Egyptian Supplier Risk Scorecard
Last updated: 13 July 2026 · By the FoodGate Audit inspection team (ISO 17020 accredited) · Based on the 27-check verification method our inspectors use
Answer the 27 questions below about the Egyptian supplier you are evaluating: Verified if you have checked it yourself, Failed if the check came back bad, Not checked if you have not verified it. Your risk score updates live. Unverified counts as risk: a claim you have not checked protects you exactly as much as a false one.
You get the full 27-check PDF immediately, and our team reviews your open checks and replies with the verification methods within 24 hours.
Your answers stay in your browser, only the score and the numbers of open checks are attached to your request.
Reading the score for perishables. A generic supplier scorecard weights financial standing first, because it was designed for manufactured goods that survive a delay. Fresh produce does not. A financially solid exporter with an unreliable cold chain will cost you more in rejected containers than a smaller one that ships clean, so read the quality and operational sections before the commercial ones. Two questions carry more weight than their single point suggests: who owns the pre-cooling, and can the reefer power log be produced for the transshipment legs.
Prefer to read first? The 27-check verification checklist explains the method behind each item. What a desk check can't see: independent facility audit.
Scorecard questions
How is the risk score calculated?
Each of the 27 checks counts equally. Checks you mark as Verified add to your score; Failed and Not checked both count as open risk, because an unverified claim protects you exactly as much as a false one. 90%+ verified is low risk; below 50% means you should not transfer money yet.
What are the most commonly failed checks?
In our inspection work, the checks that catch the most problems are the GLOBALG.A.P. database cross-check (check 4), the reverse image search on facility photos (check 11), the subcontracting question (check 8), and the FOB inspection clause (check 25). Fraudulent sellers almost always fail at least two of these.
Can I run this scorecard without alerting the supplier?
Most checks are desk research on public registers and databases - the supplier never knows. Checks 12, 14 and 23 (live video, third-party visit, inspection clause) require asking, and the supplier's reaction to being asked is itself part of the evidence: a legitimate packer agrees without friction.
What should I do if the score comes out high risk?
Do not wire a deposit. Either walk away, or convert the open items into contract conditions: independent facility verification before signature, and pre-shipment inspection with MRL sampling before payment. An on-site audit resolves in one day what desk research cannot.
High Score of Doubts? Verify On-Site.
ISO 17020-accredited facility audits and pre-shipment inspections at Egyptian packhouses. Scheduled within 48 hours, reports within 24 hours.
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