Services

Not every product belongs in every country. We translate your drawing, specification or range into the countries and clusters where it can realistically be made, and deliver a shortlist of candidates we have spoken to ourselves, with an indicative price, capacity and lead time.

• Country and cluster comparison for your product
• Longlist from our own network and local sources
• First conversations and capacity check in the local language
• Shortlist with indicative price, lead time and points of attention

Before you commit, you want to know who is across the table. We check the legal reality behind the company and assess the factory on the floor: machine park, quality system, staffing and whether your order realistically fits in between.

• Registers, ownership structure and ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)
• Sanctions and export control check, including dual use
• Factory visit with photo report and list of findings
• References with earlier European buyers

A good agreement is one that also holds up two thousand kilometres away. We make sure quality, delivery, liability and payment are watertight on paper, and that money only moves when something is delivered in return.

• Framework agreement, purchasing terms and Incoterms
• Quality, inspection and penalty clauses
• Payment structure: down payment, letter of credit or escrow
• Applicable law, arbitration and enforceability

The ex works price says little; the price at your loading dock says everything. We work through the route, arrange the paperwork and check every link (party, product, route and payment) against the applicable sanctions and export regime.

• Route choice and lead time, including rail via the Middle Corridor
• Origin, tariff classification and import duties
• Sanctions and licence check, recorded verifiably
• Selection of freight forwarder and customs representative

The sample is almost always good. It is about the second, third and tenth run. We record the specification, have inspection done before anything ships and keep a fixed rhythm of feedback from the shop floor.

• Specification, tolerance and acceptance criteria on paper
• Sample rounds and release of the first run
• Inspection before shipment, sampled or full
• Periodic production reporting and deviation management

Opening your own office is too much for most small and medium sized companies. We are your face in the region: we visit the factory, hold the conversations and keep the relationship warm, in your name and within your mandate.

• Periodic factory visits and progress meetings
• Negotiation on price, planning and additional work
• Support at trade fairs and trade missions
• Temporary purchasing or quality role on call