Akshay V.
India Sourcing Agent | Supplier Verification, Factory Audit & QC
I help importers buy from India without getting burned by a trader posing as a factory, a borrowed lab report, or a third container that doesn’t match the first. I’m based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India’s largest exporting state, within a day’s drive of the main clusters for spices (Unjha), psyllium (Sidhpur), dehydrated onion (Mahuva), ceramics (Morbi), brass parts (Jamnagar), chemicals (Ankleshwar–Vapi) and textiles (Surat). I also source from clusters across India for chilli, turmeric, pepper, rice and pulses. What I do • Supplier verification: IEC, GST, FSSAI/APEDA and certificate checks, so you know if it’s a real manufacturer • Factory audits on site, with photos, video and a scored report • Sample collection and lab testing at NABL-accredited labs; the lab sends the certificate to you directly • Spec and price negotiation, with the factory’s own quote shown to you • Pre-shipment inspection and loading supervision, with sealed counter-samples and seal numbers • Export document checks for your destination (phyto, fumigation, COA, halal, certificate of origin, FDA/CFIA/UAE requirements) How I work You pay me a fixed fee, agreed before I start. I take nothing from the factory, ever. You see the factory’s real name, the original lab report and the supplier’s invoice, and you pay the supplier directly. Every step ends with a document you approve before the next one begins. Who I’m a fit for Importers, private-label brands and distributors buying food, spices, agro commodities, tiles, textiles, chemicals or engineering parts from India, who want someone on the ground who answers to them alone. I run a small, young firm and I say so plainly: you deal with me directly, I reply in your working hours, and your order gets my full attention. Send me the product you buy and I’ll tell you honestly where I can help and where I can’t.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $2.4k
Billed in all: $59,469$59k
$477 in the last 6 months
Across 7 contracts
Across 74 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
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