Cross-Border Counterparty & Transaction Intelligence

Choose the depth of review that matches the decision in front of you.

Start with a fixed-fee screen when the question is simply whether to continue. Deeper reviews use transparent starting prices or typical ranges, while complex assignments are scoped to the evidence and transaction risk involved.

Our Framework

VERIFY · ASSESS · PROTECT

VERIFY

Identity, ownership, people, operating footprint, trading history and digital footprint.

Question: Who are we really dealing with?

ASSESS

Capability, product, claims, documents, pricing, logistics, compliance and commercial plausibility.

Question: Do the counterparty's claims hold up?

PROTECT

Payment, documents, title, banking instruments, risk mitigation and transaction structure.

Question: How do we protect the transaction before commitment?

ClaimEvidenceContradictionRiskRequired Action
Transparent Pricing

Standard reviews have clear price anchors. Complex work is scoped before it begins.

Our fees reflect investigation depth, jurisdiction, number of entities, document volume, technical complexity and transaction structure — not simply hours worked.

Deeper Verification
From US$995

Supplier / Buyer Due Diligence

For higher-value purchases where identity alone is not enough and capability, commercial role or payment relationships must be tested.

Before Commitment
From US$1,995

Pre-Transaction Due Diligence

For contract, deposit, payment, LC or other commitment where the transaction structure itself must be reviewed.

Complex Counterparty
From US$2,500

Commodity Counterparty Due Diligence

For commodity buyers, sellers, mandates and supply chains requiring authority, allocation, capacity and trading-history analysis.

Complex Transaction
US$3,500–7,500+
typical range

Commodity Transaction Due Diligence

For cargo, vessel, documents, banking, title, logistics and multiple-party transaction reconstruction.

Ongoing Support
From US$2,500
per month

External Transaction Risk Desk

For companies that need recurring screening, document review, transaction analysis and escalation support.

Third-party costs: field inspection, laboratory testing, specialist engineering, legal or regulatory advice, paid data sources and travel are quoted separately when required. Final scope and fee are confirmed before work begins.
Plain-English Definitions

What do supplier verification and transaction due diligence actually mean?

These terms are often used loosely. Our definitions are practical: each review should answer a specific commercial decision with evidence.

What is supplier verification?

Supplier verification checks whether a supplier is a real, correctly identified business and whether its claimed role, operating footprint, contacts and basic capability can be supported by independent evidence.

What is counterparty due diligence?

Counterparty due diligence examines ownership, management, authority, trade activity, adverse records, digital identity and commercial capacity to understand who you are dealing with and what remains unverified.

What is transaction due diligence?

Transaction due diligence tests whether the counterparty, goods, documents, logistics, banking relationships, title and payment structure all belong to the same executable commercial transaction.

What is commodity transaction due diligence?

Commodity transaction due diligence adds cargo-specific checks such as origin, allocation, vessel identity, IMO, Q88, port calls, voyage timing, inspection, title, bills of lading and documentary banking relationships.

When should a review be done?

Before a deposit, advance payment, LC issuance, high-value contract, reliance on POP or shipping documents, third-party payment instruction, or material commitment to an unfamiliar cross-border counterparty.

Core Products

Six levels of support, from first screen to ongoing risk desk.

01
Quick Counterparty Screen
US$299 fixed fee

Is this worth pursuing?

A fast first-pass review before you invest time, disclose sensitive information or move into formal negotiations.

  • Company and contact identity
  • Domain and email anomalies
  • Basic sanctions, litigation and adverse signals
  • Document-entity consistency
  • Obvious red flags and next-step questions
You send: company name, domain, contact, email and available offer
You receive: concise findings, red flags, confidence level and required next questions
Typical timing: 24–48 hours, subject to scope and source availability
Not included in the US$299 screen: complex UBO tracing, physical factory verification, deep technical capability review, full transaction-chain reconstruction, vessel/cargo reconstruction, bank-instrument legal review, formal legal opinion or multi-jurisdiction investigation. If these are required, we confirm a deeper scope before work begins.
02
Supplier / Buyer Due Diligence
From US$995

Who are we really dealing with?

A deeper corporate and commercial identity review for unfamiliar counterparties.

