China Manufacturing & Supplier Contracts
Supplier diligence, OEM/ODM structure, specifications, quality, tooling, IP, change control, remedies and evidence.
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Industry Centre · Manufacturing
Manufacturing FDI combines formation, employment, supply contracts, EHS/ESG, trade, and IP. Establish the employing entity first, then the plant stack.
Supplier diligence, OEM/ODM structure, specifications, quality, tooling, IP, change control, remedies and evidence.
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Quality baselines, defect classification, incident command and recall exposure.
Open Product Risk Guide →Formation, contracts, labour, EHS, product risk and IP should be scoped as one programme, not separate surprise workstreams.
FDI
Usually establish the WFOE (or JV) before hiring and social insurance.
CTR
Control entity, specifications, quality, tooling, change, payment, delivery and exit.
EHS
Permits and factory environmental compliance now show up in buyer ESG files.
IP
NNN and trade secrets for tooling, recipes, and contractor access.
Use formation, employment, contracts, and trade as the primary entry points.
General information only—not legal advice. Factory regulation is location- and permit-specific. Last reviewed: August 2026 · China Legal Portal Editorial