Entity Trust Score Calculator

Automated Due Diligence & Risk Assessment for Commodity Trade Partners.

Legal Identity
Ownership
Trade History
Compliance
Operational
Banking
Assessments

Legal & Regulatory Identity

Choose your business region. This helps customize entity types and country options relevant to your location.

Select the country where your business is legally incorporated or registered.

Select your business structure. Higher transparency structures (like Public Ltd) receive better trust scores.

Identify your business. While this doesn't directly affect score, it's used for report generation.

Enter your official registration or incorporation number for verification purposes.

How long has your business been operating? Longer operational history improves your trust score.

Provide your official registered business address as per incorporation documents.

Ownership & Management

Name of the primary founder or promoter. Transparency in ownership improves trust score.

Have you publicly disclosed your ownership structure? Full disclosure adds credibility.

Percentage of shares held by major stakeholders. Higher known shareholding indicates transparency.

Years of management experience of key leadership. Experienced management improves trust score.

Trade History & Operations

How many years have you been actively trading commodities? Longer trading history builds trust.

Your approximate annual trading volume in millions USD. Higher volumes indicate established operations.

Do you have international trade experience? Cross-border expertise adds to credibility.

List the primary commodities you trade. Diversification in commodities shows market expertise.

Countries you actively trade with. Global reach demonstrates operational scale and reliability.

Compliance Declarations

Please provide declarations based on internal records. False declarations may result in blacklisting.

Do you have an Anti-Money Laundering policy in place? AML compliance is crucial for trust.

Have you submitted Know Your Customer documents? KYC verification strengthens credibility.

Confirm compliance with international sanctions. This declaration is mandatory for high trust scores.

Disclose any ongoing litigation. Transparency about legal issues is important for trust assessment.

Digital & Operational Presence

Having a company website demonstrates professional digital presence and credibility.

Corporate email domain. Professional email (not Gmail/Yahoo) indicates established business.

How long has your website been active? Longer digital presence adds to credibility.

Official business contact number. Verifiable contact information builds trust.

Banking Relationship

Name of your primary banking partner. Established banking relationships indicate financial stability.

Type of business account. Current accounts and credit lines show active business operations.

Duration of relationship with your primary bank. Long-term banking relationships demonstrate stability.

Have you used Letters of Credit or Bank Guarantees? LC/BG usage indicates trade finance experience.

References & Self-Assessments

Number of verifiable trade references you can provide. More references strengthen credibility.

Type of references available. References from both suppliers and buyers show balanced relationships.

Your honest assessment of business risk level. Transparency in self-assessment is valued in scoring.

Entity Trust Score Calculator

What is an Entity Trust Score Calculator?

The Entity Trust Score Calculator is a digital trade riskā€“assessment utility designed to evaluate the credibility, reliability, and trustworthiness of a buyer or seller before entering into a commercial transaction. By analyzing key behavioral, operational, financial, and compliance-related indicators, the tool generates an indicative trust score that helps traders, exporters, and importers reduce counterparty risk, avoid defaults, and build safer trade relationships.

How can an Entity Trust Score Calculator help you?

The Entity Trust Score Calculator helps businesses make informed counterparty decisions by highlighting potential red flags before contracts are signed or shipments are executed. It supports safer onboarding of buyers and sellers, strengthens negotiation positions, and reduces exposure to payment delays, fraud, or contract breaches. This is especially valuable in international trade where counterparties may be new, remote, or operating under different regulatory environments.

How does an Entity Trust Score Calculator work?

Entity Trust Score Calculators work by evaluating a structured set of trade-relevant parameters such as transaction history, payment behavior, documentation practices, operational consistency, transparency, and dispute records. Each parameter is assigned a weighted score based on its risk significance. The aggregated results generate an overall trust score that reflects the counterpartyā€™s reliability and trade risk profile.

How to use Grains Globalā€™s Entity Trust Score Calculator?

Using Grains Globalā€™s Entity Trust Score Calculator is simple and intuitive:

  • Enter basic buyer or seller profile details.
  • Answer structured questions related to trade behavior, documentation, payment practices, and compliance history.
  • Submit inputs to generate an indicative trust score instantly.
  • Review the score and insights to support onboarding, negotiations, or trade structuring decisions.

Advantages of using Grains Globalā€™s Entity Trust Score Calculator

  • Reduces counterparty risk in domestic and international trade
  • Supports safer buyer and seller onboarding decisions
  • Improves negotiation leverage with data-backed risk insights
  • Helps prevent payment defaults and contractual disputes
  • Encourages transparent and disciplined trade relationships
  • Designed specifically for commodity and agri-trade ecosystems

Bonus #1: Understanding Trade Trust Scores

A trade trust score differs from financial credit scores because it focuses on behavioral reliability, not just balance sheets. It evaluates how consistently a counterparty honors contracts, payments, documentation, and trade commitmentsā€”making it especially useful in cross-border commodity trade where enforcement risks are higher.

Bonus #2: Trust Score vs. Credit Score vs. KYC

  • Trust Score assesses trade behavior, reliability, and operational discipline.
  • Credit Score measures financial repayment capacity based on financial data.
  • KYC verifies identity and legal existence.

Together, these tools provide a more complete picture of counterparty risk than any single method alone.

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FAQs ā€“ Entity Trust Score Calculator

No. It is not a formal credit rating but an indicative trust and risk assessment based on trade-relevant factors.
No. It complements due diligence and KYC processes but does not replace legal, financial, or compliance verification.
Yes. The tool can be used to evaluate either buyers or sellers involved in trade transactions.
Yes. The trust score can help justify payment terms, advance requirements, or risk mitigation measures.
The score can change as trade behavior, performance, and transparency improve or deteriorate.