Supplier Verification
Not sure if the vendor you found online or met at a trade show is legitimate? We can help you verify whether the supplier has a registered company, check the validity of product certificates, and more.
Within 7-10 days you will receive the Supplier Verification Report (PDF) and the documentation we obtained from the supplier.
- Supplier’s company information
- Details of the supplier’s bank account
- Verification of product certificates
- Verification of ISO 9001 certificate
- Verification of BSCI / Sedex certificates
- Risk level and recommendations
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See Sample Report10% discount: Customers who have already purchased the Importer’s Guide(link) are entitled to a 10% discount on this service.
I need help launching my product and I don’t have a provider yet. Is this service a good fit for me?
No, the Supplier Verification Service is designed especially for those who have already found a supplier, and want to perform a specific verification. If you need help with the entire import process, we suggest our Importer’s Guide.
How many providers can you verify?
A Supplier Verification includes verification of one company. If you need to verify more than one supplier, you can contact us for a quote.
Why should I verify my supplier?
Before you invest time and money with a given supplier, you need to understand whether it is a qualified supplier. A Supplier Verification Report can help you answer the following questions concerning the supplier:
1. Is it a manufacturing company or a wholesaler?
2. Do they have references from past clients?
3. How long have they been in business?
4. Do they have experience in making products that comply with European, American or Australian regulations?
5. Do they have a certificate of social responsibility?
6. Do they have a certificate for quality management system (e.g. ISO 9001)?
7. What is the overall level of risk if you decide to purchase products from this supplier?
Although a supplier audit is not an alternative to a quality check, it can help you discard an unqualified supplier, a scammer, or a wholesaler.
What documents do you require from the supplier?
We usually require the following documents:
1. Business license
2. Certificates / test reports of the product
3. Quality Management System Certificate (e.g. ISO 9001 or ISO 13485)
4. Social responsibility auditing report (e.g. BSCI)
How do you verify that the documents are ‘authentic’?
Once we obtain the documents, we contact the companies that issued them (e.g., SGS or BSCI) or use their onlini systems to verify the authenticity of the document in question. Beyond that, we save the “receipt” of the verification to a file (often this is simply a “screenshot” of the confirmation received from the person who issued the document).
How do you classify suppliers?
Depending on the results of the audit, the provider will be classified into one of the following risk level categories:
1. Normal risk
2. High risk
3. Very high risk
Assuming the supplier turns out to be qualified, do you guarantee that I will be safe from scams, quality problems, and compliance issues?
No. The audit report in no way constitutes a guarantee, assurance or approval. We are going to perform an assessment based on the documents sent to us by the supplier. This evaluation in itself does not constitute a guarantee that cheating, quality problems, and compliance issues will be avoided, since most of these problems can arise and/or need to be evaluated during the prototype preparation phase, and during the production phase.
A supplier audit is the first step in the process of deciding whether the supplier you have chosen is best suited for your purpose. To avoid problems, you must then always follow a quality assurance process.
Note that we do not stand as a guarantor of the supplier, nor do we offer any kind of insurance, regardless of how the supplier will be evaluated. In case negligence on our part can be proven, we will only compensate the price paid for the provider’s verification service.
What can I do if my provider is not listed in the ‘Normal Risk’ category?
In this case we suggest looking for an alternative provider, or requesting additional documents from the provider, which could improve the level of risk in which the provider is categorized.
Do you share our information with the provider?
Yes, the supplier will probably want to know your name, your company name, your company address, your email address, and the model of the product you intend to import before agreeing to send us the documents we are going to request. Otherwise, most suppliers will refuse to send us the documents, and we will not be able to do the verification.
Do you visit suppliers?
No, the verification process is performed remotely.
Provider details
We will need the following information, to begin the vendor verification process:
a. Supplier’s company name
b. Provider’s Alibaba website or page
c. Contact person (if you are already in contact with the supplier)
d. Product you want to import (if you have already chosen a product from the supplier’s catalog)
Process
1. We contact the supplier to request the documents
2. Once the documents have been obtained, we proceed with the verification phase
3. We prepare the file concerning the supplier verification
4. We go on to evaluate the provider
5. We prepare and deliver the Supplier Verification Report (PDF) to the customer via email
Important information
1. We will base our evaluation solely on the documents received from the supplier, and from the result of the verification of the same.
2. This verification should not be considered a “quality assurance” or a “certificate of compliance.” Even if we were to classify the supplier as qualified, it will still be necessary to implement a quality assurance process, and comply with the compliance requirements in the country to which you want to import, Italy for example.
Terms
+ After you place your order: We will contact you to request supplier details
+ Delivery time: 7-10 days
+ What you get: Supplier Verification Report (PDF) + Attachments
+ Report language: English