Know exactly who you're buying from.
Unverified suppliers are the single biggest risk in international trade. Our five-check system runs before your money moves — and produces a report you keep.
The scams all look the same. So does the protection.
Nearly every supplier fraud we have investigated shares the same anatomy: a convincing storefront, a price slightly too good, pressure to pay quickly into a personal or mismatched account, and silence after the deposit clears. The defence is not cleverness — it is procedure, applied every single time.
These are the red flags our verification screens for:
- Company name on the invoice does not match the registered entity or bank account.
- "Manufacturer" is actually a trading company with no factory behind it.
- Certifications that are expired, borrowed from another firm, or photoshopped.
- No verifiable export history to Africa — or at all.
- Prices meaningfully below every credible competitor.
- Refusal to accept inspections or third-party audits.
- V-01
Registration Checks
Business registration, legal status, registered capital, ownership and operating history confirmed against official government records — not the supplier's own website.
Registry extractLegal statusOwnership - V-02
Factory Verification
We confirm the supplier is a real manufacturer — not a middleman — with premises, production lines and workforce matching their claims, and the capacity to produce your order on your timeline.
Premises confirmationCapacity checkMiddleman screening - V-03
Licence Verification
Export licences, product certifications (CE, ISO, FDA, SONCAP-relevant) and industry-specific approvals validated with the issuing bodies where possible — because certificates are the most-forged documents in the trade.
Export licenceProduct certificationIssuer validation - V-04
Risk Assessment
Financial health, litigation and dispute history, export track record, bank-account/entity match and communication reliability — scored into a single risk rating you can act on.
Financial signalsDispute historyAccount matching - V-05
Verification Report
Everything above lands in a clear written report: evidence, findings, risk rating and a plain go / no-go recommendation. It is yours to keep — whoever you ultimately buy through.
Evidence packRisk ratingGo / no-go
Desk Verification
Checks V-01, V-03 and V-04 run remotely against registries, issuers and databases. Fast screening for shortlists and marketplace sellers — typically 2–3 working days.
Standard Verification
All five checks including factory confirmation through our on-ground network. The default for any supplier you intend to pay — typically 3–5 working days.
Full Factory Audit
Standard verification plus a physical on-site audit: production capacity, machinery, quality systems, working conditions and management interview, with photo and video evidence — typically 5–10 working days.
Have a supplier you want checked?
Send us their details before you send them money. A verification report costs a fraction of a lost deposit.