Step 1
Record the actual branding, production and supply arrangements with supporting agreements.
Practical review guide · Free worksheet
Review identity records for private-label products
Direct answerDocument who designs, manufactures, brands and places the item on the market before drafting operator details. A purchase invoice alone may not resolve the legal role.
Reviewed by ComplyFolio. Sellers and reviewers maintaining product evidence and preparing publication decisions.
Get the working templateReview procedure
These are suggested operational checks to apply to your own evidence. They are not additional legal requirements or claims that the workspace automates this entire task.
Step 2
Compare legal names on invoices, labels and technical records without automatically equating their roles.
Step 3
Prepare unresolved role questions for a qualified reviewer.
Step 4
Update published identity blocks only after the relevant facts and role decision are recorded.
Worked example
A store buys an unbranded product and adds its own trademark to the package and listing.
What the reviewer finds
- The physical package uses the store's trademark.
- The report names the original factory but no role assessment is documented.
Resulting record
A private-label role fact sheet and identity discrepancy list.
Boundary: Applying a trademark can affect responsibilities; this worksheet does not decide the resulting legal classification.
This scenario is fictional. It illustrates a review decision, not a customer outcome or a compliance determination.
Download the blank working record
The Markdown worksheet includes the procedure, the fields below, and space for findings, evidence, owners and retests. It contains no pre-approved findings. Edit it locally without an account.
- Brand owner
- Factory identity
- Contract reference
- Published identity
- Role question
Record what you observed, including unknowns. Link each decision to a source and keep unresolved questions assigned to an owner. Share completed records only through an appropriate authorized route.
Primary references and scope
The references provide the legal or technical context. The procedure and worksheet are ComplyFolio working suggestions, not official forms or a certification standard.
- GPSR — product safety, operator and distance-sale requirements (legal context)
- European Commission — product safety and business resources
Applying a trademark can affect responsibilities; this worksheet does not decide the resulting legal classification.
Connect the review to your product record
Use the free workspace for an initial public product-page review, then add the manual evidence and decisions this guide requires. A page scan cannot inspect private supplier files or complete every user journey.
Start with a public product page