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If you came from chat, facts already confirmed there are reused here. Answer only the missing questions about defective goods, late delivery, refund refusal, NNN/IP misuse or CIETAC clauses, then get a preliminary route.

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This Free Scope Check provides a preliminary legal assessment only. It is not legal advice and does not create a lawyer-client relationship. For a binding legal opinion, start a fixed-fee attorney review.

About this Free Scope Check branch

This is the supplier-dispute branch of Free Scope Check, built for foreign buyers, procurement teams, and in-house counsel running into a China supplier issue or reviewing a Chinese contract. Pick the issue type, answer 2–3 short fact questions, and get a preliminary assessment that points to the controlling rules under CISG, the PRC Civil Code, the AUCL, and the PRC Arbitration Law.

Common scenarios it routes:

  • Defective goods from a Chinese supplier — non-conformity to spec, sample, or ordinary use; inspection-and-notice timing (CISG Arts. 35 / 38 / 39, PRC Civil Code Arts. 615 / 617 / 621).
  • Late delivery or non-delivery — supplier paid but goods never shipped, partial shipment, missed deadlines, contract avoidance and damages (CISG Arts. 33 / 47 / 49 / 74, PRC Civil Code Arts. 563 / 577 / 580 / 584).
  • NNN agreement breach and factory copying — design copying, trade-secret misuse, customer bypass and non-circumvention (AUCL Art. 9, PRC Civil Code Art. 577).
  • CIETAC arbitration clause and forum-clause review — clause validity, dual-track or conflicting forum wording, sub-commission traps (PRC Arbitration Law Arts. 16 / 18, PRC Civil Code Art. 507).
  • Liquidated damages and 定金 deposit disputes — penalty adjustment, double-deposit return, characterisation (PRC Civil Code Arts. 585 / 586 / 587).

No email required to start. Your answers are processed in your browser and never persisted. The checker is a free assessment tool — for a binding legal opinion, an engagement letter is signed with Shanghai XinBen Law Firm and a PRC-licensed attorney handles the matter.