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Perfect for new exporters getting started
Build your verified presence and start receiving buyer inquiries.
Best for growing export businesses
Priority placement across search and category pages.
For established exporters scaling globally
Homepage banner, top ranking and a dedicated manager.
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Featured placement with API, CRM and multi-user access.
*Prices shown are exclusive of 18% GST. A GST invoice is provided. ITC eligible for GST-registered businesses.
Same platform, different levels of visibility and support.
| Feature | Starter | Growth | Premium | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product listings | 25 | 100 | 500 | Unlimited |
| Verified buyer leads / month | 10 | 20 | 50 | 100 |
| SEO website pages | 25 | 50+ | 100+ | Unlimited |
| Verification badge | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Search priority | Not included | 2x | 5x | Featured |
| Homepage placement | Not included | Not included | Banner | Featured |
| Payment gateway integration | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Performance reporting | Not included | Monthly | Analytics dashboard | Analytics + API |
| Account manager | Not included | Not included | Dedicated | Relationship manager |
| Multi-user & CRM access | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Support | Email + chat | Priority | 24/7 priority |
Talk to our trade experts — we'll map your categories, target markets and lead volume to the right plan.
Never transfer money to personal UPI IDs, phone numbers or bank accounts of any employee, agent or seller claiming to represent Today Adviser. All membership, lead-plan and service payments must go through the official payment page linked from your dashboard. Today Adviser is not liable for any amount paid outside the official system.
No. All plan prices are exclusive of 18% GST. A proper GST invoice is issued for every payment, and input tax credit is available for GST-registered businesses.
Activation is instant once payment is confirmed. Your verification review and listing setup typically complete within 24–48 working hours.
A verified buyer lead is a buyer inquiry with a validated contact, a stated requirement and a matched product category — not raw traffic or an unverified form fill.
Yes. Upgrades are pro-rated — you pay only the difference for the remaining term and the higher plan's benefits apply immediately.
Memberships follow the published refund policy. Cancellations before activation are refunded in full; after activation, unused lead credits are handled case by case.
Whether you're a first-time importer or a seasoned procurement head, finding the right supplier memberships takes more than a Google search. Today Adviser was built by traders who have spent years negotiating with mills, factories and mandi aggregators — so every listing you see here is filtered for authenticity, export-readiness and responsiveness. This guide walks you through everything you need to source confidently: from shortlisting suppliers and comparing quotations to sampling, quality inspection, payments, shipping and after-sales support.
Seller Memberships & B2B Lead Plans is one of the most actively traded segments on Today Adviser. Buyers from over 40 countries — from small e-commerce resellers importing a single 20-ft container to distributors placing recurring quarterly orders — use this platform to discover new suppliers, request quotations, arrange samples and complete end-to-end transactions. The suppliers you see below are ranked by verification status, response time, order fulfilment history and buyer ratings, so the ones near the top are statistically the most reliable to reach out to first.
Six years of hands-on B2B trade experience have shaped every decision in how this platform lists, verifies and connects buyers with suppliers.
Every seller submits GST/CIN, address proof, product catalogue and (for exporters) IEC. We reject roughly 1 in 4 applications on the first pass.
You talk to the sales team of the actual factory or trading house. No re-routing through undisclosed intermediaries who inflate the price.
Instead of e-mailing 30 suppliers one by one, post your specs once and the platform routes it to the right verified sellers who match your category and geography.
Our Product Sourcing team can shortlist suppliers, negotiate on your behalf, arrange samples and coordinate third-party inspection — you focus on selling.
Suppliers are ranked on how fast they reply and how many quotations they honour. Slow or ghosting sellers slip down; the reliable ones bubble up.
Need a fresh factory audit before your first order? Request one via Business Audit and we'll dispatch an inspector — with a photographed, signed report.
A repeatable checklist that seasoned buyers follow before placing any first-time order for supplier memberships.
Write a one-page spec sheet: dimensions, tolerances, material grade, packaging, target price band and target MOQ. Every negotiation is faster when both sides agree on what's being quoted.
Filter Today Adviser's supplier memberships listings by verification, business type (manufacturer / trader / exporter) and geography. Save 8–12 candidates before starting outreach — enough for a competitive quote round.
Attach the spec sheet, ask for FOB and CIF quotations, and specify your target shipment window. Serious suppliers reply within 24–48 hours with itemised pricing.
Never skip sampling on a first order. A ₹1,000–₹5,000 sample cost is nothing compared to a rejected container. Test against your own quality checklist, not just a visual review.
Lock down price, MOQ, lead time, packaging, Incoterm, payment terms, penalty for late shipment, and warranty. Ask for a Pro-Forma Invoice covering every line — signed by both sides.
For orders above roughly USD 5,000, book a third-party inspection at 80% production. Costs USD 200–350; catches nearly every defect before the container is sealed.
Release the balance only after your inspector clears the goods and against the BL copy. Track the container via your forwarder and pre-clear import duty to avoid demurrage at destination.
Ask every supplier membership for their latest test reports and applicable certifications — BIS or ISI for domestic, CE / RoHS / REACH for EU, FDA for USA, GACC for China, SASO for Saudi and FSSAI for food. Suppliers that hesitate are usually not certified. When in doubt, insist on a third-party lab report from SGS, Bureau Veritas or Intertek.
