The SourceSquid supplier network connects manufacturers in India, China and Vietnam with pre-qualified buyers in the EU, UK, US and Australia. Joining is free and private: apply in about 15 minutes, complete a self-audit tailored to your trade, and earn verified status through audit, never payment.
Example Precision Castings
Rajkot, India · 120 people
We bring enquiries from brands that have been qualified before they reach you, and we judge suppliers on evidence, not advertising budgets.
Buying, not supplying? Get a free sourcing teardown in 48 hours.
We look for companies that run their own production, control their quality and are open about how they work. Size matters less than evidence.
Metal, plastics, electronics, textiles, leather, wood, ceramics, packaging and food processing, in India, China and Vietnam.
Foundries, forges, machine shops, moulders, platers, dye houses and finishers that other factories rely on.
Handloom, block printing, handicrafts and home décor made in organised workshops or cooperatives.
Company, capabilities, facility and documents: brochures, catalogues, certificates and factory photos. About 15 minutes.
You receiveA reference numberQuestions assembled for your processes and export markets. Save each section and return with the same link.
You receiveYour self-audit linkA SourceSquid principal reviews your answers and evidence, and may ask for clarifications.
You receiveThe outcome by emailSuppliers who fit current buyer programmes are invited to an on-site audit for SourceSquid Verified status.
You receiveVerified status, if earnedEvery supplier answers the core sections. Process and market sections are added from your application, so a foundry exporting to the EU is not asked about food hygiene. The library holds 25 sections and 281 questions written the way a senior auditor asks them.
Core, for every supplier
Legal and ethics, quality, labour, safety, environment and traceability.
Your processes
Up to four, chosen from the processes, materials and products you tell us about.
Your export markets
The rules your buyers must meet: REACH, GPSR, PPWR, EUDR and CBAM in the EU; UKCA in the UK; CPSIA, Prop 65 and UFLPA in the US; ACCC in Australia.
The supplier network is SourceSquid’s own private database. It is not a public directory, and no fee is ever charged to be considered.
Anything else, write to us. A principal replies, not a bot.
anirudh@sourcesquid.coNo. There is no application fee, no listing fee, no subscription and no commission charged to suppliers. No fee is ever charged to be considered. Buyers pay SourceSquid for sourcing, so our recommendations stay independent.
No. Your details, documents and answers are never published. We introduce you to a buyer only for a specific enquiry that matches your capabilities, and share only what that enquiry needs.
Manufacturers and processors with their own production in India, China and Vietnam, and in other countries for selected categories. Workshops, artisan groups and trading companies that name their factories are welcome too.
The application takes about 15 minutes. The self-audit that follows takes about 30 to 45 minutes, and you can save each section and come back to it with the same link.
No. A SourceSquid principal reviews your answers and documents and tells you the outcome by email, including any points to clarify before an on-site audit.
It means SourceSquid has audited your site in person and confirmed what you told us in the self-audit. It cannot be bought: it is earned through the audit, and only invited suppliers are audited.
Yes. The application form is available in Hindi and Simplified Chinese. The self-audit that follows is in English and uses simple choices and numbers.
Your business registration, current certificates (for example ISO 9001, amfori BSCI or SMETA, GOTS, FSC), a company brochure or catalogue, recent test reports and photos of the shop floor, quality lab and warehouse. You can add up to 10 files of 25 MB each.
Applications are stored privately, visible only to the SourceSquid team, and kept for 24 months after your last update unless you work with us. You can ask us to correct or delete your data at any time. See the Supplier applications section of our privacy notice.
Free, private and available in English, Hindi and Simplified Chinese.