Owned-risk supply
We carry the risk. You carry the product.
On the lines where we take title — financed procurement or own-risk stock — we purchase on our own account, provide source-side production oversight, commission independent pre-shipment inspection, act as importer of record (the legal importer), hold inventory in our managed warehouses, and replenish on your schedule, so the operational and financial risk of getting the supply right sits with us, not you. We agree which lines sit on our balance sheet before anything moves; you take delivery of product that has already been financed, inspected and cleared in your name.
Three modes
How much of the risk you want us to own
There are three ways we provide the working-capital cover for you. The mode differs per industry — we agree which one fits your line, your cash position and your delivery pattern before anything moves.
Mode A
Turnkey financed procurement
For you when: you want the whole file paid for and operated, end to end.
We finance the procurement and operate the entire file — sourcing, manufacturing supervision, independent pre-shipment inspection, import and clearance as importer of record, and delivery in your name. You commit to the requirement; we carry the cash position and the operational exposure until the product is yours.
Mode B
Import your chosen supplier
For you when: you have already chosen the supplier and want the risk of bringing it in to be ours.
You keep the supplier relationship; we run the import and the clearance and we assume the risk that comes with it. We manage the foreign exchange and payment, oversee the order, commission independent pre-shipment inspection, and act as importer of record — so the regulatory and financial exposure of the crossing is on our file, not yours.
Mode C
Own-risk stocking & distribution
For you when: you want product held and replenished without carrying the inventory yourself.
We import on our own account, hold the inventory in our managed warehouses, and distribute it — in bulk, on scheduled replenishment (vendor-managed inventory), or, where you prefer, direct to your customers. The goods sit on our balance sheet and our shelves until you call them off, so the financing of stock and the risk of holding it stay with us.
The operated flow
Eight steps we run and answer for
In words: 1. Requirement & scoping — you tell us the requirement, and we agree what we operate and what stays with you. 2. We take title & finance it — we hold the financial position so your cash and foreign-exchange line stay free. 3. Production oversight — we provide source-side supervision while the order is being made. 4. Independent pre-shipment inspection — an accredited third party verifies the goods before they ship. 5. Freight forwarding — we manage international logistics to Egypt, on our file. 6. Receive & clear — we take the goods at the border as the importer of record (the legal importer). 7. Warehouse — we hold inventory in our managed warehouses until you call it off. 8. Fulfilment — we release it to you in bulk, on scheduled replenishment (vendor-managed inventory), or, where you prefer, direct to your customers.
Where the risk sits
The regulatory, customs and financial risk is ours — by design, not by goodwill.
Importer of record — the legal importer — is a position of record, not a phrase. When we operate your supply, Innovote is the party of record before Egyptian customs and the regulators. The obligation to classify the goods correctly, register and clear them, and answer for compliance is ours to carry. Alongside that sits the financial position: on the lines where we take title — financed procurement or own-risk stock, agreed before anything moves — we are the party that has financed the goods and holds them until they are yours.
What that means in practice: you do not need your own import card to bring these goods in, you are not the name standing in front of customs, and a paperwork problem at the border is ours to resolve. And on the lines where we take title, because we finance the procurement first, we provide the working-capital cover so you do not tie up your cash or your foreign-exchange line while product is being made, shipped and cleared. You stay responsible only for the things that are genuinely yours — accurate product information, payment on agreed terms, and your own end-use compliance once the goods are with you.
This is what you are buying when you hand us the file: not a shipment, but the risk that comes with getting it right.
Predictable landed cost
A stable EGP price — and a counterparty your bank can settle with
A spot price is not a landed cost. Between an overseas quote and goods on your floor sit foreign exchange, letters of credit, freight and demurrage, duties and clearance — any of which can move and quietly eat your margin. Because we carry that exposure, we resolve it into one stable landed price in EGP before you commit. You plan, quote and protect your margin against the number you will actually pay, not a starting figure that drifts.
On the currency side, we manage the foreign exchange and the letters of credit, and we can settle in hard currency on agreed terms — so an overseas principal deals with a bankable counterparty in Egypt rather than waiting on a buyer’s own FX access. For you, that means the hard-currency problem is handled on our position; for your supplier, it means a settlement they can rely on.
Every file is priced and settled on its own goods, origin, currency and timing — we quote your number and agree terms in writing; we do not publish a tariff or fixed FX rate.
What we handle, what you provide
What we handle
- Financing the procurement and holding the financial position
- Source-side production oversight through manufacturing
- Commissioning independent pre-shipment inspection
- Importer-of-record status (the legal importer) before customs and the regulators
- Foreign exchange, letters of credit, freight forwarding and clearance
- One stable landed cost in EGP, agreed before you commit
- Warehousing and replenishment — bulk, scheduled (vendor-managed inventory), or, where you prefer, direct to your customers
What you provide
- The requirement, or the supplier you have already chosen
- Accurate product information and specifications
- Any drawing, grade or quality standard you are matching against
- Your target landed cost and the schedule you want supplied to
- Payment per the agreed terms
- Your own end-use compliance once the goods are with you
Start your supply file
Hand us the requirement, or the supplier
Tell us which mode fits — turnkey financed procurement, importing the supplier you have chosen, or own-risk stocking and distribution. Add the product, origin, target landed cost and the schedule you want supplied to, and attach any spec or drawing. We will read it and come back with a landed-cost-aware reply.
Confidential · no obligation · a landed-cost-aware reply within one business day
Hand over the file. We carry the risk.
Start your supply file now, or talk it through with the desk first. Either way, a landed-cost-aware reply comes back within one business day.