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ImportYeti alternative for broader supplier screening
2026-03-12 · 6 min read
When BOL-only tools are not enough: how SupplierProof combines trade search with WHOIS, registry, geospatial, and OSINT for vendor risk screening.
ImportYeti-style BOL graphs are excellent for US ocean freight history. They are not a full supplier proof: they skip domain age, legal registry, facility maps, and non-ocean lanes.
What BOL tools do well
If your counterparty ships ocean freight into the US, shipment graphs can show lanes, consignees, and volume patterns. That is high-signal for certain sourcing corridors.
Where you still need a dossier
Fresh domains, mismatched legal names, residential “factories,” and EU/AU-only exporters often look fine in a BOL tool that never fires. Pair trade search with WHOIS, registry, geo, and reputation OSINT.
SupplierProof’s role
SupplierProof runs a URL-first pipeline: cheap facts first, then routed official APIs and trade/OSINT. Use it as a minutes-long screen before you commission a local investigator or fly out.
Try it
Verify the company behind a website
Paste their URL. SupplierProof screens business identity, registries, facilities, trade signals, and reputation — not just whether the domain exists.