Deal Readiness Check · before an overseas distributor appointment
We examine the evidence, the commercial risks and the unanswered questions behind your proposed overseas distributor appointment.
Deal Readiness Check
Industrial valves, 3 models
HOLD
Do not sign the proposed agreement yet.
The available evidence is not sufficient to proceed on the proposed terms.
Shipment cash outlay
Unresolved before signing
Importer eligibility
The import-for-resale route remains unconfirmed.
Next actionVerify the import routeIllustrative case, not a client engagement. Indonesian specialist review is incomplete.
When you need this check
The check is most useful when a decision has a date attached. If none of these is true yet, it is probably too early, and we say so on the call.
The distributor asks for exclusive territory or a multi-year term.
Exclusivity is the commitment that is hardest to undo. The check tests the licence route, the proposed terms and the evidence behind the company's claims before you sign it.
What the check coversA first order has a date and a deposit attached.
A first shipment can be held at the port over a classification, a surveyor report or a certificate. The check traces each requirement to its source before the goods move.
What the check coversThe current relationship is ending and a replacement is being considered.
A replacement brings the same questions back, plus the product registration, stock and territory the outgoing distributor holds. The check covers the proposed appointment, not the exit.
What the check coversSix questions
Each question is answered from the evidence on the file, in the same order every time, and each answer carries its source and the date we read it.
Company claims
Identity supported. Import route not established.
02Import rules
Six requirements traced. One is unresolved.
03Landed cost
USD 11,421 turns on one certificate.
04Importer status
NIB shows API-P. The appointment needs resale.
05Proposed terms
Exclusivity is being asked for first.
06Unknowns
Six open items, each with an owner.
Each question opens inside the viewer with its source, its date and the limit of what the evidence supports. Or go straight to the finding.
What you actually receive
Three lines from the illustrative report, exactly as they appear: a rule line with its source and date, one cost difference, and the priority finding.
Report extract
Korea to Indonesia: cast steel gate valves
Rule line
Surveyor report (LS) before shipment
Annex I, Section IX, serials 806 to 814 list the valve lines. Source: Permendag 22/2025 on industrial goods, read 30 October 2026.
Listed valve lines
Landed cost
USD 242,891 if the certificate is rejected
Against USD 231,470 if it is accepted: a difference of USD 11,421 on the same shipment.
One assumption moved
Priority finding
HOLD: Import licence route. Do not sign the proposed agreement yet.
The available evidence is not sufficient to proceed on the proposed terms. The arrangement remains unresolved: confirm a lawful import route and review the appointment terms before signing. Next action: Verify the import route: obtain the distributor's written licence position, then put it to an Indonesian specialist.
Partial evidence · specialist review incomplete
Illustrative case. Illustrative case. No Indonesian specialist has reviewed this illustration. A guided illustrative assessment, not a live checking service. Company details are illustrative. Rule sources are real and dated. No Indonesian specialist has reviewed this illustration.
The written assessment has six parts. See what each part covers.
Worked example
A Korean valve exporter is considering an exclusive distributor in Surabaya. The company exists. Whether it can import for resale is a different question, and the answer decides what the exporter should do next.
Korea to Indonesia · cast steel gate valves
First order: 120 valves, about USD 186,000 FOB Busan (hypothetical)
The distributor can import the finished product for resale.
the NIB shows API-P. No API-U (general import) record found.
Does the intended import-for-resale arrangement fit the current rules, including the exceptions?
Confirm the route with current company records and qualified specialist review before appointment.
HOLD. Do not sign the exclusive appointment until the import route and the proposed terms are confirmed.
Illustrative decision file. Illustrative company record. Illustrative example only. Not a client engagement or a completed specialist review. Rule sources are real and dated. No Indonesian specialist has reviewed this illustration.
How the engagement works
You accept a written proposal before any work starts. Each stage produces something you keep, and the price and date are fixed in that proposal.
