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DUNS Number Explained: What It Is and When Suppliers Need One
What a D-U-N-S Number is, how it compares with your company registration and VAT numbers, and how European suppliers can get or look up one for free.
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Insights on B2B sourcing
Articles about procurement, requests for quotation and working with European suppliers.
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How to Check an ISO Certificate Is Valid
A step by step way to check whether a supplier's ISO certificate is genuine, accredited and covers the site and products you are buying.
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How to Look Up a Company in European Business Registers
Use the e-Justice Portal and BRIS to look up a supplier in any EU or EEA business register, what to check in the result and what changes with the EU Company Certificate.
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VIES VAT Check: How to Check an EU VAT Number
A step-by-step guide to the VIES VAT check: what the result means, why sellers and buyers need it, and what to do when VIES shows no name.
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Supplier Verification Checklist: How to Check a New Supplier
Nine checks to run before you order from a new supplier: VAT, company register, certificates, capability, finances and bank details, with free official tools.
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Invoice Fraud and Fake Supplier Bank Details: Red Flags for Purchasing
Criminals pose as suppliers and ask you to pay into a new account. The red flags, a call back procedure for bank detail changes and how Verification of Payee helps.
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