In short: we review where your product and its inputs sit against China’s published control lists, run a structured written conversation with your supplier about licence status and end-use documentation, and tell you what to expect on timing — before you commit to a delivery date you cannot meet. From US$290.
Where licensing applies it is generally applied for per shipment, and reviews run in months rather than weeks. See how long a China export licence takes.
What we check
Product and inputs
Your product, its bill of materials as far as the supplier will share it, and where those sit against the published control lists.
The supplier conversation
Specific questions, in Mandarin, in writing: is a licence needed, have you obtained one before, for this destination, and what do you need from me.
Realistic timing
Lead time including licensing rather than excluding it — the gap that quietly destroys launch dates.
The deposit question
What happens to your money if a licence is refused, and whether your contract currently says anything about it. Usually it does not.
Typical exposure people miss
| Product | The component that creates exposure |
|---|---|
| Speakers, headphones, motors | Permanent magnets |
| Power tools, e-bikes, scooters | Magnets and battery inputs |
| Sensors and instrumentation | Specialist materials and coatings |
| Anything with a defence-adjacent end user downstream | The end use, not the item |
The deliverable. A written exposure note, your supplier’s recorded answers, and a plain statement of what remains uncertain. Where the position needs a legal determination we say so and name someone who can give one — we do not fill the gap with confidence.
