Global Manufacturer Certificate (GMC)
About GlobalMarket
GlobalMarket is a leading business-to-business, or B2B, e-commerce service provider dedicated to connecting high-quality manufacturers in China to international buyers. We provide our services principally through our online GlobalMarket marketplace (www.globalmarket.com & www.tradeeasy.com). We focus on providing export marketing services to high-quality manufacturers in China. We were recognized as “China’s No.1 High-end E-Commerce Brand” at a brand festival sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in 2008 and were awarded “Contributor to International Trade in 2009—Best E-Commerce Innovation Prize” by China Import and Export Enterprise 8 th Annual Conference in 2010, which was organized by an entity affiliated with the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC.
Our online GlobalMarket marketplace provides a trusted and efficient platform to facilitate e-commerce between our manufacturer customers in China and international buyers. As our focus is on the Top 500 high-quality manufacturers in China that play a major role in China’s export industry, we have established a proprietary process to certify our customers and award them with a certificate, which we refer to as the Global Manufacturer Certificate or GMC. We developed a standard set of criteria for our GMC certification process based on surveys of thousands of international buyers since 2004. We retain one of the world’s leading certification organizations, the TÜV Rheinland, to audit each manufacturer who has applied for our GMC certification. We believe GMC is increasingly recognized as a symbol of quality both in China and among international buyers who source products from China.
About GMC
GMC, the Global Manufacturer Certificate, is a standard distinguishing quality Chinese manufacturers from the rest. GlobalMarket conducted thorough research on the international sourcing criteria of 20,000 professional overseas buyers.
Based on the research and our in-depth knowledge of the international market, we established 8 GMC Benchmarks to unite the quality Chinese manufacturers. To ensure the credibility, all GMC manufacturers are audited by TÜV Rheinland. GMC is a standard you could trust for sourcing in China.
The 8 GMC Benchmarks - The Audit Module You Can Trust
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Genuine Manufacturer | - Factory or brands owned, not a trader or broker - Employees engaged in manufacturing process |
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High-quality Products | - ISO certification obtained and in its valid period - Quality control system established - Products certified by the third party |
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Considerable Company Size | - RMB 50 Million or above annual turnover or production capacity |
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Sales & Marketing Ability | - Foreign language skills - Export sale experience |
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R & D Capability | - Adequate professionals - Sufficient equipment - Product design and improvement or patented |
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Social & Environmental Responsibility | - Sense of social and environmental responsibility - Comply with all social and environmental laws of relevant countries - Maintain a healthy and safe working environment - No child labor |
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Trustworthiness & Reputation | - Good reputation in the industry - No record of illegal activities - Statement of the compliance with business morale |
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Customer Service Capability> |
- RMA policy - Good after-sale service |
About TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland stands for safety and quality in virtually all areas of business and life. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is one of the world’s leading testing service providers with more than 20,870 employees and annual revenues of around 2.3 billion euros. TÜV Rheinland’s highly qualified experts test technical systems and products around the world, support innovations in technology and business, train people in numerous professions, and certify management systems according to international standards. In doing so, the independent experts generate trust in products as well as processes across global value-adding chains and the flow of commodities. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact to promote sustainability and combat corruption.