Qingdao Hiwoss Seaweed Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd. Supplier Evaluation

Executive Summary

Qingdao Hiwoss Seaweed Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd. is a China-based fertilizer supplier located in Shandong, with a reported factory area of over 20,000㎡ and more than 60 staff. The company offers multiple fertilizer-related products, including NPK foliar fertilizer, organic liquid seaweed fertilizer, organic NPK granular fertilizer, and related formulations, with MOQs ranging from 1,000 liters to 2,000 kilograms. Its platform profile shows Gold Supplier status for 1 year, Trade Assurance support, verified supplier status, ODM service availability, full customization, minor customization, and a response-time tag of within 4 hours. However, its commercial track record on the platform is limited, with only 1 order and CN¥2K+ transaction value in the past six months, no available store rating, and 0 reviews. Delivery performance is strong based on the provided 100.0% on-time shipment rate. Overall, this supplier appears suitable for buyers seeking a verified, customizable fertilizer manufacturer, but buyers should proceed with sample testing and small trial orders due to limited transaction and review evidence.

Detailed Analysis

1. Company Strength

Basis
- Factory area: 20,000+㎡
- Staff count: 60+ staff
- Verified supplier: True
- Factory location: Shandong, China

Elaboration
The supplier reports a factory area exceeding 20,000㎡, which indicates a relatively substantial production site. The employee count of 60+ staff suggests a small-to-medium operational team rather than a very large-scale workforce. The verified supplier status provides a degree of factory credibility, although the data does not include detailed factory audit reports, production-line numbers, annual capacity, or equipment information.

Scoring Rationale
The factory area is a positive indicator and supports the view that the company has more than basic production infrastructure. However, the staff count is moderate, and there is no provided evidence of large-scale production capacity, detailed factory certification, or audited output capability. Therefore, the supplier fits best into the medium-stable factory range rather than the large-scale supply-chain category.

Final Score
16 / 20

2. Platform & Compliance Credibility

Basis
- Gold Supplier: True
- Gold Supplier duration: 1 year
- Trade Assurance: True
- Verified supplier: True
- Certification / industry tags: ODM service available, Full customization, Minor customization, Response time ≤4h

Elaboration
The supplier has several core platform credibility indicators, including Gold Supplier status, Trade Assurance, and verified supplier status. These are useful risk-reduction signals for initial procurement screening. However, the Gold Supplier duration is only 1 year, which limits the strength of long-term platform credibility. The provided tags focus mainly on service and customization capabilities rather than product-specific compliance certifications.

Scoring Rationale
The supplier has important platform safeguards in place, especially Trade Assurance and verification. However, the short Gold Supplier history prevents it from being classified as a long-term highly established platform supplier. Additionally, no specific product compliance certifications or third-party quality certifications are provided in the data. The profile is credible but not yet strongly mature.

Final Score
15 / 20

3. Business Performance

Basis
- Orders in the past 6 months: 1
- Transaction value in the past 6 months: CN¥2K+
- Store rating: Insufficient Data
- Review count: 0

Elaboration
The supplier’s recent platform transaction performance is limited. Only one order and CN¥2K+ transaction value are reported for the past six months. No store rating is available, and the review count is 0, which means there is no customer feedback base to evaluate transaction satisfaction, repeat buying behavior, or product acceptance through platform reviews.

Scoring Rationale
Although the supplier has at least some recent transaction activity, the order volume and transaction amount are very low. The absence of a store rating and customer reviews materially limits commercial validation. This creates uncertainty for buyers who rely on platform transaction history as a proxy for export activity, buyer satisfaction, and operational consistency.

Final Score
8 / 20

4. Service Capability

Basis
- Response time: ≤4h
- Full customization: Available
- Minor customization: Available
- ODM service: Available

Elaboration
The supplier provides several customization-related service tags, including full customization, minor customization, and ODM service availability. These indicators suggest flexibility for buyers requiring private-label, formulation, packaging, or specification-related adjustments, although the exact customization scope is not detailed in the provided data. The response-time indicator of ≤4h is acceptable but does not reach the strongest service benchmark of ≤1h.

Scoring Rationale
The supplier shows good service flexibility through full customization, minor customization, and ODM availability. However, the response time is within 4 hours rather than within 1 hour, so it should not receive the maximum service score. Overall, the service capability appears solid for buyers needing customization, but communication speed is moderate rather than best-in-class.

Final Score
8 / 10

5. Delivery Performance

Basis
- On-time shipment rate: 100.0%

Elaboration
The provided on-time shipment rate is 100.0%, which is a strong delivery-performance indicator. Based on the scoring standard, a rate above 90% falls into the highest score range. However, the data does not include the number of shipments behind this percentage, so the reliability of this indicator should be interpreted together with the limited recent order volume.

Scoring Rationale
The percentage itself supports a top-tier delivery score. Nevertheless, because the business performance data shows only 1 order in the past six months, the 100.0% rate may be based on a small transaction base. This does not negate the result, but it reduces the confidence level compared with a supplier that has maintained the same rate across many orders.

Final Score
9 / 10

6. Quality & Customer Feedback

Basis
- Store rating: Insufficient Data
- Review count: 0
- Verified supplier: True
- Finished Product Inspection: Insufficient Data
- Factory Verification: Verified supplier status provided, but detailed factory verification scope is Insufficient Data

Elaboration
Quality and customer feedback evidence is limited. The supplier has verified supplier status, which provides some confidence in platform-level verification. However, no store rating is available, and there are 0 customer reviews. The data also does not confirm Finished Product Inspection or provide detailed factory verification documentation. As a result, the available quality assurance evidence is incomplete.

Scoring Rationale
The verified supplier status supports a baseline level of credibility, but the lack of customer reviews and missing store rating significantly weakens quality validation. Since Finished Product Inspection is not confirmed in the provided data, the supplier cannot be assessed as having a complete quality assurance system. The score reflects basic quality credibility but insufficient customer feedback and inspection evidence.

Final Score
10 / 20

Total Score

66 / 100

Procurement Recommendation

Cooperation is conditionally recommended, mainly for buyers who are willing to start with controlled-risk procurement steps such as sample testing, specification confirmation, and small trial orders. The supplier has a reasonable factory base, verified supplier status, Trade Assurance support, customization capabilities, and strong reported delivery performance. These factors make it potentially suitable for buyers sourcing seaweed-based fertilizers, organic liquid fertilizers, NPK fertilizers, and related agricultural input products.

The main risks are limited platform transaction history, only 1 order in the past six months, low disclosed transaction value of CN¥2K+, no store rating, 0 reviews, and insufficient data on Finished Product Inspection or detailed factory verification scope. These gaps reduce confidence in large-volume procurement without further validation.

Growth potential exists because the supplier has a sizeable reported factory area, customization capability, ODM service availability, and multiple fertilizer product listings. However, before scaling orders, buyers should verify product specifications, request samples, confirm quality-control procedures, and use Trade Assurance for payment and delivery protection.