Observatory · Global supply chains
Cross-border supplier verification: objective evidence between distant markets
Criteria for buyers who need to evaluate suppliers in another market, and for suppliers who want to present evidence clearly.
- Format
- Methodological guide
- Area
- Global supply chains
- Published
- 31 October 2026
- Author
- International Accreditation Center
- Scope
- General criteria. This guide does not assess any specific organisation, facility or product.
Steps
- Write the requirement firstAcceptance criteria agreed before the evaluation avoid moving targets.
- Weigh the evidenceCertificates, records, samples, interviews and site observation answer different questions.
- Verify certificates at sourceCheck the issuer, scope, status and accreditation of any certificate with the organisation that issued it.
- Declare relationshipsEvaluators should declare any link with the supplier or buyer.
- Report limitsA report should state what was not reviewed and why.