Trade Introducer Program

Your buyers. Our desk in Sri Lanka.

For trade agents, brokers and sourcing consultants. You keep the relationship with your buyer. We find the supplier, arrange samples and testing, and put a written price in your hands.

Apply to join See how it works
Team on the ground in Sri Lanka Written prices with a validity date Supplier names kept private

How an introduction flows

Your buyerAnywhere in the world
brings the requirement
YouKeep the relationship
send it to our desk
SriLankaExport Trade DeskSources, prices, samples, documents
buys from
Sri Lankan producersMills, estates and packers
What we do for your buyer

The Sri Lanka side, handled

The hard part of selling Sri Lankan goods abroad is on the ground here. That is the part we do.

Find the supplier

We ask producers for the grade, packing and quantity your buyer wants, and compare what comes back.

Written price

One clear price with the basis (FOB or delivered), a validity date and payment terms.

Samples and testing

Samples before any order, and independent laboratory testing when your buyer needs a report.

Shipment and documents

Packing, export paperwork and shipping documents, coordinated from Sri Lanka.

On the groundA team in Sri Lanka talks to producers directly, in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
Written, dated pricesEvery quotation states its basis, its validity date and its payment terms.
Money before goodsBuyer payments arrive before goods move, on every order.
Two ways to work with us

Choose the route that fits each buyer

You can use a different route for every buyer. Tell us which one when you send the enquiry.

Route A

You buy from us and resell

We quote you. You set your own price and invoice your buyer yourself.

  • No agreement needed. Send an enquiry and we quote.
  • Your buyer’s name never has to reach us.
  • You pay us on our normal terms, usually half in advance and the balance against shipping documents.

Best for trading companies and exporters with their own buyers and invoicing.

Route B

We contract with your buyer and pay you a fee

You introduce the buyer. We quote, contract and ship to them, and pay you on every order they pay for.

  • A short written introducer agreement, signed before we quote.
  • Your fee is agreed in writing before the quotation goes out.
  • You earn on that buyer’s paid orders for 12 months.

Best for agents and consultants who would rather earn a fee than handle the trade and the payments.

Route ARoute B
Who invoices the buyerYouWe do
How you earnYour own markup on our priceAn introduction fee, agreed per buyer
PaperworkNone to startOne-page introducer agreement
Who handles paymentsYou pay us; your buyer pays youYour buyer pays us; we pay you
When you are paidWhen your buyer pays youAfter the buyer’s final payment clears
How an introduction works

From enquiry to shipment in four steps

1

Send the enquiry

Product, grade, quantity, packing and destination port. For Route B, the buyer’s company, country and contact.

2

We source and price

Our desk asks producers and returns a written price, validity date and payment terms.

3

Samples and testing

Samples first, and independent laboratory testing when your buyer needs it.

4

Order and shipment

Money arrives before goods move. On Route B, your fee follows the buyer’s final payment.

The ground rules

Clear rules, the same for everyone

They protect you, your buyer and our suppliers.

Register the buyer firstA buyer counts as your introduction when you name them in writing before we quote, and they were not already in contact with us.
Paid on money receivedFees are paid on orders the buyer has paid for in full. A cancelled, refunded or disputed order earns no fee.
No hidden paymentsIf a buyer or a supplier also pays you, they must know in writing that we pay you a fee. We never pay undisclosed commissions.
No going aroundWe do not go around you to your registered buyer, and you do not go around us to the producers we quote from.
Supplier names stay privateOur price is our price. We do not share producer names or producer prices with introducers or buyers.
You cannot commit usOnly our written quotation binds us. Please do not promise prices, dates or specifications on our behalf.
What your buyers can source

Sri Lanka’s strongest export lines

Mainly spices, tea, coconut products and food ingredients. Ask about anything else before promising it to a buyer.

Ceylon cinnamon, cardamom and other spices
PrzyprawyCinnamon, pepper, cloves, cardamom
Tea estate in the Sri Lankan hill country
Ceylon teaEstate and blended grades
Coconut palms in Sri Lanka
Produkty kokosoweDesiccated, oil, milk, fibre
Ceylon spice sample box
Samples and private labelSamples first, retail packs to your buyer’s artwork
Ceylon cinnamonCzarny pieprzClovesCardamomCeylon teaDesiccated coconutCoconut oil and milkCashewsPrivate label retail packs
Questions

What introducers ask us

Anything else, ask in your application.

Is there a fee to apply?

No. Applying is free, and Route A needs no agreement at all.

How much is the introduction fee on Route B?

It depends on the product and the size of the order, and it is agreed in writing for each buyer before we send the quotation. On Route A there is no fee: you earn the difference between our price and yours.

I am based in Sri Lanka. Can I join?

Yes. Many of our introducers work from Sri Lanka and bring buyers from abroad. Fees are paid in rupees to a Sri Lankan bank account in your own name. You cannot be employed by, or paid by, a producer we buy from for that order, and you cannot be related to our staff.

Can I introduce a supplier instead of a buyer?

The introducer fee is for buyers. If you know a good Sri Lankan producer, they can list their products on SriLankaExport.com for free through our seller registration.

Do I need to be a registered company?

No. Individuals can introduce buyers. Before paying any fee we ask for identification and a bank account in your own name, and tax is withheld where Sri Lankan law requires.

What does the buyer need on their side?

An import licence where their country requires one, for example a Safe Food for Canadians licence in Canada or FDA food facility registration for the United States. The buyer’s own import rules are the buyer’s responsibility.

Can my buyer inspect the goods?

Yes. Buyers can ask for independent testing or a pre-shipment inspection, and we arrange access. We do not share producer identities.

About you
How you would like to work
What your buyers want *

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