Quick Start: Non-EU Manufacturers
Overview
This is the fastest path from being invited to giving your EU buyers what they need. If you only read one page, read this one.
🟢 Why this matters. Everything your buyer needs from you comes down to three things: where your goods were produced, documents that prove they were produced legally and without deforestation, and answering their requests. This page gets you there quickly.
The steps
1. Accept your invitation. Your EU buyer sends you an email invitation. Accept it and sign in, then switch to the supplier view with the EU / SUP toggle at the top left. See Accept an invitation and sign in. 2. Add your production locations. In Production Locations, add the plots of land where your goods are produced. You maintain these once and reuse them. 3. Build your document library. In Documents, upload your compliance documents and tag each against the risk criteria, so they are ready to reuse. 4. Answer data requests. When a buyer needs data, it appears in Data Requests. Select Provide Data and complete the four-step wizard, reusing your saved locations and documents. See Answer a data request.
What happens after you respond
Your buyer uses your data to run their risk assessment. If they need more, they send a Follow-Up Data Request. Once everything is in order, they file the Due Diligence Statement that lets the goods enter the EU market.
Tips
- Set up your production locations and documents first; then answering requests is mostly reuse.
- Respond to Open requests promptly, since each one holds up a shipment.