Raw-material volatility drives supplier memberships pricing month to month. Lock quotations in writing with a validity window (typically 15–30 days). Consolidated shipments and larger MOQs unlock 8–15% price reductions, so pool your order with adjacent SKUs where possible.
For containerised orders, FOB Nhava Sheva / Mundra / Chennai / JNPT is standard from India. For LCL and mixed cargo, CIF is friendlier. Insure every shipment for at least 110% of invoice value — cargo insurance is inexpensive and saves entire consignments.
The single most common way importers get burned. Even if the price looks unbeatable, structure payments so that at least 50–70% is against shipping documents.
A ₹3,000 sample decision saves ₹3 lakh in rejected inventory. Non-negotiable on first orders.
Poor packaging destroys margins. Specify inner carton size, outer carton size, palletisation and labelling language up-front — every time.
Once the container leaves port, your leverage collapses. USD 300 for an inspector is the cheapest insurance in international trade.
A one-liner enquiry gets a one-liner quote. Send a proper spec sheet and you'll get proper, comparable quotations back.
Demand for supplier memberships has shifted structurally over the last few years. Global buyers who once concentrated their entire supply base in a single country are now deliberately splitting volumes across two or three sourcing origins, and India has absorbed a large share of that diversification. Lower landed cost, an English-speaking commercial workforce, improving port turnaround times and government incentive schemes such as RoDTEP and the production-linked incentive programmes have all made Indian manufacturers materially more competitive on export pricing than they were five years ago.
On the supply side, the most visible change is capacity consolidation. Small unorganised units are either merging with larger groups or becoming job-work partners to organised exporters that hold the certifications, the compliance staff and the working capital lines needed to service overseas buyers. For a buyer this is good news: the supplier you shortlist today is far more likely to hold ISO, BIS, FSSAI, GOTS, CE or REACH documentation than an equivalent supplier a decade ago, and far more likely to have handled a sea-freight export order before.
Pricing, however, remains volatile. Raw-material indices, freight rates on the main east-west lanes, container availability at Indian ports and the rupee-dollar rate all move independently and can swing a landed cost by 10–20% inside a single quarter. Experienced buyers therefore avoid single annual contracts at a fixed price and instead run quarterly re-quote cycles with three to four approved suppliers, keeping one alternate vendor qualified at all times so a sudden price spike or capacity shortage never stops their own sales.
Buyer behaviour has changed too. Procurement teams now expect digital catalogues, live specification sheets, video factory walkthroughs and same-day quotation turnaround. Suppliers who still work purely over phone calls and scanned price lists lose deals to competitors who reply with a structured quotation inside a working day. That is precisely the behaviour Today Adviser measures and ranks on, which is why the listings you see at the top of a category page are usually the fastest and most complete responders rather than simply the largest companies.
Compliance expectations are rising in parallel. European buyers increasingly ask for supply-chain due-diligence declarations, US buyers for forced-labour compliance statements, and Gulf buyers for halal or SASO conformity. Building this documentation request into your very first RFQ saves weeks later — a supplier who cannot produce a certificate at enquiry stage will not magically produce one when the container is packed and waiting at the port.
Finally, logistics planning has become part of sourcing rather than an afterthought. Booking space two to three weeks ahead of your ready date, confirming whether your supplier can palletise to your destination warehouse standard, and clarifying who pays for detention and demurrage are all commercial terms that belong in the Pro-Forma Invoice, not in a hurried WhatsApp exchange on the day of dispatch.
A quick reference to the vocabulary that appears in almost every quotation, contract and shipping document you will handle while sourcing supplier memberships.
Real questions from buyers sourcing supplier memberships.
Every profile marked with the blue "Verified" badge has passed our documentation, GST/CIN and contactability checks. You can also request a fresh factory audit through our Business Audit service before placing an order, or ask the supplier for their most recent third-party inspection report.
MOQs vary by category and supplier scale. Traders and wholesalers often start at a single carton or pallet, while manufacturers usually quote per production batch. Every product on Today Adviser shows its live MOQ; if it doesn't fit your order size, post a Requirement and let sellers counter-quote.
The safest structure for a first order is 30% advance and 70% against shipping documents (or against BL copy for sea freight). Larger buyers use Letters of Credit or Documents Against Payment. Avoid 100% advance to a brand-new supplier — always start with a sampling order to validate quality.
Most manufacturer-exporters listed handle full export paperwork — commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, IEC, and (where relevant) BIS, FSSAI, GACC or REACH certificates. Confirm the exact document set in writing before you release your advance.
FOB and CIF are the most common for containerised orders. FOB gives you control of freight and insurance; CIF is easier if you don't have a freight forwarder. For LCL or air freight, EXW or FCA works. Always match the Incoterm to your risk appetite and insurance coverage.
For stock items: 7–15 days. For custom manufacturing: 25–45 days production + 15–30 days sea transit to most ports. Add 5–10 days buffer for customs clearance and inland movement. Ask suppliers for a written production and shipment schedule up-front.
