Importers rarely lose money on a single bad decision. They lose it through a supply chain nobody owns end to end: cash tied up in the wrong inventory, replenishment ordered too late, and a landed cost that is only discovered after clearance.
We manage the whole flow — from purchase planning through arrival and in-country distribution — with the numbers visible before commitment.
Landed-cost modelling
Every programme is built on a landed-cost model covering factory price, inland haulage, export charges, freight, insurance, destination charges, duty and taxes, clearance, storage and last-mile delivery. Change the corridor, the incoterm, the order size or the mode and the model shows the effect immediately.
This is the same model we use to compare a China corridor against Türkiye, India or a UAE re-export route for the same goods.
Lead time and replenishment
We work backwards from the date the goods must be on the shelf: production window, inspection, booking cut-off, sailing, transit, clearance and delivery. That gives an order-by date rather than a hope, and makes late orders visible early enough to switch mode instead of paying air freight in a panic.
- Reorder points and safety stock sized to real corridor variability, not averages
- Order tracking with milestone alerts and exception management
- Consolidation planning to reduce shipment count and clearance events
- In-country distribution and last-mile delivery into African markets
Reporting the buyer can act on
Clients receive shipment-level and programme-level reporting: delivered cost per unit by corridor, on-time performance, exception history and duty exposure. It is deliberately plain — the point is to support the next buying decision, not to fill a dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
- What is landed cost?
- Landed cost is the total cost of getting goods to your warehouse: product price plus inland transport, export charges, freight, insurance, destination charges, duty and taxes, clearance and last-mile delivery. It is the only number worth comparing between suppliers or corridors.
- Can you manage inventory replenishment for us?
- Yes. We plan reorder timing against real corridor lead times and manage the purchase, movement and delivery so stock arrives before it is needed.
- Do you distribute inside African markets?
- Yes, through our Djibouti and Ethiopia operations and local partners in other markets, we handle inland distribution and delivery after clearance.
Get a landed-cost model for your requirement
Send the specification, quantity and destination country. We reply with a delivered, duty-paid cost and a realistic arrival window.