Verify · Inspection
See the factory before you commit to a container.
You are buying from a factory you have not stood inside, in a country you may not have visited, from a company you have not met. We go and look, and we write down what is there.
- The makers
- The makers you name. Need them found first? Maker shortlist and samples, against your written specification, US$149.
- The visit
- Each maker visited in person, on a stated date, against the eight checks below.
- The report
- Written, with dated photographs, and a plain verdict on each maker. Delivery date confirmed with the scope.
- Samples
- Drawn from live production and couriered to you, with the courier cost shown separately at actuals.
What we check, every time.
The same eight checks on every visit, which is what makes one report comparable to the next.
- 01
Licence against invoice
The licence on the wall, read and photographed, and the name on it matched to the company that would invoice you.
- 02
The line, running
Production observed on the day of the visit, not a showroom or an idle hall.
- 03
Storage and handling
Floor, stacking, pest control and temperature in the raw material and finished goods areas.
- 04
The packing area
How the product is packed, and who handles it between the line and the carton.
- 05
Capacity, claimed against visible
The output the maker claims, set against the facility you can actually see.
- 06
Samples from live stock
Drawn from current production, never from the sample cupboard in the office.
- 07
Photographs, dated
Every area above, photographed with the date of the visit recorded.
- 08
Export history
Where the maker's recent shipments went, and the documents they moved on.
The fee.
US$299 per day of visits, travel at cost, paid when you book.
Not ready for a visit?
An Indian supplier's export, food-safety and tax registrations checked against the official registers, and the factory address confirmed. A written result.
US$79
Credited in full against On-site inspection.
One product line
Visits and one report. Need makers found first? Maker shortlist and samples, US$149.
US$299 per day, travel at cost
Three or more lines
Visited together, in one trip, as one engagement.
Quoted per job
What the report does not do.
An inspection records what was observed, on the stated date, against the specification you supplied. It is not a guarantee of a future consignment, not a laboratory analysis, and not a certification. Where something could not be seen or verified, the report says so rather than passing over it.
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Supplier background check
An Indian supplier's export, food-safety and tax registrations checked against the official registers, and the factory address confirmed. A written result.
US$79
Paid in full when you order.
Credited in full against On-site inspection.
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On-site inspection
A visit to the factory and a written inspection report with photographs.
US$299per day
Paid when you book. Travel at cost.
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Multi-line engagement
Several product lines shortlisted, visited and reported in one engagement.
Quoted per job
Quoted per engagement.
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Shipment handling
Your shipment arranged on your terms: FOB, CIF, C&F, or delivered to your door. Freight, insurance, export documents and customs clearance booked through the circle's logistics partners.
Handling fee quoted per shipment. Freight, insurance and duties at cost.
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