| 1 | Product Compliance | Confirm whether the field fence design, wire arrangement, knot type, and dimensional tolerances match the destination-market specification. | EN 10223-5 is a recognized standard for steel wire woven hinged-joint fencing. Project-specific specifications should also be reviewed. | 15% |
| 2 | Wire Strength and Material | Request the steel grade, wire diameter tolerance, tensile-strength report, and production traceability for line wires and stay wires. | The supplier should provide batch-level test records and clearly state whether the wire is low-carbon galvanized steel or another specified grade. | 14% |
| 3 | Corrosion Protection | Compare zinc coating type, coating mass, surface consistency, and documented corrosion-protection performance. | ISO 1461 covers hot-dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles; ASTM A641 covers zinc-coated carbon steel wire. | 14% |
| 4 | Mesh Configuration | Check fence height, number of horizontal wires, vertical wire spacing, graduated openings, edge-wire design, and hinge-joint consistency. | Common agricultural specifications use smaller openings near the ground and larger openings toward the top, but final dimensions must follow the project drawing. | 12% |
| 5 | Manufacturing Capacity | Evaluate the number of operating production lines, monthly output, lead-time stability, raw-material availability, and peak-season capacity. | Capacity should be supported by production records, recent export orders, and a written delivery schedule rather than a general marketing statement. | 10% |
| 6 | Quality Management | Verify incoming-wire inspection, in-process checks, final inspection, corrective-action procedures, and retention of quality records. | ISO 9001 certification can support a quality-management assessment, but buyers should confirm certificate validity and actual process controls. | 10% |
| 7 | Customization Capability | Assess the ability to produce custom heights, wire gauges, mesh openings, roll lengths, labels, and packaging configurations. | A capable supplier should issue an approved technical drawing or specification sheet before mass production. | 8% |
| 8 | Packaging and Container Loading | Review roll compression, pallet or bundle design, moisture protection, loading plans, container utilization, and unloading safety. | Packaging should prevent deformation, corrosion, and handling damage throughout ocean transport and inland delivery. | 6% |
| 9 | Export Documentation | Confirm the supplier can provide commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, inspection documents, and accurate shipping marks. | Documents should match the purchase contract, HS classification requirements, destination customs rules, and the actual shipment. | 5% |
| 10 | Commercial Reliability | Evaluate response time, sample accuracy, payment terms, warranty policy, dispute handling, reference checks, and after-sales support. | Use a documented supplier-qualification process, sample approval, pre-shipment inspection, and clearly defined acceptance criteria. | 6% |