How to verify a Jet A1 seller
Verify a Jet A1 seller by confirming the company in its registry, the refinery mandate with the refinery, the terminal and tank through the terminal's official channel, and the bank instrument bank-to-bank. Aviation fuel is sold to known buyers under strict quality rules, so be careful with "spot" Jet A1 offered to anyone.
Check this Jet A1 offer free
Jet A1 is sold by refiners and large traders to airlines, airports and distributors under strict quality and certification rules. Many Jet A1 offers circulating in broker chains use the same documents as fake diesel offers: a "refinery allocation", a tank storage receipt and a fee before inspection. These checks help you tell the difference.
5 steps
- Confirm the seller's registry record. Find the company in its official registry, in the local language. Check the registration number, address and directors against the offer.
- Confirm the refinery mandate. Ask for the signed mandate letter. Contact the refinery through the details on its own website and ask whether it knows the seller.
- Confirm the terminal and the product. Find the terminal yourself and check that the website and e-mail in the offer really belong to it. Ask the terminal, through its official channel, what it can confirm about the tank and the title holder.
- Check quality documents. Jet A1 is delivered with quality certificates against the applicable specification. Ask who issued them and check with the issuer directly.
- Confirm the bank instrument through your bank. Your bank confirms any LC, SBLC or MT760 with the issuing bank. Do not rely on copies.
Red flags
- Monthly "contracts" of large Jet A1 volumes offered to anyone
- A fee for a TSR, ATV or tank access before the contract
- A seller website registered only a few months ago
- A refinery mandate with no signed letter
- Payment by TT before loading on a first deal
- The seller's own laboratory as the only inspection
Documents to ask for
- Company registration extract. Recent and in the seller's legal name, with directors listed.
- Signed mandate or supply contract with the refinery. Confirmed by you with the refinery through its official website contacts.
- Certificate of quality for the batch. Issued by an independent laboratory or the refinery, against the specification named in the contract.
- Draft contract with terminal, incoterm and inspection. The terminal must be named, and inspection at loading done by a surveyor you appoint.
- Bank details in the seller's own name. An account in a third party's name or a third country needs an explanation before you go further.
What a sound deal looks like
Real Jet A1 supply usually starts with a trial cargo, a named refinery or terminal and a contract with clear quality terms. The seller can explain who holds title to the product and lets your inspector test it at loading. Payment is by LC or against documents, and the documents carry the same company name from the offer to the bank account. If the seller cannot name the source or keeps changing the terminal, stop until it can.
FAQ
Can a broker sell Jet A1 from a refinery allocation?
Real allocations exist but are rare and are confirmed by the refinery itself. Ask for the mandate letter and confirm it directly with the refinery.
What quality documents should come with Jet A1?
A certificate of quality from an independent laboratory or the refinery, tied to the batch. Confirm it with the issuer.
Is a dip test before signing normal?
No. Inspection is arranged under the contract with an inspector you appoint. Paying for a dip test or tank access before signing is a red flag.
How does Vanguard Verify help?
The free basic check flags the wording, the domains and the vessel. The storage check (USD 199) confirms the terminal and documents; the Deal Check (USD 8.88) covers the company registry, sanctions and the bank details.
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General information, not legal or financial advice. Vanguard Trade Capital Goods Wholesalers DWC-LLC, Dubai South, UAE · [email protected]