Present a verifiable supply position
Sarpah reviews submissions from producers, authorised sellers and upstream representatives seeking qualified demand across international markets. Our sourcing activity spans suitable origins and agreed international destinations. Each proposed engagement is assessed on its own product, evidence, authority, route and market fit.
Sarpah is a commercial intermediary and international trade coordinator. Any mandate is a documented, transaction-specific appointment. Buyer and seller contract directly. We do not take title, hold inventory, issue bank instruments or represent that an appointment will produce a transaction.
What we need from the upstream side
A useful first submission includes:
- Legal entity, jurisdiction and beneficial ownership
- Evidence of transaction-specific authority from the principal or seller
- Commodity, origin and production or allocation basis
- Specification, tolerances and supporting technical documents
- Available quantity, shipment window and minimum lot
- Load port or dispatch point and feasible delivery terms
- Destinations the seller can serve
- Inspection, certification and export-document capability
- Proposed payment structures and banking constraints
- Relevant transaction history or references that can be verified
An indicative offer should identify its validity and assumptions. It is presented as firm supply only after the authorised seller confirms it.
How an introduction develops
- Authority review. We review evidence showing who is authorised to speak for the supply and what may be shared.
- Capability review. We test specification, quantity, timing, route, documents and destination fit.
- Buyer matching. We approach relevant demand only where the upstream position and buyer brief align.
- Direct engagement. Buyer and seller conduct diligence, negotiate and contract directly.
- Coordination. If appointed for that transaction, Sarpah maintains communication across agreed commercial and documentary milestones.
We do not publish a buyer panel or promise access to named institutions. Buyer information is shared only with authority and at the appropriate stage.
Counterparty and transaction review
Every proposed transaction requires current, case-specific review. Product-level exclusions or exemptions do not remove the need to assess the parties, ownership and control, banks, vessel, ports, services, currency, destination and applicable law.
Sarpah may decline or pause an introduction where authority, ownership, product provenance, documentation, regulatory position, banking route or performance capability cannot be established. This is a commercial risk decision, not a legal opinion.
Contracts, instruments and intermediary arrangements
The sale contract should state its governing law and dispute mechanism. UCP 600 governs a documentary credit, URDG 758 a demand guarantee, and ISP98 a standby only when the relevant instrument expressly incorporates those rules. A standby may instead expressly incorporate UCP 600 to the extent applicable. Incoterms® 2020 rules apply only when selected with an exact named port, place or point and do not govern title, payment or sanctions.
A transaction-specific appointment may use an NCNDA, IMFPA, mandate or other intermediary agreement. These are private contractual arrangements. Territory, exclusivity, duration, confidentiality, non-circumvention, reporting and compensation are negotiated for the engagement. Commission is not automatically seller-paid, and no public page fixes the rate or trigger.
What happens after acceptance
Acceptance into discussion means only that the supply position merits further work. It is not an endorsement, buyer commitment, allocation confirmation or forecast of volume. Any buyer introduction remains subject to consent, confidentiality, diligence and commercial fit.
Present authority and supply capability
Send evidence of the authority chain, product, origin, specification, quantity, load point, shipment window, serviceable destinations, delivery capability and proposed payment structure.