Ningbo Long Shine Import & Export Co., Ltd. Supplier Evaluation

Executive Summary

Ningbo Long Shine Import & Export Co., Ltd. is a Zhejiang, China-based apparel supplier with an indicated factory area of 11,000+ m² and 60+ staff. The company appears positioned as a small-to-medium garment supplier focused on women’s denim-related apparel, including denim shirt jackets and customized denim styles, with low MOQs of 50 pieces across the listed products. Its profile shows meaningful platform credibility, including 5 years as a Gold Supplier, Trade Assurance support, verified supplier status, Finished Product Inspection, ODM service availability, Full Customization, and a socially responsible label. Commercial performance is supported by 100+ orders and CN¥3.7M+ transaction value over the past six months, although the review base is limited at only 7 reviews despite a 4.8 store rating. With a 97.1% on-time dispatch rate and response time of ≤1 hour, the supplier is suitable for buyers seeking responsive denim apparel sourcing, flexible customization, and moderate-volume procurement, while review volume remains the main validation limitation.

Detailed Analysis

1. Company Strength

Basis
- Factory location: Zhejiang, China
- Factory area: 11,000+ m²
- Employees: 60+ staff
- Verified supplier: True
- Listed products are mainly women’s denim apparel with MOQ of 50 pieces

Elaboration
The supplier has a stated production facility size of over 11,000 m², which indicates a meaningful physical operating base for apparel production or trading-supported manufacturing operations. The employee count of 60+ staff suggests a small-to-medium organizational scale rather than a very large vertically integrated factory. The verified supplier status provides an additional layer of confidence that some form of supplier verification has been completed. Product listings show a focused denim apparel category, which may support category specialization, but no detailed data is provided on monthly capacity, production lines, machinery, or internal workshop structure.

Scoring Rationale
The factory area is relatively strong, and the verified supplier status improves confidence in operational legitimacy. However, the staff size of 60+ is more consistent with a medium or smaller production organization, and the absence of detailed production capacity data limits the ability to classify the company as a large-scale stable supply chain. Based strictly on the available data, the company demonstrates more than basic production capability but does not fully meet the threshold for top-tier scale.

Final Score
16 / 20

2. Platform & Compliance Credibility

Basis
- Gold Supplier: True
- Gold Supplier tenure: 5 years
- Trade Assurance: True
- Verified supplier: True
- Certification/industry labels: Socially responsible, Finished product inspection, ODM service available, Full customization

Elaboration
The supplier has a relatively complete platform credibility profile. Five years as a Gold Supplier indicates a sustained platform presence, while Trade Assurance provides buyers with a transaction protection mechanism. The verified supplier status further strengthens platform trust. The available labels also show several relevant procurement-supporting capabilities, including social responsibility positioning, finished product inspection, ODM service availability, and full customization. These labels are directly relevant for apparel buyers seeking both compliance-related visibility and product development flexibility.

Scoring Rationale
The supplier meets the core indicators for platform credibility: Gold Supplier status, multi-year tenure, Trade Assurance, verification, and multiple relevant capability labels. A five-year Gold Supplier history is credible and established, though not exceptionally long compared with suppliers with much longer platform histories. The compliance and capability labels are strong, but the data does not include specific third-party factory audit names or detailed certificates beyond the platform labels. Therefore, the supplier deserves a high score, but not the maximum.

Final Score
18 / 20

3. Business Performance

Basis
- Past 6-month orders: 100+
- Past 6-month transaction value: CN¥3.7M+
- Store rating: 4.8
- Review count: 7

Elaboration
The supplier shows active transaction performance, with more than 100 orders and over CN¥3.7M in transaction value during the past six months. This indicates a meaningful recent sales record on the platform. The store rating of 4.8 is positive and suggests customer satisfaction among recorded reviewers. However, the review count is only 7, which is a relatively small sample size and limits the reliability of rating-based conclusions. The order and transaction data are stronger indicators than the review base in this case.

