How to tell if a supplier is a real factory or trading company?

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5 ways:

  • Check business license scope
  • Request real-time factory video
  • Ask material grades, process parameters
  • Check address (factory in industrial park, trader in office)
  • Check MOQ (factory high, trader low can mix)
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