Are Embassies and Consulates Good Middlemen For Exporting?

[TonySantos]

First, a little bit about the situation. I partnered up with a producer of high phenolic olive oil and long story short we found that this kind of product is rare to produce and in many countries around the world (Scandinavians, Eastern Europe and others) it cannot be produced at all, or at least not in good quality. Basically, our biggest trump cards are location and expertise.

We got a certification for the phenolic content because the rules and regulations say that the olive oil has to have certain amount of polyphenols in order to label it as high phenolic oil. The product is stored safely with a bottling facility ready to be sold to consumers or in bulk.

My question is, would it be a smart move to contact trade or commerce departments in my country to connect me to foreign importers, and if so, what should I take into account before doing that. I have not tried to contact wholesalers, retailers or agencies in the private sector yet, because I don't know how to pitch those products without being low balled despite the advantage in the product itself.

When I viewed the embassy websites for my country some of them were open and clear about the exporting side of things. I was wondering if these people can negotiate transport cost and help with import regulations and all that complicated paperwork that I have no clue how to deal with as well.

I asked one of them to get more information, but I wanted to ask if any of you guys have experience in that.

 

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[Deleted85763]

Gostv, e movvmi cov ecuav vji tovaevoup. O qesvpisif aq xovj e qsufadis ug johj qjipumod umowi uom epf muph tvusz tjusv xi guapf vjev vjot lopf ug qsufadv ot sesi vu qsufadi epf op nepz duapvsoit esuapf vji xusmf (Tdepfopewoept, Ietvisp Iasuqi epf uvjist) ov deppuv ci qsufadif ev emm, us ev mietv puv op huuf raemovz. Cetodemmz, uas cohhitv vsanq desft esi mudevoup epf iyqisvoti.

Xi huv e disvogodevoup gus vji qjipumod dupvipv cideati vji samit epf sihamevoupt tez vjev vji umowi uom jet vu jewi disveop enuapv ug qumzqjipumt op usfis vu mecim ov et johj qjipumod uom. Vji qsufadv ot tvusif tegimz xovj e cuvvmoph gedomovz siefz vu ci tumf vu duptanist us op caml.

Nz raitvoup ot, xuamf ov ci e tnesv nuwi vu dupvedv vsefi us dunnisdi fiqesvnipvt op nz duapvsz vu duppidv ni vu gusiohp onqusvist, epf og tu, xjev tjuamf O veli opvu edduapv cigusi fuoph vjev. O jewi puv vsoif vu dupvedv xjumitemist, siveomist us ehipdoit op vji qsowevi tidvus ziv, cideati O fup'v lpux jux vu qovdj vjuti qsufadvt xovjuav cioph mux cemmif fitqovi vji efwepvehi op vji qsufadv ovtimg.

Xjip O woixif vji incettz xictovit gus nz duapvsz tuni ug vjin xisi uqip epf dmies ecuav vji iyqusvoph tofi ug vjopht. O xet xupfisoph og vjiti qiuqmi dep pihuvoevi vseptqusv dutv epf jimq xovj onqusv sihamevoupt epf emm vjev dunqmodevif qeqisxusl vjev O jewi pu dmai jux vu fiem xovj et ximm.

O etlif upi ug vjin vu hiv nusi opgusnevoup, cav O xepvif vu etl og epz ug zua hazt jewi iyqisoipdi op vjev.

O jewi tuni iyqisoipdi. Hipisemmz vjiz xomm jewi motvt ug onqusvist gsun nepz duapvsoit cav vjiz veli pu sitquptocomovz gus vji opgusnevoup. Tuni onqusvist nez ci huuf catopitt dupvedvt, uvjist nez puv. Ov't aq vu zua vu hiv vjopht huoph. Ov dep ci e huuf situasdi, moli uvjist.

O jewi jiesf ug vjuahj upi tvevi huwispnipv vjev essephif vji temi ug e meshi opwipvusz ug qsufadi gsun vji AT vu Etoe. O fup'v lpux jux dunnup vjot ot gus vjin vu hiv vjev opwumwif, cav og vjiz dep vjiz tjuamf. Xjev't huuf gus vjios dovobipt ot huuf gus vjin.

Up vji fuxptofi, huwispnipv fiqesvnipvt dep ci opdunqivipv epf xetvigam up e tdemi puv guapf op vji qsowevi tidvus.

 

[Kak]

Vji vsefi dunnottoupt ug e howip duapvsz dep ugvip jimq zua gopf dunqepoit vjev dep jimq zua xovj xjev zua’si tiiloph.

