The United States is made up of 50 states, one Federal district (Washington DC) and a territory, (Puerto Rico).
Companies in the USA need to register with the Secretary of State office in any of the 50 US states, the federal district (Washington DC) or the territory of the US (Puerto Rico).
How To confirm Supplier’s Company in the United State;
You’ll need to know the State where the Business is registered and go to the respective Secretary of State website, US Federal district or US territory where the Business is registered and search for the Business to get and verify the details of the Business.
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For example, if you want verify the Current Business Status of a US Supplier listed on our E-commerce Supplier Directory.
Check the US Supplier’s address, not their register state. On the table below, you’ll see the direct link to the “Business entity search page” to all 50 States Secretary of State (SOS) Websites, including the US Federal district (Washington DC) and the US territory (Puerto Rico).
Go to the “Business entity search” webpage in the respective location and search for the Business name of the Company to see and verify the details of the Business.
If you’d like to learn how to freely verify that your US Wholesaler is an actual Wholesaler and not a “Retailer”, read our simple US Wholesalers verification guide
You can also search for legitimate and reliable US Suppliers on our Supplier Directory.
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