The Semperworks Journal

Before you wire money to a new Indian supplier, there are six checks that take under an hour and can save you lakhs. Here's exactly how to run them.

IEC and GST are both mandatory for Indian traders, but they do very different things. Here's what you need to know before your next deal.

IEC is the ten-digit code that sits at the gate of every Indian import transaction. Here's what it is, what it doesn't protect you from, and how to verify one properly.

The complete 2026 guide to verifying Indian suppliers. 9 verification checks explained, manual vs automated compared, powered by Vetrade.

The origin story: a fraudulent supplier, a painful loss, and a weekend decision to stop doing verification by hand. This is how Vetrade started, what it does today, and where we're taking it.

Vetrade runs 8 supplier verification checks in parallel — IEC, GSTIN, B2B platforms, news fraud scans — and returns a complete report in under 60 seconds.