Who really stands behind your supplier
The invoice names a company. It does not name the transit link with no warehouse, the director shared with the "independent" intermediary, or the person who ends up owning both. We reconstruct the actual route of the goods, expose the transit jurisdictions, the hidden affiliated network and the end-beneficiaries. Every finding is cross-verified and rated by Argus Confidence, so you can see how firm each link in the chain is.
Chain map in 2-3 business days. Price after a short brief, fixed before we start.
- Chain reconstruction: maker → transit → importer
- Real origin of goods, established from customs and trade data
- Transit links carrying no added value
- Jurisdictions the goods move through
- Argus Confidence — base rating
- PDF report with the chain map
- Everything in Chain Map
- Hidden affiliated network — shared directors, addresses, technical markers
- End-beneficiaries of the chain
- Sanctions and PEP exposure: OFAC / EU / UN / NSDC
- Shell-layer and re-invoicing red flags
- Argus Confidence plus a verdict with recommendations
- PDF report, 5–8 pages
- Everything in Full Trace
- Money-flow tracing through blockchain forensics
- AIS vessel tracing and transshipment points
- Cyber-exposure of the participants' infrastructure
- Full link-analysis graph of the network
- Executive summary plus an action plan — proof of origin, KYC
We quote the price after a short brief and fix it before work starts.
Six things an invoice will not show you
Real origin of the goods
We match the declared origin against customs and trade data. "Made in the EU" often turns out to be repackaging of goods that arrived from another continent.
Transit jurisdictions
Which countries and offshore centres the goods and the payment pass through. A transit link with no warehouses and no staff is a signal of re-invoicing and of money being re-routed.
Hidden affiliated network
The "independent" supplier and the intermediary are often tied together by shared directors, one address, one phone number, or the technical markers of their websites.
End-beneficiaries
Who actually controls the chain. Sometimes the seller and the "independent" intermediary are, in practice, controlled by the same person.
Sanctions and PEP exposure
Every participant in the chain screened against OFAC, EU, UN and Ukraine's NSDC lists, and for proximity to politically exposed persons.
Money flow
Where the payments for the goods actually go, including settlements outside the banking system. In Deep Trace this is followed through blockchain forensics.
When do you need a Supply Chain Trace?
- A new supplier quoting a suspiciously low price
- An origin check before signing an import contract
- Risk of sanctions being circumvented through a transit link
- A suspicion that the "independent" parties are connected
- Compliance or proof of origin for a bank or an audit
- Due diligence on a distributor or a manufacturer
Frequently asked
Order a Supply Chain Trace
Tell us what you are buying and from whom — we will come back with scope, price and the countries we can cover in that chain. The detail of the chain is gathered after first contact.
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We'll get in touch via your chosen channel within 24 hours with scope, price and timing. Urgent? Reach out directly — @argus_int
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