Dingqi Sports Goods in Huaian, Jiangsu makes smart inner cores for balls, and the chip-enabled core inside match balls at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is theirs, accurately judging offside, out-of-play and handball. The company entered this niche in 2019 and spent three years solving two hard problems: keeping the chip suspension system stable under heavy impact and holding total ball weight within FIFA limits. The core performs 500 motion recognitions per second and tracks players' limb movements in real time; mass production began in 2022 and brought World Cup supply orders. With exports making up over 60% of its business, World Cup supplier audits are strict, looking not only at production lines but also at company records and credit stability. The Huaian Economic and Technological Development Zone tax bureau runs a closed-loop service of risk alerts, targeted correction, compliance cultivation and credit upgrading, guiding the company to archive purchase contracts, bills of lading, foreign exchange receipts and input invoices as one consistent set, building a three-tier internal control across business, documents and tax, and paying export rebates within two working days of filing.
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Huaian-Made Smart Ball Core Powers World Cup Match Balls
China Tax News reports that the chip-enabled ball core used at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico comes from Dingqi Sports Goods in Huaian, Jiangsu, allowing precise calls on offside, out-of-play and handball. The company has focused on smart ball cores since 2019, spending three years solving suspension-system stability and keeping total ball weight within FIFA limits; its core performs 500 motion recognitions per second and tracks players' limb movement in real time, reaching mass production in 2022 and winning World Cup supply orders. With exports above 60% of its business, World Cup supplier audits examine not only production lines but also records and credit standing. The Huaian Economic and Technological Development Zone tax bureau runs a closed-loop service covering risk alerts, targeted correction, compliance cultivation and credit improvement, helping the firm archive contracts, bills of lading, foreign exchange receipts and input invoices in one set, and cutting export rebate payment to two working days after filing.
2026-10-11