  • Ownership / UBO
  • Management, addresses and operating footprint
  • Manufacturer / trader / buyer role
  • Commercial and trade activity
  • Invoice and bank-beneficiary consistency
  • Buyer-side purchase and import capacity where relevant
You send: counterparty details, quotation and relevant commercial material
You receive: evidence-led identity, role, capability and risk assessment
Typical timing: confirmed after jurisdiction and scope review
03
Pre-Transaction Due Diligence
From US$1,995

What is still missing before commitment?

Designed for the point where a counterparty has been identified and the transaction is approaching contract, deposit, payment or LC issuance.

  • Claims verification
  • Product and capability review
  • Trade-history validation
  • Document consistency
  • Compliance mapping
  • Payment terms and transaction structure
  • Required actions before commitment
You send: offer, draft contract, payment terms and supporting documents
You receive: unresolved risks, contradictions, evidence gaps and control requirements
Typical timing: confirmed after document and transaction scope review
04
Commodity Counterparty Due Diligence
From US$2,500

Does this buyer or seller have a real commercial basis?

Commodity-specific review focused on authority, capacity and role in the supply chain.

  • Producer / refinery / mine relationship
  • Allocation, title holder and mandate chain
  • Historical commodity activity
  • Supply, purchase, storage and offtake capacity
  • Origin, export or import capability
  • Pricing plausibility
  • Signatory and banking relationship
You send: counterparty, product, commercial claim and available supporting evidence
You receive: authority, capability and commodity-specific credibility assessment
Typical timing: scoped to commodity, jurisdiction and evidence availability
05
Commodity Transaction Due Diligence
US$3,500–7,500+ typical range

Does the entire transaction reconcile?

Our flagship transaction-level review. We test whether the counterparty, commodity, cargo, logistics, documents, banking and structure all refer to the same commercial reality.

  • Buyer / seller / intermediaries
  • Product / grade / origin / quantity / price
  • Cargo / allocation / storage / inspection
  • Port / vessel / IMO / Q88 / voyage / NOR / B/L / timing
  • ICPO / SCO / FCO / SPA / BCL / POP / SGS / COO / invoice
  • LC applicant / issuing bank / beneficiary / payment account
  • Incoterms / title / risk / inspection / payment / guarantees
You send: transaction package and the decision or exposure you need to assess
You receive: reconstructed evidence chain, contradictions, residual risk and required actions
Typical timing: scoped to transaction complexity and third-party evidence access
06
External Transaction Risk Desk
From US$2,500 / month

Ongoing risk capacity without building an internal team.

For trading houses, brokers, importers, exporters, industrial buyers and distributors that review a continuous flow of counterparties, offers and transaction documents.

  • Recurring counterparty screening
  • Document review
  • Commodity due diligence
  • Transaction-structure review
  • Priority questions and escalation
  • Custom risk workflow and expert coordination
You send: recurring cases through an agreed intake workflow
You receive: prioritized reviews, escalation support and consistent evidence standards
Timing: service levels agreed to case volume and urgency
How a Review Works

Clear inputs, clear investigation, clear output.

01 · SUBMIT
Share the material

Company, domain, documents, cargo claims, banking terms or transaction package.

02 · SCOPE
Set the questions

We define what must be verified and what evidence would change the decision.

03 · INVESTIGATE
Reconstruct the chain

Independent records and transaction evidence are cross-checked against one another.

04 · DELIVER
Make the decision usable

Verified facts, unresolved issues, contradictions, risk controls and required next actions.

Specialist Modules

When desk research is not enough.

Physical Verification

Factory, warehouse or cargo visits; photo/video evidence; loading supervision; local inspector coordination.

Technical Expert Review

Industrial equipment, materials, electronics and chemicals; technical specifications; supplier-claim review; specialist escalation where needed.

Compliance / Legal Coordination

We identify the issue, structure the question and coordinate specialist support for sanctions, regulatory, customs, tax or formal legal matters when required.

One Investigation Engine

Different products, one evidence standard.

Identity · Ownership · People · Capability · Product / Cargo · Claims · Trade · Documents · Logistics · Banking · Compliance · Transaction · Mitigation

Evidence standard: Claim → Evidence → Source Grade → Confidence → Contradiction → Risk → Required Action.
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