Stage 1 · The product
What it is, and which markets plausibly want it.
Our services, in detail
Four services for US suppliers selling abroad, each quoted in writing before work begins.
Program 01 · Who you're dealing with
Finding & checking buyers
An enthusiastic enquiry from abroad is not a customer. We identify realistic buyers for the product, check company details, trading history and references, and tell you plainly when something doesn't stand up — which is cheaper than finding out after a container has shipped.
Stage 2 · Candidates
Buyers and distributors identified.
Stage 3 · Verification
Company details, history and references checked.
Stage 4 · Introduction
Contact made, with your terms stated up front.
Stage 1 · Terms of sale
Incoterms chosen deliberately, not by habit.
Stage 2 · Payment
Method matched to the buyer and the market.
Stage 3 · Agreement
Written, signed, and the same on both sides.
Stage 4 · Review
Revisited as the relationship develops.
Program 02 · Agreed before shipping
Terms & payment
Most export disputes are terms disputes. We agree Incoterms explicitly so the point where cost and risk transfer is in writing, work through payment methods appropriate to the buyer and market, and make sure both sides have signed the same document in the same language.
Program 03 · Booked and tracked
Freight & shipping
Freight quotes are hard to compare because they include different things. We gather them on the same basis, explain what each covers, book with licensed carriers and forwarders, and keep the shipment tracked so you hear about a delay from us rather than from your customer.
Stage 1 · Requirements
Volume, weight, destination and timing.
Stage 2 · Quotes
Compared like for like.
Stage 3 · Booking
With licensed carriers and forwarders.
Stage 4 · Tracking
Updated until it lands.
Stage 1 · Checklist
What this destination and product require.
Stage 2 · Preparation
Documents drafted and cross-checked.
Stage 3 · Handover
A complete file to your licensed broker.
Stage 4 · Records
Archived for your compliance file.
Program 04 · Complete, first time
Export documentation
We prepare and cross-check the commercial invoice, packing list and supporting certificates for consistency, and hand a complete file to your licensed broker or forwarder. Export declarations and customs filings are made by licensed professionals, not by us, and compliance obligations stay with the exporter of record.
Got an overseas enquiry?
A free consultation on the buyer, the market and whether it stands up.