Buying Russian goods, with the counterparty actually checked.
India imports US$ 40.81 billion of Russian goods a year — fertilisers, oils, project goods, iron and steel and much more beyond crude. If you are buying outside the established bulk channels, the questions are the same every time: is this supplier real, will the paperwork clear, and how does the payment actually settle.
What usually goes wrong
Registry checks, ownership, financial standing and screening are genuinely hard to do at distance and in another language. Our Moscow principal does them locally.
This is the question that stops most first-time trades. It has to be resolved before the contract, not after the goods have shipped.
Depending on the product, Indian certification, import licensing and packaged-goods labelling rules all apply before the goods can be sold.
What we do for you
Supplier verification
- Russian supplier search and screening
- Registry, ownership and litigation checks
- Site visit by our Moscow principal
- Sanctions and ownership screening
Getting it here
- Payment route structuring
- Bilingual contract and terms
- Freight coordination
- Cargo insurance
Indian clearance
- Classification and duty assessment
- Indian product approvals
- Import licensing where applicable
- Customs clearance
Quality control
- Inspection at the Russian end before shipment
- Specification and testing agreement
- Documentation review
- Dispute support on the ground
Ongoing
- Standing buying agent appointment
- Price benchmarking
- Repeat order management
- Supplier relationship management