Scoring Rationale
The supplier demonstrates solid commercial validation through both order count and transaction amount. These figures support a stable medium-level business performance assessment. The 4.8 rating is favorable, but the limited number of reviews prevents a higher confidence level in customer feedback consistency. As a result, the company performs above average commercially but does not reach the strongest rating tier, which would require high transaction volume combined with a larger review base.

Final Score
16 / 20

4. Service Capability

Basis
- Communication response time: ≤1 hour
- Full Customization: listed
- ODM service available: listed

Elaboration
The supplier’s response time of within one hour indicates strong communication responsiveness, which is important for quotation handling, sampling discussion, order follow-up, and issue resolution. The presence of Full Customization and ODM service availability suggests the supplier can support more than standard catalog purchasing, especially for buyers developing custom denim apparel styles. However, the provided data does not include details on design team size, sample lead time, technical package handling, or multilingual service capacity.

Scoring Rationale
Based on the stated response time and customization labels, the supplier meets the highest service benchmark in the provided framework: response time of ≤1 hour and strong customization support. While additional service-process data would further strengthen the assessment, the available indicators are directly aligned with top-tier service capability criteria.

Final Score
9 / 10

5. Delivery Performance

Basis
- On-time dispatch rate: 97.1%

Elaboration
The supplier’s on-time dispatch rate of 97.1% is a strong delivery indicator. For apparel procurement, dispatch reliability is important because delays can affect seasonal sales windows, launch schedules, and replenishment planning. A rate above 90% falls into the highest scoring range under the defined framework.

Scoring Rationale
At 97.1%, the supplier clearly exceeds the 90% threshold required for a 9–10 score. This indicates strong recent delivery discipline based on the provided platform metric. Since no additional data is given on lead time, logistics mode, or delay history, the score remains high but not automatically perfect.

Final Score
9 / 10

6. Quality & Customer Feedback

Basis
- Store rating: 4.8
- Review count: 7
- Finished Product Inspection: listed
- Verified supplier: True
- Socially responsible label: listed

Elaboration
The quality-related indicators are mixed. The store rating of 4.8 is positive, and the presence of Finished Product Inspection suggests that the supplier has some product inspection process or platform-recognized quality control capability. Verified supplier status also contributes to quality assurance credibility at the supplier profile level. However, the review count is only 7, meaning the customer feedback sample is limited and cannot strongly prove consistent quality performance across many transactions. No defect rate, return rate, inspection pass rate, or detailed QC procedure data is provided.

Scoring Rationale
The supplier has a strong rating and relevant quality assurance labels, which support a good quality assessment. Nevertheless, the low number of reviews weakens the statistical reliability of customer feedback. The quality system appears to have basic-to-good supporting indicators, but the lack of extensive reviews and detailed inspection data prevents a top-tier score.

Final Score
16 / 20

Total Score

84 / 100

Procurement Recommendation

Cooperation is recommended with controlled sourcing validation. Ningbo Long Shine Import & Export Co., Ltd. is suitable for small-to-medium apparel buyers, denim fashion brands, boutique retailers, online sellers, and buyers requiring low MOQ denim apparel with customization or ODM support. The supplier is especially relevant for purchasers who value fast response, Trade Assurance protection, flexible customization, and strong on-time dispatch performance.

Key risks include the relatively limited review count, absence of detailed production capacity data, and insufficient information on specific third-party factory audits, machinery, monthly output, sample lead time, and defect control metrics. These gaps do not disqualify the supplier, but they should be checked before large-volume orders.

Growth potential appears positive based on 100+ orders, CN¥3.7M+ six-month transaction value, 5-year Gold Supplier status, and listed customization capabilities. Recommended procurement approach: start with sample evaluation or a trial order, confirm fabric and workmanship standards, use Trade Assurance, and request pre-shipment inspection documentation before scaling order volume.