Company Matching Results

How does the matching result work?

After you upload your company data for verification, the system automatically begins the matching process against the Certified Entity records in the IAF CertSearch database.

Criteria for Matching

The system uses predefined criteria to identify potential matches. This includes the following:

• Company Name

• Country

• Company Identifiers

  • VAT

  • TAX ID

  • DUNS Number

  • Company ID Number

  • Business Registration Number

Matching Result

Once the matching process is complete, the summary of results will be displayed in the Import Activities section and detailed results will be listed in the Companies list, showing:

Matched

• Exact: Records that have successfully matched with certified entities.

• Loose: Records that have partially matched with certified entities, indicating some similarities but not a complete match.

If you manually search for a company name using the search engine and find the desired result among the suggestions, accessing the page will be considered an exact match.

Not Matched

• Records that could not find a corresponding certified entity.

If no suggestions are provided, it may indicate one of the following:

• The company has not yet been added to the IAF CertSearch database.

• The company name is restricted or confidential and not publicly available.

• The company has been removed from the IAF CertSearch database.

If you believe that the company you are trying to search for has a valid certification but cannot find it in our database, please contact us using the following link: IAF CertSearch Inquiry.