Explain your offer.
Describe the product, origin, processing, available capacity, seasonality and intended destination.
The starting point: a specific offer, rather than a general introduction.FOR PRODUCERS, SUPPLIERS & EXPORTERS
Prepare your business
for international buyers.
You know your business. Help a buyer understand it too. Organise who you are, what you supply and the records behind your claims—with STIV to guide your preparation.
For businesses starting out and established suppliers improving their records. Start with one product and one intended market.
WHAT YOU ARE WORKING TOWARDS
A business profile a buyer can understand.
An evidence file you can improve.
See what is missing.
Separate available records from missing, expired or pending evidence. Work out which questions need an answer next.
The next action: collect, update or clarify the right information.Prepare for a scoped review.
Agree which claims and documents will be examined. Where the review supports issuance, bring the reviewed information together in a Verified Trade Passport.
The output: a defined review record with its scope and outstanding gaps.START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
You do not need
a perfect file to begin.
Tell us your country, product and target market. Initial regional focus: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. The team confirms the support available for your business.
Start a preparation enquiryYour business
Legal name, registration details where available, operating address and the person authorised to represent the business.
Your product
Product name and form, origin, specifications, capacity or available volume, packing and intended destination.
Your records
Relevant licences, certificates, quality information, sourcing or batch records and other documents you already hold. Requirements vary by product and market.
Your questions
Tell us what is missing or unclear. Never invent a certificate or mark a document available when it is not.
AN ILLUSTRATIVE STARTING POINT
“I supply coffee.
What will a buyer ask me?”
Start with origin, coffee type, processing, grade, available volume and your intended market. Then identify the records supporting those details and the questions still open.
Ask STIV: “I supply washed Arabica from Uganda and want to approach a UK buyer. Help me organise my product information and identify the documents I should check.”
Example prompt, not a customer case or a compliance decision. STIV guidance needs checking against current requirements and professional advice where needed.
UNDERSTAND YOUR PASSPORT
A reviewed business record.
A clearer starting point.
A Verified Trade Passport brings business identity, product information and reviewed supporting evidence into one profile. Its usefulness depends on the checks performed and the information remaining current.
STIV guides your preparation.
Use the mentor to organise information, understand questions and prepare your next action. AI guidance alone does not verify a business.
Review establishes the scope.
Ask what was checked, the evidence source, reviewer and review date. Clarify outstanding items and how the record can be updated.
Buyers make commercial decisions.
A Passport supports assessment. Certificates, regulatory permissions, finance and purchasing decisions remain with the relevant organisations.
YOUR FIRST STEP
Tell us what you supply.
Let’s make the next step clear.
Start with a short enquiry. Agree the service, review scope, fee, timing and secure document-sharing arrangements with the team.