- Chinese Gov't. Issued Company Certificate
You'll notice on the bottom right hand side is a stamp. This is an official stamp also issued by the government with the company name. This stamp that appears here is also in Chinese, however, every business is also issued (by the Chinese government) an English language stamp which they use when working with non-Chinese customers. If any printer is not able to produce an English language stamp for you on documents, look out.
- Company certificate with both English and Chinese stamps.
This stamp is also used on any non-disclosure agreement. Printers can provide you a signed and stamped NDA on request assuring that your artwork will only be used for the purposes you intend. I would imagine that it is also possible for you to also provide an NDA of your own for them to sign and stamp.
You may also see this stamp on invoices or contracts or any other documents you may exchange with your printer.
This is just for starters.
You should know also that any company who violates the trust of the client by faking any of these documents or stamps or ignoring an NDA is subject to very strict punishment under Chinese law. Serious companies do not mess with these things. Obtaining a Company certificate is a difficult and expensive process. Losing that cert is devastating.
Requiring to see these official documents, which I am told should be able to be produced on a moments notice (literally, a moment) makes it clear that we know what to expect and what we are talking about.
