Services
Services that add up to one deal
You come to us with a job, not with the name of a service. We take on as much of the chain as you need — one leg of it, or the whole way from finding a factory to selling in a new market.
01 — The chain
Find → Buy → Deliver → Grow
That is the shape of a cross-border deal. Each service covers one leg; together they give you one contract and one name to call instead of four subcontractors. The first three steps bring goods to you; the fourth runs the other way — it is for manufacturers taking their own product into someone else’s market.
The chain
- Sourcing and supplier verification
You find out who actually makes your product, and what the quoted price is built on, before you pay anything.
- Manufacturers shortlisted, traders filtered out
- Documents, the plant and the samples checked
- Price, MOQ and terms compared on one page
For buyers with no supplier yet, or with only one.
- Vetting a supplier you already have
You picked the factory yourself. We establish who they actually are before any money leaves your account.
- Company records and the right to export
- A visit to the plant, with photographs from the floor
- The batch inspected before it is loaded
For buyers who have chosen the factory but are uneasy about paying it.
- Purchasing on your behalf
Negotiation, contract and payment are run by people who do it every day. The decisions stay with you.
- Negotiation and contract terms
- Payment to the supplier, in our name where that helps
- The batch watched through to shipment
For buyers who have chosen the supplier but will not open a foreign trade contract for a single order.
- Supplier payments
You pay in roubles to a Russian account; the currency leg to the supplier is ours to run.
- Settlement under an agency agreement
- Agent’s report, deed and payment confirmation
- A file the currency control will accept
For deals where a direct transfer stalls in compliance or comes back.
- International logistics
The route is built around your goods, your deadline and your budget, not around the lorry that happens to be free.
- Road, rail, sea, air and multimodal routes
- Carrier selection, booking, transport documents
- Insurance arranged and the cargo tracked in transit
For companies that already buy abroad and need the cargo moved.
- Customs and documentation
The paperwork is ready before the goods ship, so the load does not sit at the border over one line in an invoice.
- HS classification and duty calculation
- The permits and certificates your goods actually need
- Declaration and release on both sides of the border
For goods that are new to you, or that need permits.
- Importing machinery from China
A machine cannot be returned and swapped: it has to match your power supply, fit on your floor and pass conformity assessment.
- Finding a maker against your technical brief
- Acceptance with a test run before shipment
- Out-of-gauge freight and commissioning
For machine tools and production lines.
- Importing textiles and apparel
The run almost never arrives exactly like the sample — unless somebody is watching. We watch.
- A factory that fits your run, not just any factory
- An approved sample and pre-shipment inspection
- Testing, labelling and the documents platforms ask for
For own-label brands and marketplace sellers.
- Importing electronics
What stops electronics is not freight or price: it is wireless approval and battery rules, and both surface late.
- Import requirements checked before the contract
- Component checks and reject handling
- Routing built around the battery rules
For devices, instruments and components.
- Certification and import permits
First we work out what the goods actually need, and put a number on the paperwork before the contract is signed.
- Determining the applicable technical regulations
- Testing and issuance through accredited bodies
- Marking and user documentation
For goods brought in for the first time, or when customs has already asked for a document you do not have.
- Market entry
You stop shipping goods into a country and start selling in it: buyers, price, import channel.
- Demand testing and price positioning
- Buyers and distributors
- The import channel and a commercial model
For manufacturers and suppliers moving into Europe or the CIS.
02 — Combinations
What people take together
- 01Found it and shipped itAn importer with neither a supplier nor a route · Sourcing, purchasing, freight and customs on one contract — from the first enquiry to a factory to the pallets in your warehouse.
- 02Supplier ready, cargo to moveA company that already buys abroad and looks for a new freight agent every time · Freight and customs in the same hands: one party answers for the delay at the border and for the lorry that never turned up.
- 03Made it, now sell itA manufacturer moving into Europe or the CIS · Market entry with the buying and the shipping attached: the buyer is found, the import is arranged, the deliveries repeat.
03 — Questions
What buyers ask about the services
Can I take a single service?
Yes. Freight with customs, or sourcing on its own, are two examples. We do not ask you to buy the whole chain: if most of the chain is already covered, there is nothing to pay us for. We will point out where responsibility passes from one provider to the next, and leave the choice to you.
How is the price worked out?
There is no single price list, and publishing one would be dishonest. The figure depends on the goods, the volume, the route and how many links of the chain you hand over. We go through the job first, then name a number and show what sits inside it. Anything quoted before that would be invented.
Where do we start?
With the job in plain words: what the goods are, where they come from and where they go, the volume and the deadline. We come back with whether it can be done, which services cover it and what we need from you. If it is not our job, you hear that on the first call.
Do you work with small volumes?
We discuss it. The limit is not our price list: a factory has a minimum order and a carrier has a minimum rate. We look for a way round — a smaller manufacturer, a groupage load, joining your order to the next shipment. If there is no way round, you hear it before the work starts, not after you have paid.
Not sure which service your job needs?
Describe it in your own words: what the goods are, where they come from and where they go. We will break the job into steps and tell you which ones we take.