Online Legal Due Diligence on Chinese Companies
Use a defined-scope legal due diligence report to verify the Chinese legal entity, review lawfully accessible public records, compare them with the transaction materials you provide, and identify the issues that may affect your next business decision.
ONLINE SERVICE
Starting from USD 1,590
ESTIMATED DELIVERY
5 business days
REPORT
Business-readable English
*The final fee and delivery date are confirmed after we review the target company, transaction, available materials, and any issues requiring an expanded scope.
Tell us which Chinese company you are reviewing.
WHEN THIS SERVICE FITS
Use the review to answer a defined business decision.
Online Legal Due Diligence is designed for decisions that can be supported by company records, public legal information, and the transaction documents already available to you.
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Investment, acquisition, or joint venture
Confirm the target’s legal identity, ownership and identifiable control, material registration history, licences, litigation, court enforcement, and administrative risk indicators before you commit capital or enter negotiations.
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Long-term supplier or manufacturer relationship
Check whether the contracting, invoicing, and payment entities are consistent and whether public records support the legal identity, operating basis, licences, and apparent capacity represented to your business.
03
Distribution, agency, or strategic cooperation
Review ownership, affiliated companies, regulatory position, past disputes, and potential conflicts before agreeing territory, exclusivity, credit, sales targets, or exit arrangements.
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Known warning signs before signing or payment
Investigate inconsistent company names, third-party payment accounts, missing Chinese licences, abnormal operating status, litigation, court enforcement, or discrepancies between marketing claims and registration records.
DEFINED SCOPE
Six areas of review, confirmed in the engagement.
The final scope depends on the target company, your transaction, available sources, and the materials you provide. The report focuses on facts that can be checked lawfully and explained reliably.
01 Legal identity and registration status
Correct Chinese legal name, Unified Social Credit Code, current registration status, establishment date, registered address, legal representative, and registered business scope.
02 Ownership, control, and entity relationships
Shareholders, material registration changes, and ownership, control, affiliated-company, or entity relationships identifiable from public records and the materials you provide.
03 Licences and regulatory position
Publicly available licences, permits, and filings relevant to the proposed transaction, including whether they appear to cover the activities you understand the company to conduct.
04 Litigation, enforcement, and penalties
Lawfully accessible records concerning material litigation, public arbitration information, court enforcement, dishonest judgment-debtor status, abnormal operations, and administrative penalties.
05 Intellectual property registrations
Publicly searchable trademark, patent, copyright, and other intellectual-property registrations relevant to your decision.
06 Transaction cross-checks and decision guidance
Comparison of material names, registration numbers, dates, contracts, invoices, and payment details, followed by prioritised findings, information gaps, and practical next steps.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
A report designed for an international business decision.
The deliverable explains what was reviewed, what was found, what remains unresolved, and what your business can do next.
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Verified legal identity
A clear explanation of the target company’s legal identity, ownership, and identifiable control relationships.
02
Source-based findings
A summary of the sources reviewed and material facts, rather than a collection of unexplained Chinese-language screenshots.
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Prioritised risks and inconsistencies
A decision-led list of legal risks, material inconsistencies, and information gaps organised by significance.
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Practical next steps
Recommended documents, contract protections, payment or closing conditions, and issues that may require an expanded review.
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One follow-up round
Answers to one round of follow-up questions that remain within the agreed report scope.
HOW THE REVIEW PROCEEDS
Four steps from inquiry to report.
Substantive legal work begins only after the target company, scope, engagement terms, fee, payment arrangement, and sufficient materials have been confirmed.
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Submit the company and transaction
Use the inquiry form to identify the target company, your proposed transaction, timetable, main concerns, and any documents already available.
02
Confirm acceptance, scope, fee, and timing
We confirm the correct target entity, review whether the matter fits the defined service, identify any additional information needed, and provide the engagement terms.
03
Review records and compare materials
After engagement and payment are confirmed, we review the agreed sources, cross-check the materials, and analyse the legal and transaction risks.
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Receive the report and follow-up
You receive the English report, practical recommendations, and answers to one round of questions within the agreed scope.
Know what the defined online service does not cover.
These boundaries keep the service clear. If your decision requires documents, interviews, assets, or verification outside the defined scope, the matter should be assessed as Tailored Legal Due Diligence.
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No audit, valuation, or full financial due diligence
The service does not provide an audit opinion or verify the accuracy of financial statements.
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No on-site verification or interviews
Factory visits, management interviews, third-party interviews, and internal information requiring target-company cooperation are excluded unless separately agreed in writing.
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No assurance that public sources are complete
Public databases, registration authorities, and other information sources may be incomplete, delayed, or contain errors.
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No guarantee of every risk or future outcome
The review cannot guarantee that every risk will be identified or assure the target company’s future operations, performance, or transaction outcome.
NEED A BROADER SCOPE?
Move to a tailored review when public records are not enough.
Tailored Legal Due Diligence can be designed around transaction documents, available financial materials, assets, contracts, licences, known warning signs, and on-site verification where lawful and feasible.