How do freight forwarders perform company due diligence?
Freight forwarders use company intelligence, ownership information, sanctions screening, regulatory records and supplier risk assessments to verify new trading partners before onboarding them.
Why is supplier due diligence important in logistics?
Supplier due diligence helps reduce fraud, sanctions exposure, compliance breaches and supply chain disruptions by identifying potential risks before contracts are signed.
What information should businesses check before working with overseas suppliers?
Businesses should review company registration details, directors, beneficial ownership, regulatory history, adverse media, and related corporate entities.
How can logistics companies investigate overseas trading partners?
VerityRadar enables logistics businesses to investigate companies, ownership structures, directors, shareholders and related entities wherever the register publishes them, to better understand who they are trading with before contracts are signed or shipments begin.
Can VerityRadar support trade compliance?
Yes. VerityRadar strengthens trade compliance by providing corporate intelligence that helps organisations assess counterparties, identify ownership structures and investigate business relationships as part of their due diligence processes.
Can VerityRadar investigate international suppliers and freight partners?
Yes. VerityRadar screens companies and the people behind them against sanctions, PEP and enforcement sources covering more than 120 jurisdictions.
Who uses VerityRadar in logistics businesses?
Typical users include risk and compliance managers, procurement teams, customs compliance professionals, supply chain managers, operations leaders and executives responsible for approving new trading partners.
Is VerityRadar an AML platform?
No. VerityRadar is a corporate intelligence platform. It complements AML and KYC processes rather than replacing them: every report carries the AML-relevant findings — sanctions, PEP and beneficial-ownership screening, each linked to its source — but the programme, the workflow and the reporting obligations remain yours.