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Services

Trade structuring & logistics

Contract terms, payment security and shipping coordination that protect both sides of a deal.

What we do

Structure, documents and shipping

Transaction structuring

Terms that protect both sides.

  • Review of sale and purchase agreements alongside your legal counsel
  • Incoterms, inspection and quality clauses
  • Payment instruments and documentary requirements
  • Allocation of risk between buyer, seller and intermediaries

Logistics coordination

From loading to discharge.

  • Liaison with ship-owners, brokers and terminals
  • Scheduling of independent inspection
  • Management of the document flow from loading to discharge

Market entry support

For companies entering new supply markets.

  • Mapping of suppliers and buyers in target markets
  • Overview of regulatory and licensing requirements, with local advisers
  • Introductions to counterparties that have passed our KYC

Incoterms® 2020

Delivery terms at a glance

Who arranges what, and when risk passes from seller to buyer.

Glossary
TermThe sellerRisk passes
FOBDelivers the goods on board the buyer’s vessel at the loading portOn loading
CFRAlso arranges and pays for the vessel and freight to the discharge portOn loading
CIFAs CFR, plus minimum marine insurance for the buyerOn loading
DAP / DESDelivers the goods at the named destination port or terminalAt destination

Payment security

Instruments we work with

Documentary letter of credit

The buyer’s bank pays the seller against compliant shipping documents, usually under the ICC’s UCP 600 rules.

Standby letter of credit

A bank undertaking that pays out if a party fails to perform; usually issued under ISP98 or UCP 600.

Bank-to-bank confirmation

Every bank instrument is confirmed between the banks involved, never only on the strength of a copy.

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