Canton reads what the supplier wrote, tells you what they actually want, puts a number on the risk, and drafts the reply a fifteen-year sourcing veteran would send. It knows the incoterms, the AQL tables, and exactly when Golden Week starts.
Works in your browser with demo data today. Add an API key for live reasoning.
Watching the chat. Nothing new from the supplier yet.
Nine modules that share one profile, one order book and one calendar, so the reply you draft knows the PI you signed and the inspection you booked.
Chinese New Year, Golden Week, the Canton Fair, typhoon season, the Christmas cut-off. Every milestone you plan is checked against it, and the agent warns you before the supplier does.
Hello, thank you. We can do a trial of 1,500 units at $3.55/pc FOB Ningbo, 30% deposit and 70% against B/L copy via Trade Assurance, with repeat orders at MOQ…
The Chrome extension watches the conversation on message.alibaba.com, tracks both sides, and suggests the reply in place. One click inserts it into the composer. Your profile, orders and calendar travel with it.
Risk is the probability that doing what the supplier proposes costs you money, quality or time. The agent anchors it on evidence in the message and the profile, then explains every point.
Payment pressure
Deposit above 30%, full prepayment, or a bank account that does not match the licence. The strongest single signal.
+15 to +20
Platform avoidance
Moving chat to WeChat is normal; moving payment off Alibaba is not. It removes Trade Assurance and your evidence trail.
+20
Inspection refusal
No honest factory objects to a pre-shipment inspection you pay for.
+18
Verified history
Years on the platform, third-party verification, on-time delivery and audit reports pull the number down.
−4 to −12