Suppliers
Manufacturers we can audit, and hold to a standard.
We buy directly from plants that can evidence their process. If you manufacture or process in India and can support a specification with records, tell us what you run and we will start with an audit.
- Supplier desk
- trade@runwaymerchants.com
- First reply
- 1 working day
- Sourcing base
- India
01 / What we look for
Four things decide whether we can work together.
Price matters, but it is not the first filter. A plant that cannot hold a specification costs more than it saves.
Capability that matches the spec
The line, the process and the capacity to make the quantity. We check the plant can produce the grade, not just something similar.
Certificates that can be verified
Food safety, organic, textile or chain-of-custody certificates, checked with the issuing body. A scan is not evidence until the number checks out.
Records a third party can read
Batch records, laboratory results, traceability and a named quality contact. If an inspector cannot follow the paper, we cannot use the plant.
Terms that survive a bad lot
A clear rework, replacement or credit position, stated before the first order. We do not ship a failed lot to see what happens.
02 / The audit
What happens after you apply.
The sequence is the same for every plant. It is deliberately front-loaded, because a failed audit at the start is cheaper for both sides than a failed shipment.
- 01
Application review
We read what you make, the standards you hold and the markets you already ship to. If there is no fit, we say so rather than keep the file open.
- 02
Document check
Licences and certificates are checked with the issuing body. We ask for the scope statement, not just the certificate.
- 03
Capability call
A short call on the line, the capacity, the quality process and the person who owns it. Bring the person who runs production.
- 04
Site visit or third-party audit
For a first order we visit, or commission an independent audit. The cost is quoted as a separate line and disclosed before it is incurred.
- 05
Approved supplier file
If it passes, you are on the approved list for the products audited, with the audit date and the review interval recorded.
How we pay
Stated before the first purchase order.
- Advance against order, balance against documents, or a letter of credit
- No retention withheld without a written reason
- Inspection costs are disclosed, not deducted quietly from the price
- Payment terms confirmed in the purchase order, not changed after dispatch
We are a trading house, not a marketplace. The purchase order is with us, and so is the payment obligation.
03 / Application
Tell us what you make.
One form, read by the sourcing desk. Include the certificate numbers you hold so the document check can start immediately.
What we buy
- Grains, pulses and coarse cereals
- Whole and ground spices, oleoresins
- Frozen vegetables, fruit pulp, fresh produce
- Cotton and technical textiles, home textiles
- Tea and coffee
- Handicrafts, wood and bamboo homeware
Adjacent products are fine. Tell us what you actually run, not what you could run in theory.
Supplier desk
trade@runwaymerchants.comSend certificate scans and capacity sheets here, quoting your application reference.