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SourceSquid finds and qualifies factories in India, China and Vietnam, inspects production before it ships, and collects the supplier evidence you need for EU and US rules. One principal-led team runs all three, so the factory we choose is the factory we inspect.

Small and mid-sized brands and manufacturers in the EU, the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Programs are sized to your volumes, from a first container to a multi-part family.

One principal owns your program from the brief to the container, backed by our teams in Bengaluru and Ningbo. You get one plan, one point of contact and updates before you need to ask.

Send one drawing, photo or quote through our brief form, or message us on WhatsApp at +91 98406 98791. A principal replies within one working day, and your free teardown follows within 48 hours.

We sign an NDA with you before any file is shared. Drawings go only to shortlisted factories that have signed an NDA with us.

Mainly India and China, where we have our own offices in Bengaluru and Ningbo, plus Vietnam. We also cover Indonesia and Thailand for selected categories with trusted partner inspectors.

No. India and China are delivered by our own teams in Bengaluru and Ningbo, and Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand through partner inspectors. We are not limited to any category or country: we advise where your product is best made, including Mexico, Turkey, Eastern Europe or staying local, and deliver those through trusted partners. When another country is the better answer, we tell you.

Metal parts, plastics and rubber, tooling, textiles and soft goods, electronics, packaging, home and décor, and industrial consumables. We are product-agnostic and process-led.

Yes. Every shortlist names each manufacturer, with its location, audit findings, sample results and quoted price, so you choose with full visibility.

A named shortlist usually takes three to four weeks. Approved samples follow in another two to six weeks, depending on tooling.

Factory audits, in-line inspections, pre-shipment inspections and loading supervision, with sampling to ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 (ISO 2859-1). Lab testing is arranged with accredited laboratories where your product needs it.

Most consumer goods use General Inspection Level II with AQL 0 for critical defects, 2.5 for major and 4.0 for minor. Our free AQL sampling planner calculates the sample size for your lot.

We confirm the inspector the same day you book, and the photo report reaches you within 24 hours of the inspection.

Yes. Every report carries a unique code. Enter it on our verify page to confirm the report is genuine and see its date, type and result.

PPWR, CBAM, EUDR, CSRD and Scope 3 data, UFLPA, REACH, the EU Battery Regulation, and ISO 9001 and 14001 systems. We map which rules apply to each product and collect the supplier evidence while production runs.

PPWR applies from 12 August 2026, with further obligations phasing in over the following years. Suppliers of packaging and packaged products need conformity documentation and material data.

EUDR applies to large and medium operators from 30 December 2026 and to micro and small operators from 30 June 2027. It covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, plus listed derived products.

Strato Advisory is SourceSquid’s ESG and compliance practice. The same principal-led team that audits and inspects factories prepares the evidence, so the data matches what happens on the floor.

Yes. Send one drawing, photo or quote and a principal returns how the part is made, where it is made best and a realistic target price, with no obligation.

Inspections start at USD 229 per person-day, with travel included within the main clusters. A one-day factory audit is USD 298, a named supplier shortlist is USD 390 (USD 890 with 2 factory visits) and a sourcing program starts from USD 990 per month, or 7% of order value. Every quote is fixed before we start.

No. You pay us directly, so every recommendation is made for you alone.

By international bank transfer in USD or EUR, or in INR for Indian clients. Prices exclude local taxes, and every invoice matches the fixed quote you approved.

Yes. All 30 SourceSquid tools are free to use with no sign-up, and they run in your browser. You can save any result as a PDF or have it emailed to you.

Tool results are estimates to support your decisions, built on the published data and methods shown on each tool’s page. For binding figures, ask our team or your customs broker.

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