Revocable letters of credit will not be accepted as payment.

In order to proceed in good faith, the seller requires that the LOI (Letter of Intent) is no more than five days old.

Buyers are free to order any reasonable quantity of any product they desire, however they should be aware that the seller will not regard any shipment as a trial shipment, and that no extra product will be held in reserve for a buyer for subsequent orders. The price will be based on the ordered quantity.

A soft quote can be obtained by contacting us and completing the details of your desired order.

Regularly no, sellers do not supply SGS reports prior to opening negotiations. Proof of product is provided at a later stage in the negotiation process. These documents are handled bank to bank, not from the seller to the buyer or vice versa.

SGS Inspections are paid for by the seller and are carried out at the port of loading.

Several items of documentation will be required in order to successfully negotiate a shipment. The soft quote is the first piece of documentation the buyer will receive. If the terms of the soft quote are agreeable, then the buyer will be required to sign an NCNDA (Non-Circumvention, Non-Disclosure Agreement). This document provides necessary protection to both the buyer and seller as they move forward in the trading process. A Letter of Intent (or Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order ICPO) is the first piece of documentation required from the buyer, and it should be accompanied by a Bank Comfort Letter BCL or Soft Probe Authorization. When these documents have been received and verified, a Firm Corporate Offer (FCO) will be issued to the buyer.

Yes. The seller requires bank details to be submitted with an LOI / ICPO in order to conduct a soft probe of the buyer’s accounts. The soft probe is used to gather evidence that the buyer is able to cover the cost of the trade, and provides assurance to the seller that the proposed trade is viable. The buyer’s Letter of Intent, therefore, must include bank details, authorization for a soft probe, and contact details for the buyer’s banking officer.A (Non-Circumvention, Non-Disclosure Agreement). This document provides necessary protection to both the buyer and seller as they move forward in the trading process. A Letter of Intent (or Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order ICPO) is the first piece of documentation required from the buyer, and it should be accompanied by a Bank Comfort Letter BCL or Soft Probe Authorization. When these documents have been received and verified, a Firm Corporate Offer (FCO) will be issued to the buyer.

Generally speaking, no. The standard procedure is in place due to the fact that it is regarded as providing the highest possible levels of protection to both sellers and buyers.

Please see “Policies and Procedures” or the specific offer of the product you are looking for.