How do I check that an Indian export trader is real?
Five checks a buyer can run in an afternoon on any Indian supplier, using free government records, and what each one shows for Vaishvik Exports LLP.
The short answerLook the company up in India's own public records: its LLPIN or CIN on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs site, and its GSTIN on the GST portal. Then check that the website, email and phone all lead to the same company, ask for a video call, and never pay anyone without confirming the request by a second route.
A buyer abroad cannot walk into our office before the first order. So the first question is fair: is this company real? Here is how to check us, or any other Indian supplier, using records the Indian government keeps in public.
1. Find the company in the official register
Every Indian company has a CIN, and every limited liability partnership has an LLPIN. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs lets anyone look one up on its website under MCA Services. The record shows the registered name and whether it is active.
Ours: Vaishvik Exports LLP, LLPIN ACW-7074, incorporated in Kolkata on 25 March 2026.
2. Check the GST number
A business registered for Goods and Services Tax has a 15-character GSTIN. The GST portal's "Search Taxpayer" page shows the registered name and status for any GSTIN, with no login.
Ours is in the footer of every page on vaishviks.com, next to our LLPIN.
3. Make sure everything points to one company
The name on the register, the website, the email address and the phone number should all lead to the same business. Ours: the website is vaishviks.com, email comes from info@vaishviks.com, and the phone and WhatsApp number is +91 86177 98202. vaishviks.com is only our web address; the company is Vaishvik Exports LLP on every paper.
Be careful with free email addresses, very new websites with no company number on them, and a phone number from a different country than the address.
4. Talk to a person
Ask for a video call with a partner of the business. If you come to Kolkata, you are welcome to meet us, and we arrange a visit with the maker who would make your goods.
5. Never pay on one message alone
A UK National Crime Agency guide lists the warning signs of payment fraud: pressure to pay a large or unusual amount urgently, a request to change bank details, and emails with odd wording or spelling mistakes. Its advice is to confirm every payment request by a second route, using contact details you found yourself.
What we cannot show yet
We are new, and we say so. We have not shipped an order yet, so there are no reviews or client names. What we offer instead: a written specification, a sample before any order, a small first order, and inspection before the goods leave the maker.
To ask us anything, write to us. We reply by email within a working day.
Sources
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, MCA Services, View Company or LLP Master Data, service named as described in search results read 5 Nov 2026; not opened by us.Anyone can look up a registered company or LLP by name or number on the MCA site.
- Goods and Services Tax Network, Search Taxpayers using GSTIN/UIN, GST portal user manual, read 5 Nov 2026.The GST portal shows a registered taxpayer's profile when you enter its GSTIN, without logging in.
- UK National Crime Agency, Publication 574 on payment fraud, as quoted on our questions page, read 23 Sep 2026.The warning signs of payment fraud, and the advice to confirm a payment request by a second route.