Start with a 30-minute call. No cost, and we tell you if the check is not the right tool.
You bring
Bring what you have. We say what is missing.
We check
Every line carries the official text, the provision and the date it was read.
You hold
Signed by a director
We learn the product, the countries involved, the proposed distributor and what is at stake, and we tell you if the check is not the right tool.
Ask for a 30-minute callYou receive
A short written note of the deal, the decision date and whether we can help.
Before you accept, the proposal states the available sources, selected checks, any specialist review, report language, delivery date and price.
Explore the scope and priceYou receive
A two-page proposal: scope, available sources, named reviewer, price and delivery date.
Every rule line is traced to the official text with its date. If we are more than 5 working days late, you may cancel for a full refund.
Explore the case workspaceYou receive
The evidence register: one line per requirement, with source, provision and the date read.
We explain the priority issues, how far the evidence goes and the questions to resolve before appointment.
See a check in actionYou receive
The decision brief, then a 45-minute readout call on the finding and the next actions.
Delivery is 10 working days from complete documents, up to 15 for a first check. If we are more than 5 working days late against the date in your proposal, you may cancel for a full refund. The evidence register and the decision brief are yours to keep.
Scope, price and limitations
S$2,900 is fixed for the standard eligible scope. Anything outside it is quoted separately, with the reason stated in the proposal before work. If we cannot do the check, we say so before you pay anything.
S$2,900 is the fixed price for this standard eligible scope: one proposed distributor, one product family of up to three related models, one appointment decision in one destination market, where we can confirm the sources and specialist review before accepting the assignment. It is not a universal price. Other assignments are quoted separately, with the reason stated in the proposal.
One check, one decision
Delivery is 10 working days from complete documents, up to 15 working days for first checks, as confirmed in the proposal.
Our correction promise. If a rule statement in the report was wrong on the date we checked it, and you tell us within 60 days of delivery, we correct the report and refund the fee.
If a person or organisation introduced you and receives a referral fee from us, we tell you in the proposal. We pay that fee ourselves; it does not change your price. We never take fees from the distributors we check.
Scope, eligibility and exclusions: what the check covers and what it does not.
Who performs and reviews the work
Three roles, named before work starts. The report shows what each person did: what the analyst checked, what the reviewer confirmed, what the director signed.
One person works your file from the first call. Every rule line is checked against the official text and carries the date it was read. Where a figure is an estimate, the report says so.
Where the scope requires local regulatory expertise, the proposal names the reviewer, their qualifications or registration and the exact questions they will review. That is confirmed before any payment is taken. If the review cannot be arranged, we do not accept that scope.
Indhran Seghar, director of AIR APAC Pte. Ltd., signs the recommendation, and the report carries his name. It shows what each person did: what the analyst checked, what the reviewer confirmed, what the director signed.
We are new. The worked example demonstrates the method; it is not a completed client engagement. We are building our record of customer work, and every accepted assignment has an agreed scope, evidence requirements and accountable reviewers.
Where specialist review stands
Peter Ang is the Indonesian reviewer for Tradezur. Where a check needs Indonesian regulatory review, the proposal states his registration, the exact questions he will answer and the review date before any payment is taken. The illustrative example on this site has not been reviewed by him. If that review cannot be arranged for your market, we decline the scope rather than proceed without it.
The contracting company, the director and the review arrangements in full.
Buyer questions
Cost, risk, comparisons and suitability, answered the same way we would answer them on the call.
The rest of the questions, including refunds, revisions and how AI is used.
Next step
Tell us the product and models, the proposed distributor, the countries involved and the date you must decide. We reply with times for a 30-minute call.
Earlier in the process? A short 15-minute call about your HS code is the secondary route, not the check.
We work through introductions. If someone sent you this page, please tell us who, so we can thank them.
Tradezur is a trading name of AIR APAC Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202600913G), 10 Marina Boulevard, #39-00, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Singapore 018983. AIR APAC Pte. Ltd. contracts with clients.
