For suppliers
“I sell coffee or vanilla. What information should I prepare for an international buyer?”
MEET STIV
Turn your trade question into a next step.
Understand buyer requirements, organise your business information and prepare your agricultural products for global markets.
This STIV introduction is in English. Your selected language is kept for other pages.
Start with your product and your question.
For buyers
“What documents and product details should I request before discussing a purchase?”
For business groups
“How can we help our members organise their records for review?”
For personalised guidance, sign in to the Crossgates platform and open STIV. Start with your product, country and intended market.
Access STIV on the platform →STIV provides AI guidance. Human evidence review, official certification and buyer approval are separate. Market access depends on the product, destination and requirements.
See our documented work and agricultural launch →Leave with a clear next action
Choose your starting point below. Prepare these details, then sign in to the paid platform for personalised STIV guidance.
I am preparing a supplier offer
- Define one offer: product, origin, quantity, availability and target market.
- Gather the business registration, product specification and available supporting records. Mark missing or expired evidence.
- Ask STIV to help prioritise the next preparation task. Bring the buyer’s actual requirements when available.
I am assessing a supplier
- Write down the product specification, destination, required volume and delivery window.
- Review the passport’s document-level statuses, dates, source references and unresolved gaps.
- Identify the next request: missing evidence, a sample, a clarification or direct issuer confirmation.
Understand exactly what was checked
Read the status of each document, its check date and the evidence behind it. A review, a source match and issuer confirmation are separate results.
Document reviewed
Crossgates examined the submitted document and recorded its scope, findings and gaps. This does not establish that the issuer authenticated it.
Source checked
Specified details were matched against a named official register or authoritative source. A public-register match is not direct confirmation from the issuer.
Issuer confirmed
Use this status only when a response from the issuing institution is recorded, with its reference, date and exactly what it confirmed. Confirmation applies only to that scope.
Confirmation pending
Confirmation has not been obtained. Keep the gap visible; do not present it as issuer confirmed.
For each check: document reference · method and source · date · reviewer · result and scope · unresolved gaps · expiry, where applicable.