Do you receive commissions from suppliers?

No. Global Sourcing Report is an independent research service. Suppliers cannot pay to improve their position in a report.

Does a report guarantee a supplier?

No. We organize available evidence and highlight risks, but customers must perform final due diligence, request samples, and negotiate directly before purchasing.

What products can you research?

We begin with nonregulated categories such as packaging, promotional products, apparel, textiles, home decor, printed products, and private-label goods.

SUPPLIER DUE DILIGENCE GUIDE

How to verify a supplier before placing an order.

A professional website and attractive price do not prove that a supplier can deliver. Use this practical process to examine identity, capability, evidence, quality, and commercial risk.

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SIX VERIFICATION STEPS

Move from supplier claims to checkable facts.

No single document proves that a supplier is right for your order. Compare several independent sources and record every unresolved question before committing money.

Verify the legal business

Confirm the legal company name, registration, operating address, website, business contacts, and whether the seller is a manufacturer, trading company, or intermediary.

Confirm relevant capability

Ask for evidence that the supplier has produced products like yours, including equipment, capacity, materials, customization limits, quality controls, and realistic lead times.

Review documents carefully

Check certificates, test reports, registrations, and audit documents for the correct company, product, issuing body, scope, and expiration date. A logo alone is not evidence.

Order and inspect a sample

Compare the sample against written specifications for dimensions, materials, workmanship, packaging, labeling, and performance. Document what the production order must match.

Compare the full quotation

Review MOQ, tooling, samples, packaging, Incoterms, freight assumptions, lead time, payment schedule, warranty, defect policy, and quote validity—not only unit price.

Investigate warning signs

Pause when names or addresses conflict, payment instructions change unexpectedly, claims sound unrealistic, documents cannot be verified, or reasonable questions are avoided.

IMPORTANT LIMITATION

Verification reduces uncertainty. It does not eliminate risk.

Confirm current pricing and commercial terms directly
Verify critical certifications with the issuer when possible
Approve production samples before a large order
Use appropriate contracts, inspections, and payment controls

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