Blog
Articles about procurement, requests for quotation and working with European suppliers.
Verification
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.
5 min read
Print production
Check size, bleed, resolution, colour, fonts and PDF/X version before you send artwork, so the printer can go straight to production.
5 min read
Product safety
What the REACH Candidate List means for branded merchandise, which duties start at 0.1 percent, and the questions to ask suppliers before you order.
5 min read
Customs and export
What an HS code is, how CN and TARIC codes extend it in the EU, what a wrong code can cost, and when Binding Tariff Information is worth it.
5 min read
Industry news
Supply chains are facing structural volatility, and traditional RFQ-by-email workflows can’t keep up. Here’s how an AI-first RFQ platform helps buyers source faster, helps suppliers win the right work, and supports sustainability data needs.
5 min read
Product safety
The General Product Safety Regulation also covers free giveaways. What it requires, who is responsible, and what to ask your merchandise supplier.
5 min read
Print production
CMYK builds colours from four inks; Pantone prints one mixed spot ink. When to use each, how paper changes colour and how to specify brand colours to suppliers.
5 min read
VAT
How the EU triangulation simplification lets a middle business avoid VAT registration abroad, what the invoice must say and what changed after a December 2025 ruling.
5 min read
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