{"title":"Check a Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBefore you send a stranger money, find out if they are real. We check whether a supplier is registered, actually trading and safe to deal with, from a $100 quick check to a visit to the factory. Global Economic Bridge works with the industry leaders in manufacturing, consumer goods and logistics. The same network and the same standard check your supplier here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"quick-supplier-check","title":"Quick Supplier Check","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Quick Supplier Check tells you whether a supplier is a registered, trading company or just a name on a website — with a clear verdict, in two working days.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou have found a supplier. The website looks fine. The price looks good. But you are about to send money to a company you have never met, in a country you have never visited, and nobody has told you whether it is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlibaba badges are paid placements, so they prove nothing. A gold supplier badge means the seller paid for the listing, not that anyone walked into the factory. We check the registration itself, whether the company is actually trading, and the patterns that show up before a scam. You send the supplier's name and link. The written verdict comes back signed by the reviewer who ran the check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e $100 — fixed price. \u003cstrong\u003eTurnaround:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 working days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe verdict you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e Closes with a clear GEB verdict — proceed, proceed with care, or stop — plus a confidence level and the one warning sign that matters most. Not a data dump; a decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfirmation of legal registration: company name, number and current status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA check on whether the business is trading today, not only registered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scan for the 6 scam signals we see most often, including new domains and mismatched addresses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA one-page written verdict, signed by the reviewer who ran the check\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivered in 2 working days from your answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBest for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA first sanity check before you send a deposit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparing two or three suppliers you found online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall orders where a full check would cost more than the risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not proof that a supplier is honest or will perform. No check can promise that. This covers registration and trading records only — not factory capacity, quality or a site visit. For trading history and payment patterns, step up to the Full Supplier Check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural next step: Full Supplier Check.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat do you need from me?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe supplier's company name and a link to their page or website. The checkout questionnaire collects both in two minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow fast is it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo working days from the moment we have your answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCan the fee come off a bigger check?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. The check ends by pointing you to the Full Supplier Check, and its fee can be credited toward that step.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Economic Bridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55752444215369,"sku":"GEB-SF-VERIFY-1","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/0975\/2393\/files\/quick-supplier-check.png?v=1781905023"},{"product_id":"full-supplier-check","title":"Full Supplier Check","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Full Supplier Check goes past registration into trading history and the patterns scammers use, and gives you a named reviewer's verdict in five working days.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe company is real. You checked. But real companies still take deposits and go quiet, still pass your order to a workshop you have never heard of, still turn out to be a trading office with no factory behind it. The question now is not whether it exists. It is whether you can trust it with this order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheap online checks are an automated scan and a logo. Several services will sell you a company report for a few hundred dollars or less — they pull the same public database and print it, and nobody reads what comes out. Here a named reviewer reads the file, weighs what the records say against what the supplier told you, and writes down what they think. You get the judgement, not the printout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e $500 — fixed price. \u003cstrong\u003eTurnaround:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 working days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe verdict you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e Closes with a clear GEB verdict — proceed, proceed with conditions, or stop — plus a confidence level, the one risk that matters most, and the conditions we would put on a first order. Not a data dump; a decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegal status, registered capital, shareholders of record and licensed business scope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrading history: how long the company has traded and what it is registered to sell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA check against the 12 warning patterns we see most in supplier fraud, from shared addresses to sudden name changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe conditions we would put on a first order, including a suggested payment split\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA written verdict, signed by the reviewer who ran the check, in 5 working days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBest for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA first order large enough that losing the deposit would hurt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA supplier who passed a quick check but wants a big deposit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want a human opinion, not a database printout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a promise that the supplier is fraud-free or will perform on your order. We report what the records and the reviewer show; we do not insure the outcome. No site visit and no ownership mapping. For those, go to the Deep Background Check or the Factory Visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural next step: Deep Background Check.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow is this different from a cheap online company report?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose reports are generated. This one is read. A named reviewer weighs the records against your situation, then signs a verdict and stands behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow fast is it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive working days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eI already bought a Quick Supplier Check.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the fee from your Quick Supplier Check comes off this. Say so in the checkout questionnaire and we start from what we already found.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Economic Bridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55752444248137,"sku":"GEB-SF-VERIFY-2","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/0975\/2393\/files\/full-supplier-check.png?v=1781905020"},{"product_id":"deep-background-check","title":"Deep Background Check","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Deep Background Check maps the corporate structure behind your supplier — who owns it, what else those companies own, and what the trade, court and banking records say — in seven to ten working days.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome suppliers are exactly what they appear to be. Others are one of five companies registered to the same address, where the order is taken by one entity, the invoice raised by a second and the goods shipped by a third. When something goes wrong, you find out your contract is with the company that holds nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA credit report will tell you the company exists and print its registered capital. It will not tell you that the same shareholding company owns four other trading entities, or that one of them lost a shipping dispute last year, or that the bank account you were given belongs to none of them. We trace up to five linked corporate entities, pull corporate trade and shipping records, search litigation and enforcement filings, and check where your payment is actually being directed. A named reviewer then writes what the structure means for your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e $1,500 — fixed price. \u003cstrong\u003eTurnaround:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7–10 working days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe verdict you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e Closes with a clear GEB verdict — proceed, restructure the deal, or stop — plus a confidence level and the one structural risk that matters most. 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GEB works at company level, on lawful public and commercial records only. No factory floor and no capacity check — that is the Factory Visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural next step: Factory Visit.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDo you investigate individuals?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. GEB works at the company level, using lawful public and commercial records. We map corporate ownership, group structure and company filings. We do not profile named directors as people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow fast is it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven to ten working days, depending on how many entities the structure turns out to have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat if the records are thin?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe say so plainly and list what could not be confirmed. Where the record is thin the reviewer lowers the confidence level rather than filling the gap. The checkout questionnaire asks for every company name and bank account you have been given so far; that is where we start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Global Economic Bridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55752444280905,"sku":"GEB-SF-VERIFY-3","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/0975\/2393\/files\/deep-background-check.png?v=1781905019"},{"product_id":"factory-visit","title":"Factory Visit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Factory Visit puts a GEB visitor inside your supplier's premises to confirm the place is real, working and capable, with photographs and notes back to you in ten to fifteen working days.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything on paper checks out. The records are clean, the reviewer signed off, the quote is good. What nobody has done is stand in the building. You still do not know whether there are machines behind the office door, whether the lines are running, or whether the factory is a desk and a phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA video tour is filmed by the supplier, and the supplier chooses where to point the camera. Photographs sent by email can be years old, or belong to somebody else's plant. A real GEB visitor walks the supplier's premises, confirms it is working and capable, and reports back with photos and notes: dated pictures of the floor, the lines that were running, the equipment in the building and the questions the staff could not answer. Available in China and South America only, where GEB has its own people on the ground. If your supplier is elsewhere, use the remote options on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e $3,500 — fixed price. \u003cstrong\u003eTurnaround:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–15 working days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe verdict you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e Closes with a clear GEB verdict — proceed, proceed with limits on order size, or stop — plus a confidence level and the one thing seen on site that should change your plan. 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Available in China and South America only. To check the goods before they leave, go to the Pre-Shipment Inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural next step: Pre-Shipment Inspection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhere can you visit?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina and South America only, where GEB has its own people on the ground. If your supplier is elsewhere, use the remote options on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow fast is it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen to fifteen working days. Most of that is scheduling. The visit itself is a half day or a full day, and the report follows within two working days of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDoes the supplier know we are coming?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsually yes, because most premises will not admit a visitor otherwise. 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