Turnover / Revenue
Portals: Company websites, annual reports/CSR PDFs, NSE/BSE filings (listed)
Signals: “revenue from operations”, “turnover”, “net sales”, “total income”
Limitations: Private firms rarely publish revenue publicly; many PDFs are scanned.
Paid data needed: MCA filings (AOC‑4 financials, MGT‑7 annual return), audited financial statements, paid data aggregators.
Workforce
Portals: Company websites, annual reports/CSR PDFs, NSE/BSE filings (listed)
Signals: “employees”, “workforce”, “employee strength”, “team size”
Limitations: Headcount is often missing or outdated; SMEs rarely disclose.
Paid data needed: MCA filings (AOC‑4/MGT‑7), labour compliance registers, paid ESG datasets.
Export Markets
Portals: Company websites, trade portals (ExportersIndia, TradeIndia)
Signals: “export”, “export markets”, country names list
Limitations: Export destinations are marketing claims, not customs‑verified.
Paid data needed: Customs/import‑export datasets, DGFT/SFTI paid data feeds.
Key Buyers / Clients
Portals: Company websites, trade portals
Signals: “clients”, “customers”, “buyers”; list items from client pages
Limitations: Client lists are selective; SMEs may not disclose buyers.
Paid data needed: Supply‑chain intelligence platforms, import‑export buyer datasets.
Listed Status
Portals: NSE official list, BSE official list
Signals: Name matching with token overlap + fuzzy score thresholds
Limitations: Name matches can mis‑map; needs verification for edge cases.
Paid data needed: Not required (official exchange lists are free).
NGT Leads
Portals: NGT judgements index (greentribunal.in)
Signals: Party name auto‑match + manual web search queue
Limitations: Auto‑matches are leads only; require manual verification.
Paid data needed: Court data aggregators for wider coverage.
Compliance Events
Portals: NSE/BSE corporate announcements
Signals: Penalty/notice/suspension/incident/environmental keywords in filings
Limitations: Public exchange filings focus on listed firms only.
Paid data needed: MCA/SEBI enforcement feeds for full coverage.
Certifications & Policies
Portals: Company websites
Signals: ISO 9001/14001/45001, EHS/CSR/Quality policy mentions
Targeting use: Use “No ESG Cert Found” to prioritize firms that do not publicly advertise ESG/safety systems.
Limitations: Marketing claims; certificates may be outdated and absence on website does not prove absence in reality.
Paid data needed: Certification registries for verification.
Export Country Readiness
Portals: Company websites, trade portals (ExportersIndia, TradeIndia)
Signals: Explicit country names on export/client/trade pages
Targeting use: Use “Export Countries Known” when you want to pitch country-specific compliance requirements by product and market.
Limitations: Country mentions are still public claims unless verified with customs/DGFT data.
Products
Portals: VIA directory, company websites
Signals: Product pages, headings, list items, directory descriptions
Limitations: Products may be incomplete or outdated.
Paid data needed: Not required (public marketing data).
Scoring & Decision
Portals: VIA directory, website signals, NGT leads, listed status
Signals: Sector risk, export signal, website presence, listed exchange, NGT leads
Limitations: Heuristic scoring, not a legal risk rating.
Paid data needed: Improves accuracy for turnover/exports/workforce.
Compliance Lens
Portals: Official market-access and regulator portals by destination market
Signals: Market selection + product keyword + known export-country evidence from company profiles
Limitations: Starter research brief only; final product-country compliance should still be validated case-by-case.
Paid data needed: Customs data, trade counsel, and buyer-specific standards can improve accuracy.