed to a third entity carrying two open enforcement cases.

01 · Legal identityClear — name matches, USCI valid, status 存续, established 2019
02 · Registered scopeFlagged — wholesale and retail only, no manufacturing item
03 · Financial substanceFlagged — ¥10,000,000 registered, ¥0 paid up, 4 on payroll
04 · Operating recordClear — not listed, no penalties, filings on time
05 · LitigationFlagged — 2 open enforcement cases, affiliate, ≈¥2.4m unsatisfied
06 · Ownership and controlFlagged — 70% individual, controls the invoicing party
07 · Payment entityFlagged — HK account in a third company’s name
— · CertificatesFlagged — ISO 9001 number not found in issuer’s register

The findings in full

Registered scope. Covers wholesale and retail of houseware and daily necessities, with no manufacturing item. The company presented itself as the manufacturer and supplied photographs of a production line. On the filings it is a trading company.

Ownership and control. Seventy per cent held by an individual who controls two further entities, one of which is the proposed invoicing party and the subject of the enforcement cases. The facility shown during the video call is registered to a fourth, unrelated company.

Payment and invoicing. The proforma invoice directs payment to a Hong Kong account held in the name of a third company. The account name does not match the counterparty’s registered legal name. Paying it would leave no contractual claim against the entity quoted above.

Certificates. ISO 9001 certificate supplied, number checked against the issuing body’s register: no record found. Two further test reports verified as genuine but issued for a different product category.

If you proceed anyway

  • Contract with, and pay, the entity whose USCI appears in this report, not the proposed invoicing party
  • Treat the counterparty as a trading company and inspect before shipment rather than on arrival
  • 30% deposit, 70% released against passed pre-shipment inspection
  • Pay only an account held in the name on this report; refuse the Hong Kong third-party account
  • Require a current ISO certificate you can verify yourself

Scope and limitations: based on public filings as at the report date. Not legal advice. No assurance is given as to future conduct. Sources: National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System; China Judgements Online.

Site visit extract

What was said, against what could be seen

Both columns are recorded as found, and the conclusion is left to you.

Stated by hostObserved or documented
“We run three injection moulding lines.”Two lines seen running; one idle and partially dismantled.
“Capacity is 40,000 units a month.”Not verifiable on a single visit. Output records offered for one month only.
“We hold ISO 9001.”Certificate displayed. Number checked against the issuing body’s database: not found.
“The warehouse is next door.”Requested, not shown. Host stated it was closed that day.
Address on the gateMatches the address on the business licence. Confirmed.

“Requested, not shown” is usually the most informative line in the report. A refusal is a finding, and we record it without comment.

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