ESCOS Srl.
Company-provided description, not an official-source fact. Certifications, capacities, years and market positions stated in it are the company's own claims until a record below confirms them.
Founded in 2000, ESCOS TRADING specializes in the import-export of fast-moving consumer goods, with a strategic focus on B2B distribution in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa. Initially centered on the import of baby products in Belgium, the company quickly expanded its catalog to meet the growing needs of its African partners. We offer a wide range of recognized international brands, covering the sectors: • Beverages (Pepsi, Evian, Capri-Sun, etc.) • FMCG (Unilever, Mondelez, Nestlé, etc.) • Cosmetics (Sebamed, Kamill, etc.) • Hair care (Wella, Paul Mitchell, Goldwell, etc.)
- Type
- Not established by any record (our catalog import lists it as distributor; that is not evidence of the role)
- Role
- Role not established by any record
- Location
- Saintes, Belgium
- Founded
- 2000 (from our catalogue record; not confirmed by the company or by a state register)
- Website
- escos.be
- Categories
- Skincare & Cosmetics
- Markets
- Belgium
What is established and what is not
No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 2 official records from 2 official sources are on file. 4 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. Nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Facts on file, each with its evidence type
- No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-08-08. OpenSanctions
- No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-08-08. OpenSanctions
- Business email on the company's own domain (record type: corporate-mail-on-domain) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] Shows the domain runs its own email rather than a free mailbox. It describes the domain, not who owns it. checked 2026-08-08. Mail server of the company domain
- First recorded on the web archive (record type: web-presence-since) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The company website was already online in 2004. Shows a web archive saw a page at this address on that date. It does not show who ran the site then. checked 2026-08-04. Internet Archive (Wayback)
- Legal entity ID lapsed (record type: lei-lapsed) [official record; status amber] The global finance identifier was not renewed. checked 2026-08-23. GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. checked 2026-09-10. GLEIF Global LEI record
Import rules for these goods
- Cosmetic products must be notified in the EU Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) before being placed on the EU market. European Commission (CPNP)
- For the US market, MoCRA requires cosmetic facility registration and product listing with the FDA. US FDA (MoCRA)
Check independently
Before a first order, ask whose products they sell and on what basis: a distribution agreement or the manufacturer's authorisation.