The supplier
Who is listing your product on 1688, as displayed — the shop, the location, the listing history we can see.
Brand protection · the source
See where diversion begins — before the US shelf.
Unauthorized sellers, diverted stock and copies rarely start on Amazon. They start upstream, on 1688 — the Chinese wholesale marketplace where US resellers buy. A China Source Check is a one-time scan of that floor for your hero products, hand-verified before it reaches you.
From $500 · one-time
vs. $15k–$100k/yr enterprise tools. A check, not a contract.
What's in the report
Every listing we find, with the facts that matter.
The price and the MOQ
Wholesale price and minimum order quantity, so you can tell a genuine bulk supplier from a one-unit side door.
Dropship signals
Whether the listing is being single-unit dropshipped to US resellers — the clearest early sign of US diversion.
How it works
Four steps, about five business days.
01
You send your hero SKUs
Product names, product page links, and a clear image for each. Five for a First Check, up to twenty for a Portfolio check.
02
We scan the source
Reverse-image search across 1688 plus a match on your brand's Chinese name and common aliases — the two ways your product actually surfaces there.
03
We hand-verify
A person opens every candidate listing and drops the noise, so what reaches you is checked rather than scraped.
04
You receive the report
In about five business days: supplier, wholesale price, minimum order quantity, dropship signals, and links — facts you can act on however you choose.
We report. You decide. We tell you what the platforms and marketplaces display — the supplier, the listing, the price, the date. We never assert a product is counterfeit and never file on your behalf. You assess the facts and choose what to do.
Common questions
- What is a China Source Check?
- A one-time, source-level scan of 1688 — the Chinese wholesale marketplace where US diversion and copies often originate. We reverse-image-search your hero product photos and match your brand's Chinese name, then hand you every listing we find with the supplier, the wholesale price, the minimum order quantity, and whether the item is being single-unit dropshipped to US resellers.
- What is 1688?
- 1688 is Alibaba's domestic Chinese wholesale platform. It is where much of the stock that ends up on US marketplaces is bought in bulk, which makes it the earliest place a diversion or copy problem becomes visible — usually long before it reaches an Amazon or TikTok Shop listing.
- How much does it cost?
- From $500 as a one-time check (First Check, up to 5 hero SKUs). A Portfolio check covers up to 20 SKUs. Enterprise brand-protection platforms typically run $15,000–$100,000 per year on an annual contract; this is a check, not a contract.
- Do you determine if a listing is counterfeit?
- No. We report observed facts — the supplier, the listing, the price, the minimum order, the date, exactly as displayed — and you decide. We never assert that a product is counterfeit and we never file a complaint on your behalf.
- How long does it take?
- About five business days from the moment we have your hero SKUs. Every finding is hand-verified by a person before it reaches you.
Request a check
Tell us what to look for.
Send us your hero SKUs and we'll take it from there. We read every submission and reply at the email you give us.