International Buyer Checklist for Sourcing African Gold

Buying gold across borders requires more than confirming a price and receiving a photograph. A serious buyer should establish the counterparty, product, authority to trade, evidence, delivery route and settlement controls before committing funds.

1. Define the exact gold requirement

Specify form, purity or expected grade, quantity, destination, frequency, inspection/assay expectations, commercial basis and timing. A vague request attracts vague offers.

2. Verify the seller and company

Confirm the legal entity, representatives, business location, authority to sell and relevant licences or permits where applicable. Platform verification can support this process but should not be the only check.

3. Verify the product and source

Request current evidence linked to the specific lot or supply—not only generic certificates. Consider independent assay, inspection and source verification for high-value transactions.

4. Confirm logistics and export readiness

Understand how the gold will move, who is responsible for secure transport, what documents are required and when title/risk transfers under the commercial agreement.

5. Agree payment and release conditions

Document the triggers for funding, release, refund or dispute. If using stablecoin escrow, confirm the exact network and wallet instructions generated for the current transaction.

6. Keep the full transaction record

Use Deal Rooms and transaction records to retain offers, evidence, communications and payment references.

GoldConnect provides marketplace, verification and transaction-workflow technology. Platform indicators and workflow states are not guarantees. Users remain responsible for independent legal, regulatory, technical, financial, assay, logistics and counterparty due diligence, and for confirming that any digital-asset payment method is lawful and appropriate in the relevant jurisdictions.