How to verify an international supplier
A practical checklist for verifying an overseas supplier before you pay: legal identity, trade licence, factory evidence, banking consistency and reference checks.
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Guides for global B2B buyers and suppliers
Practical, source-checked guidance on verifying suppliers, writing RFQs, delivery terms and shipping documents. Written for people doing the trade, not for search engines.
How to write an RFQ that gets comparable quotes
What to include in a request for quotation so supplier replies are comparable: specification, quantity, Incoterm, packaging, lead time, payment terms and validity.
Incoterms 2020 explained for buyers and suppliers
All eleven Incoterms 2020 rules in plain language: who pays freight, where risk transfers, and which term to choose for your first import.
Export and import documents checklist
The document set behind a clean international shipment: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or air waybill, certificate of origin, and the conditional documents customs may demand.