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How to vet a charcoal supplier before your first container

Questions to ask, documents to request and red flags to watch for.

VUTRUX CO., LTD6 min read
How to vet a charcoal supplier before your first container

A good supplier makes the second container look exactly like the first. Here is how to find one.

Ask for

  • A sample from current production, not a showroom piece.
  • Photos of loading for a recent container.
  • The documents they issue with each shipment.
  • How they source wood and handle legality checks.

Red flags

  • Prices far below the market with no explanation.
  • No sample, or a sample that looks nothing like the photos.
  • Vague answers about who makes the charcoal.

Start small

One container, inspected on arrival, tells you more than any brochure.

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