A steel cord conveyor belt order is only as safe as the two numbers you can still prove after the belt reaches site: the ST grade that matches your calculated duty tension, and the cord adhesion value that shows the rubber is genuinely holding the cords. This buyer's checklist sets out the twelve items we would verify ourselves before signing a purchase order, in the order a real project asks them. It covers matching the ST grade to the duty rather than to a catalogue, width, length and thickness tolerances, cord diameter, pitch and construction against the pulley schedule, the cord pull-out test and what the test report really proves, cover grade and gauge against the material actually carried, the splice method, splice kits and vulcanising plan, roll-up, core and packing, marking and traceability, the inspection and release documents, the cost build-up behind a steel cord conveyor belt price, MOQ, lead time and payment terms, and the arrival inspection and claim window.