Guide: Printable monthly report, six lines with the source behind each number
Monthly China partner report
A printable one-page monthly report for a China distributor, Tmall Partner or Douyin Partner: six lines, the source behind each number and the sign-off.
Attach this page to the contract as an annex. The partner fills it in once a month and sends it by the due day, with the export file behind every figure. A retyped spreadsheet doesn’t count as a source.
Why each line is here, and where each number should come from, is in Distributor sell-out report template: the page your China partner owes you monthly.
Brand: ____________________ Partner: ____________________
Partner type (tick one): Distributor ____ Tmall Partner (TP) ____ Douyin Partner (DP) ____
Month reported: ____________ Due day: ____________ Sent on: ____________
Channels and stores covered: ________________________________________
Sell-out by channel
Distributor: units shipped to outlets and sub-distributors. TP: paid orders from Business Advisor, net of refunds. DP: orders from the Douyin shop back end, net of refunds.
| Channel or store | SKU | Units sold | Sales (RMB) | Plan (units) | Gap explained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ |
Source file attached (system and export name): ______________________
Stock and weeks of cover
Stock on the last day of the month. Weeks of cover is closing stock divided by average weekly sell-out over the last eight weeks.
| SKU | Warehouse | Batch | Expiry date | Units in stock | Weeks of cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ________ | ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| ________ | ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| ________ | ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
Agreed cover band (weeks): ________ to ________ Units within three months of expiry: ________
Price checks
Distributor: where your goods turned up outside the approved channels. Record the listing, never a “price below” breach: fixing a distributor’s resale price, or setting a minimum one, can breach Article 18 of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. TP and DP: promotions and livestream prices that ran outside the agreed calendar.
| Date | Platform or channel | What was found | Batch code | Approved (yes or no) | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ________ | ____________ | ____________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ |
| ________ | ____________ | ____________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ |
Returns
| SKU | Orders | Refunded or returned | Refund rate (%) | Top reason | Scene (live, video, store page, outlet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ | ____________ |
| ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ____________ | ____________ |
Cross-border stock only: returns filed after 30 days of customs release, or back at the bonded site after 45 days (these lose the untaxed return): ________
Ad and marketing spend
TP: Alimama tools. DP: Qianchuan. Distributor: co-funded marketing, with invoices and photos attached.
| Tool or activity | Spend (RMB) | Sales on the day (RMB) | Sales after refunds (RMB) | Ratio after refunds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| ____________ | ________ | ________ | ________ | ________ |
Proof attached (statements, invoices, photos): ______________________
Next month’s plan
Orders to place (SKU and units): ________________________________________
Promotions and livestream dates: ________________________________________
New listings or new outlets: ________________________________________
Ad or marketing budget (RMB): ____________
Last month’s plan versus result, in one sentence: ____________________________
Sign-off
Prepared by (partner): ____________________ Date: ____________
Checked by (brand): ____________________ Date: ____________
SKU traced this month against brand shipping records: ________ Matched (yes or no): ________
Keep each page with its export files. Three pages make one quarter, and the quarterly China distributor scorecard is scored from them.
