What a Chinese factory listing actually discloses
How often each fact is published at all across our record set — the honest limit of what a supplier profile tells you.
A factory listing is not a specification. Of the 12,951 records we read, the single most-published fact appears in 95.9% of them and the least-published in 45.2%. That gap is the most useful thing on this page: it tells you what a supplier will volunteer before you ask, and what you have to ask for in writing.
How often each fact is published at all.
Each row counts records where the field is stated, out of the full record set. A blank field means the company did not publish it — not that it is untrue.
| Field | Records publishing it | Share | What it decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export markets named | 12,421 | 95.9% | Whether the factory has shipped to your market before. A blank is not a no — it is a question to ask. |
| Payment terms stated | 11,763 | 90.8% | Deposit and balance structure. Compare this before price: 30/70 and 50/50 are different risks. |
| Incoterms stated | 11,743 | 90.7% | Where your risk starts. FOB and DDP put freight and customs work on different sides of the deal. |
| City resolvable | 11,319 | 87.4% | Whether the address resolves to a cluster you can visit, and which one it is. |
| Audit body or audit number | 8,801 | 68.0% | Names the third party that looked at the factory — so the report can be requested, not believed. |
| Product lines matched | 7,995 | 61.7% | Whether this factory makes your item or a neighbour of it. Subcontracting hides in this gap. |
| Certifications named | 7,551 | 58.3% | A standard named, not a test seen. Ask for the report behind the name before you promise it. |
| Year established | 6,859 | 53.0% | Age of the legal entity. New is not disqualifying, but it is a reason to visit first. |
| MOQ stated | 6,343 | 49.0% | The floor the factory will set up for. Treat a very low figure as a listing convention until confirmed. |
| Registered capital | 6,305 | 48.7% | A size signal from the company register. A filter, not a credit check. |
| Factory floor area | 6,211 | 48.0% | Room to hold a run — and whether the space is owned or shared. Ask what the figure measures. |
| OEM / ODM offered | 5,925 | 45.7% | Whether private label is on the table at all, and which of the two the factory actually does. |
| Employee count | 5,857 | 45.2% | How many lines can run at once. Ask whether the number is peak or current. |
Basis: all 12,951 records. A field counts as published only when the company itself states it in its own profile. We do not infer missing values and we do not fill them in.
Ask for the fields that are usually missing.
Ask early
Employee counts, floor area and certifications are the least-published facts and the ones buyers most often assume. Ask before you compare quotes, not after — the answer changes which quotes are comparable at all.
Ask in writing
A field that is missing from a listing is usually obtainable on request. The useful test is not whether a factory publishes it, but whether it answers a direct question with a number or with a paragraph.
Ask what it is
Where a figure is published, ask what it measures. Floor area may be buildings or land; employee count may be peak or current. The definition matters more than the digits.