Sourcing guides
Notes for business buyers on what to specify for industrial parts, steel and sheet metal, and how to name an Incoterms 2020 rule or an HS code in a request. These pages do not set a price, a stock level, a certificate, a shipment or a ranking.
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Procurement and trade terms
How to send a sourcing request
A sourcing request describes the goods to be quoted. It is not an order and it does not take payment. State specification, quantity, unit, destination and substitution rules.
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CNC cutting tools: what buyers should name
How to describe a CNC cutting tool in a quote request: tool type, size, workpiece and any ISO 513 group already on the drawing. No speeds or feeds are recommended here.
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Metals and industrial parts
Sheet metal: what to specify in a request
Specify sheet metal with a grade and its standard, thickness in millimetres, size and quantity. A gauge number alone is not treated as a complete thickness. No listing is certified here.
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Metals and industrial parts
Steel: name the standard and the grade
Name the standards body and the full steel grade, plus form and dimensions. Similar names are not treated as equivalents. This page does not select a grade or certify a listing.
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Building materials: a procurement checklist
A checklist for requesting building materials: product, size, quantity, site and any declaration the destination requires. This site does not supply those declarations on the page.
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Industrial consumables and MRO supplies
How to request maintenance, repair and operations supplies: size, material, pack and any document the job needs. Certificates are not shown on the listing.
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MOQ, bulk orders and trade terms
Minimum order quantity is the listing minimum when one is recorded, and quote on request when it is not. Incoterms 2020 should be named, not paraphrased.
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Food packaging and daily goods inquiries
For packaging that may touch food, name the food, the contact conditions and the destination rules the supplier should address. This site does not decide food-contact compliance.
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Furniture, fabric and office supplies
Request furniture, fabric and office supplies with dimensions, material, quantity and any standard the project needs the quote to address. No compliance is claimed here.
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Procurement and trade terms
Incoterms 2020: what buyers should name in a request
Name an Incoterms 2020 rule, the version and a place in a sourcing request. This page does not restate the official ICC rule text or set a freight term for any listing.
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Procurement and trade terms
HS codes in international sourcing
The Harmonized System is a WCO six-digit product nomenclature used by more than 200 countries and economies. A code is not a specification or a certificate, and this page does not classify listings.
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