If you are a B2B buyer sourcing cat litter from China for the first time, an on-site factory audit is the single highest-leverage trip you will make. This is the same checklist our team uses when we evaluate new raw-material suppliers \u2014 and the same checklist we apply to ourselves when B2B buyers visit the Aisha-Pet factory in Dalian.<\/p>\n
Most cat litter factories<\/b> in China look impressive at first glance \u2014 the showroom is polished, the conference room has an LCD screen, the lunch is excellent. None of that tells you whether you should wire a 30% deposit. This article distils the five checks that actually predict supplier reliability, drawn from 25 years of running a brand-owned cat litter operation at PY-PET’s Aisha-Pet factory in Dalian.<\/p>\n The first thing to verify on a Chinese supplier audit is that the business you are visiting is the legal entity that will invoice you. In China, a factory (manufacturing company) and a trading company can share office space, share staff, and share a brand name \u2014 but they are different legal entities with different liabilities.<\/p>\n The second on-site check is the production line itself. A real cat litter factory<\/b> has dedicated production lines, an in-house QC lab, raw-material warehousing, finished-goods warehousing, and dust-extraction equipment. Walk the floor and verify each one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The third audit check is raw material traceability. Tofu cat litter is made from food-grade soybean residue \u2014 but “food-grade” is a claim that needs evidence. Same goes for bentonite (Wyoming-grade claim), pine wood (pine-only, no mixed wood), and so on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The fourth audit check is the QC lab. A brand-owned cat litter manufacturer<\/b> must have an in-house QC lab that runs at minimum these tests per batch: dust content (post-extraction sieve), moisture, clumping speed, clumping strength, fragrance load (if applicable), pH. Heavy-metal and biodegradability testing can be in-house or third-party (SGS is the most common).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The fifth and final audit check is social compliance. If you are a B2B buyer supplying a retail chain in EU, Oceania or North America, the retailer’s procurement policy will require BSCI, Sedex \/ SMETA, or equivalent third-party social audit. The audit must be current (within the last 12 months) and the audit report must be available for review.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The above is exactly the audit our own team applies to ourselves when a B2B buyer visits. We host 40+ factory visits per year at our 18,000\u00a0m\u00b2 Dalian facility \u2014 typically 2 days covering production floor, QC lab, raw-material warehousing, finished-goods warehousing, social compliance walk-through, and a closing session with the export team.<\/p>\n If you would like to use this checklist on our floor, request a tour via the inquiry form<\/a>. We cover airport pickup at Dalian Zhoushuizi International (DLC) and one night of hotel accommodation for qualified buyers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cat Global is manufactured in-house at PY-PET’s Aisha-Pet factory in Dalian. 25 years, 12 production lines, 6,000\u00a0tons\/month capacity, 5 international certifications, 80+ countries served. We are happy to host you.<\/p>\n\n
Check 1 \u2014 Business license and legal entity verification<\/h2>\n
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Check 2 \u2014 Production line and capacity verification<\/h2>\n
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Check 3 \u2014 Raw material traceability<\/h2>\n
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Check 4 \u2014 In-house QC lab and SGS testing<\/h2>\n
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Check 5 \u2014 Social compliance and BSCI \/ Sedex walk-through<\/h2>\n
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Visiting the Aisha-Pet factory<\/h2>\n
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