GroundPosts Verify

Know who you're
dealing with in India.

Before you pay an Indian supplier, or while fakes of your product sell under your name, we go and look. Then we show you the evidence.

Request a checkSupplier checksBrand protection
Supplier verificationBengaluru · on site
SAMPLE
GST registrationValid
Company registry & directorsMatched
Court-record searchClear
Premises visited, photos takenConfirmed
Operation is realClear verdict in plain English
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Supplier checks

Vetting an Indian supplier?

Find out whether the company, the premises and the people are what they claim, before you pay an advance.

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Brand protection

Fakes of your product in India?

See where counterfeit or grey-market stock is sold, online and in markets, with evidence your lawyers can use.

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Supplier checks.

Documents can be forged and websites copied. We verify the records, visit the premises and speak to the people.

Remote

Desk Check

FromUSD 149
Typically 2 business days
  • GST, company registry and director checks
  • Litigation and court-record search
  • Website, domain and online-footprint review
  • Two reference calls
  • Risk rating with a written summary
Most requestedOn site

Site Verification

FromUSD 349per visit
Typically 3–5 business days
  • Everything in Desk Check
  • Physical visit to the supplier's premises
  • Geo-tagged photographs of the site and operation
  • Meeting with management
  • Clear verdict: is the operation real and as described?
Travel outside Bengaluru billed at actuals.
High-value deals

Deep Due Diligence

FromUSD 850
Typically 7–10 business days
  • Everything in Site Verification
  • Calls with current and former customers
  • Financial snapshot from filed accounts
  • Promoter track record and related companies
  • Adverse media and red-flag review
Travel and paid database reports billed at actuals.
Used byImporters & distributorsOnline sellers sourcing from IndiaCompanies outsourcing to Indian vendorsSourcing agentsLaw firms & collections

Brand protection.

Global tools watch the internet from abroad. We watch India's marketplaces, walk its markets and make genuine test purchases.

Ongoing

Online Monitoring

FromUSD 450per month
Monthly report
  • Amazon.in, Flipkart, Meesho, IndiaMART, Instagram and more
  • Suspected fakes and unauthorised sellers
  • Price undercutting and grey imports
  • Timestamped screenshots and links, ready for takedown
On the ground

Market Sweeps

FromUSD 300per city-day
Report within 5 business days
  • Wholesale markets and retail outlets
  • Photographs of stock, packaging and pricing
  • Seller list with locations
  • Indicators of fakes and parallel imports
Travel and local transport billed at actuals.
Evidence

Test Purchase & Evidence Pack

FromUSD 150per case
Depends on seller and delivery
  • Genuine purchase with a proper invoice
  • Documented unboxing and product photos
  • Chain-of-custody log
  • Seller dossier from public records
Product cost, courier and notary billed at actuals.
Action

Enforcement Support

PricingOn request
Scoped per case
  • Marketplace complaints and takedowns
  • Legal notices and court action through partner IP counsel in India
  • Single point of coordination for your legal team
Legal and court fees billed at actuals.
CategoriesElectronics accessoriesInk & tonerBeauty & personal careHealth supplementsFashion & footwear

How a check runs.

Scope and fee are agreed in writing before anything starts. Everything you share stays confidential.

1

Brief

Send the supplier's name and city, or your brand and product.

2

Fixed fee

We confirm scope and a fixed fee in writing.

3

On the ground

Records, visits, calls and purchases, documented.

4

Report

Findings, photographs and a clear verdict.

Public records. Open visits. Genuine purchases. Nothing else.

Clear fees. Costs at actuals.

Professional fees

Fixed and agreed before work starts. Invoiced in USD, paid by international bank transfer.

Expenses at actuals

Travel, purchases, courier, database reports, notary and legal fees, billed with receipts and no mark-up. Anything over USD 50 is approved by you first.

Reports reflect information available at the time of verification and are not a guarantee of future performance.

Questions.

Which cities do you cover?
We are based in Bengaluru and cover India's major metros. Visits elsewhere are possible, with travel billed at actuals.
How quickly can you start?
Once scope and fee are agreed, a Desk Check typically takes about 2 business days and a Site Verification about 3–5 business days.
Will the supplier know they are being checked?
Site visits are open visits: we visit as GroundPosts and do not impersonate anyone. Desk checks use public records.
Is the evidence usable by our lawyers?
We document how evidence is gathered, with timestamps, photographs, invoices and a chain-of-custody log for test purchases, so your legal team can assess and use it.
How do we pay?
Professional fees are invoiced in USD and paid by international bank transfer. Expenses are billed at actual cost with receipts.

Send us the name. We go and look.

The supplier's name and city, or your brand and the product you're worried about. We confirm scope and a fixed fee first.

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