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17 February 2026

How Keelung importers can prepare supplier confirmations without chaos

Port-side trading firms often juggle many overseas suppliers. A calm confirmation cycle starts with a clean population list.

Importer ledgers in Keelung frequently list suppliers across several currencies and shipping terms. When a bank, auditor, or board asks for balance confirmations, the scramble usually begins with an incomplete vendor list.

Export the full vendor subledger first, then mark which balances exceed your materiality threshold. Confirmations for every NT$500 open item rarely help; confirmations for the balances that could move your reported liabilities do.

Draft the confirmation in the language your supplier actually uses for correspondence, and state the balance in the currency recorded on your books. Ambiguous multi-currency wording is a common reason replies never arrive.

Track send dates, follow-ups, and returned figures in one log. Differences should be investigated against invoices and goods in transit before anyone assumes the supplier is wrong. A disciplined log turns confirmation season into a managed project rather than a last-week fire drill.