REPONS Supplier Code

Represent yourself accurately

• State whether you are the manufacturer, an authorised agent, a trading company or a distributor. Do not present a factory you do not own as your own.
• Quote only what you can actually produce or supply, within the lead time you state.
• Do not present another company's certificate, test report or reference as yours.

Respect the specification

• Quote against the specification issued. State every deviation explicitly in the offer — a deviation disclosed at quotation stage is a commercial discussion; the same deviation discovered at inspection is a failure.
• No undeclared substitution of material grade, standard, dimension, component or origin after the order.
• Documentation must describe the goods actually shipped.

Confidentiality

A REPONS enquiry, drawing or specification is confidential. Do not approach the end buyer directly, do not share the requirement with third parties, and do not use the enquiry to market to the destination market on your own account.

Delivery discipline

• Confirm readiness dates honestly and report a delay as soon as it is known, not on the shipment date.
• Pack for the agreed transport mode and destination climate.
• Provide complete shipping documents within the agreed window.

Conduct

• No bribes, kickbacks or improper payments to any REPONS person or to anyone at the buyer.
• Comply with the labour, safety and environmental expectations set out in the responsible-sourcing principles.
• Comply with applicable sanctions and export-control law.

Grounds for removal

Misrepresentation of capability or origin, undeclared specification substitution, falsified documentation, approaching the end buyer behind REPONS, or any improper payment ends the commercial relationship and is recorded against the supplier in the REPONS system.