Business Entity Check
Real-time validation against official corporate registries to confirm legal status, registered capital, incorporation date, and corporate structure.
🇺🇸 Global Trade · Verified Suppliers
Supplier Verification
for Import & Export
Businesses
Before you wire funds or sign a contract, know exactly who you’re dealing with. Our end-to-end supplier due diligence covers legal identity, financial standing, trade compliance, and on-site validation across 85+ sourcing markets worldwide.
Platform Track Record
50,000+ Supplier verifications completed
85+ Countries & sourcing markets covered
3–5 days Standard report turnaround
1 in 4 New suppliers flagged as high-risk
Core Knowledge
What Is Supplier
Verification?
Supplier verification is a structured due diligence process that independently confirms a trading partner’s legal existence, ownership, financial health, and regulatory compliance before you enter into a commercial relationship.
For importers and exporters, the stakes are uniquely high. You are wiring payments across borders, entrusting goods to counterparties you may never meet in person, and navigating complex trade regulations. A fraudulent or insolvent supplier can result in lost shipments, financial penalties, or reputational damage that is difficult to recover from.
📌 Key Insight: Industry research shows that 72% of B2B fraud in global trade is committed by entities misrepresenting their registration or financial status. Rigorous verification reduces this exposure by up to 65%.
- Business registration & legal entity confirmation
- Beneficial ownership & legal representative identity
- Financial standing & credit risk assessment
- Export licence, trade certifications & permits
- Litigation records & blacklist/sanctions screening
- Customs export history & trade volume analysis
- Physical premises & production capacity inspection
Financial & Credit Assessment
Analysis of financial statements, credit bureau scores, and payment history to produce a quantified risk rating for your procurement decision.
Trade Compliance Review
Verification of export licences, ISO certifications, customs registration numbers, and OFAC/UN/EU sanctions list screening for every supplier.
On-Site Factory Inspection
Our local inspectors visit the supplier’s registered premises to verify real operations, headcount, machinery, and production capacity firsthand.
Why It Matters
The Real Cost of Skipping
Supplier Due Diligence
Global trade fraud is growing. These figures reflect the exposure that importers and exporters face when supplier vetting is inadequate.
72%
Misrepresented Identity of B2B fraud cases involve falsified business registration or ownership details
$3.1B
Annual Trade Fraud Losses estimated annual losses to importers and exporters from supplier fraud globally
1 in 4
New Suppliers Are High-Risk of unverified suppliers we screen are found to have significant undisclosed risk factors
65%
Risk Reduction average reduction in procurement risk exposure reported by clients after implementing verification
How It Works
Four Steps to a Verified Supplier
A transparent, trackable process from submission to final report delivery.
Submit Request
Fill in the supplier details form, upload any existing documents, and select your verification package.
Data Investigation
Our analysts query official registries, credit bureaus, sanctions databases, and customs records across multiple jurisdictions.
Risk Assessment
All findings are consolidated into a quantified risk score with detailed analyst commentary and red-flag annotations.
Report Delivery
Receive a comprehensive PDF verification report, with follow-up Q&A support and optional ongoing monitoring.
Global Reach
Covering Every Major
Sourcing Market
Whether your suppliers are based in Chinese manufacturing hubs, Southeast Asian factories, South Asian textile corridors, or European industrial zones — we have local verification partners and direct data access to conduct thorough checks in-market.
🇨🇳 China 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇮🇳 India 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy + 74 more
85+
Countries covered
200+
Local field partners
48h
Rush report option
14+
Languages supported
Verification Packages
Choose the Right Level
of Due Diligence
Scalable packages for spot checks on new suppliers through to full enterprise compliance audits for strategic partners.
Starter
Basic Verification
⏱ Report in 3 business days
- Business registration check
- Legal representative identity
- Business licence authenticity
- Sanctions & watchlist screening
- Standard PDF report
- Financial credit assessment
- Customs export history
- On-site inspection
Most Popular
Professional
Advanced Due Diligence
⏱ Report in 7 business days
- Everything in Basic
- Financial standing & credit score
- Trade licence & ISO certification check
- Customs export records & HS code analysis
- Litigation & court record search
- Analyst risk narrative & scoring
- On-site factory inspection
Enterprise
Compliance Audit
⏱ Report in 14 business days
- Everything in Advanced
- On-site factory / warehouse visit
- Key management background checks
- Production capacity & quality systems
- Supply chain sub-contractor review
- 12-month ongoing monitoring
- Dedicated account manager
Our Credentials
Expertise You Can
Rely On
Over a decade of hands-on experience in global trade due diligence, recognised by leading industry bodies.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions importers and exporters ask most often.
Standard Basic Verification is completed within 3–5 business days. Advanced Due Diligence takes 7 business days, and Enterprise Compliance Audits require 14 business days. A 48-hour rush option is available for Basic and Advanced packages on request.
We cover 85+ countries spanning all major sourcing markets: China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and more. Coverage details for your specific market are available on request.
At minimum, we require the supplier’s registered company name, country of registration, and any business registration number you have been provided. Additional documents (licences, contracts, communications) can be uploaded but are not mandatory — our team conducts independent primary source research regardless.
Supplier verification confirms the legal legitimacy, financial stability, and compliance standing of a business entity — answering the question “Is this company real and trustworthy?” A factory audit assesses production capability, quality management systems, and working conditions. Our Enterprise Compliance Audit combines both disciplines in a single engagement.
No. All desktop verification work — registry checks, credit lookups, sanctions screening, litigation searches — is conducted without notifying the supplier. On-site factory inspections (Enterprise package) are the only exception, as physical access requires scheduling. We advise clients on best practices for managing that conversation.
Yes. Our Enterprise package includes 12 months of continuous monitoring with automated alerts for changes in corporate registration, new litigation filings, sanctions additions, or significant credit score movements. Standalone monitoring subscriptions are also available for existing verified suppliers.
Client Reviews
Trusted by Import &
Export Businesses Worldwide
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“The advanced report uncovered that our ‘manufacturer’ was actually a trading company with no production facilities. Saved us from a $200,000 prepayment mistake. Worth every penny.”
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“We now require verification on every new supplier before issuing a purchase order. The process is fast, the reports are thorough, and it has become a non-negotiable part of our sourcing policy.”
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“The sanctions screening and customs export history sections were exactly what our compliance team needed. Clear, well-sourced, and defensible documentation for our internal audit trail.”