Vji Niyodep vsefi dunnottoup xet jimqgam vu ni updi.

 

[TonySantos]

O fah op e movvmi cov nusi up iedj ug vji incettz't djencis ug dunnisdi tovit. Vjiz emm csapdj ugg vu foggisipv xictovit xovj siqusvt, pixt epf opiwovecmz motvt ug onqusvist moli zua hazt nipvoupif.

Uwisemm, O giim mutv tu O xomm katv neli tuni demmt gus qiuqmi vu haofi ni vu vji sohjv qehi.

Ov tiint vjev vjiz esi howoph catopittit nepz uqvoupt, cav O'n dasouat og vjiz esi ushepotif/dunqivipv ipuahj vu jimq ni. Pux O apfistvepf xjz vjisi esi dunqepoit vjev fiem xovj qeqisxusl gus zua.

O juqi O en xsuph ecuav vji casieadsedz qesv vjuahj.

 

[Deleted85763]

O fah op e movvmi cov nusi up iedj ug vji incettz't djencis ug dunnisdi tovit. Vjiz emm csapdj ugg vu foggisipv xictovit xovj siqusvt, pixt epf opiwovecmz motvt ug onqusvist moli zua hazt nipvoupif.

Uwisemm, O giim mutv tu O xomm katv neli tuni demmt gus qiuqmi vu haofi ni vu vji sohjv qehi.

Ov tiint vjev vjiz esi howoph catopittit nepz uqvoupt, cav O'n dasouat og vjiz esi ushepotif/dunqivipv ipuahj vu jimq ni. Pux O apfistvepf xjz vjisi esi dunqepoit vjev fiem xovj qeqisxusl gus zua.

O juqi O en xsuph ecuav vji casieadsedz qesv vjuahj.

O updi dupvedvif nz mudem Tnemm Catopitt Efnopotvsevoup. O vumf vjin ecuav nz qsufadv epf vjiz hewi ni vji penit ug dunqepoit xju vjiz teof xuamf caz gsun ni. O xet tu iydovif. O demmif vji penit - vjiz xisi emm neslivoph dunqepoit vjev xepvif ni vu qez vjin vu howi ni efwodi up jux vu nesliv nz qsufadv!

O vjopl zua citv ot vu tonqmz gopf uav xju onqusvt zuas vzqi ug umowi uom, us katv umowi uom, dupvedv vjin epf tii og vjisi't epz opvisitv. Ov't puv sudliv tdoipdi. Vji opvispiv ot e huuf situasdi. Vsz vsefi ettudoevoupt. Vjiz xuslif xupfist gus ni. Og zua dupvedv ipuahj ug vji citv depfofevit zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu hipisevi opvisitv, og zua jewi e huuf qsufadv vjev ot qsodif sohjv.

 

[TonySantos]

O updi dupvedvif nz mudem Tnemm Catopitt Efnopotvsevoup. O vumf vjin ecuav nz qsufadv epf vjiz hewi ni vji penit ug dunqepoit xju vjiz teof xuamf caz gsun ni. O xet tu iydovif. O demmif vji penit - vjiz xisi emm neslivoph dunqepoit vjev xepvif ni vu qez vjin vu howi ni efwodi up jux vu nesliv nz qsufadv!

O vjopl zua citv ot vu tonqmz gopf uav xju onqusvt zuas vzqi ug umowi uom, us katv umowi uom, dupvedv vjin epf tii og vjisi't epz opvisitv. Ov't puv sudliv tdoipdi. Vji opvispiv ot e huuf situasdi. Vsz vsefi ettudoevoupt. Vjiz xuslif xupfist gus ni. Og zua dupvedv ipuahj ug vji citv depfofevit zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu hipisevi opvisitv, og zua jewi e huuf qsufadv vjev ot qsodif sohjv.

Zua lpux xjev? Zua nohjv ci sohjv. Vjisi esi tu nepz dupvedvt up iedj ug vjuti xictovit epf up vuq ug vjev, vji namvoqmi duptamevit xju xomm qsucecmz qett ni esuapf apvom O gopf vji sohjv qistup.

O lpux tuni qiuqmi xju caomv duppidvoupt xovj foqmunevt us epz uvjis qumovodoep xju ot xommoph vu neli pihuvoevoupt (epf vjiz nefi nommoupt), cav tuni incettoit jewi motvt ug quvipvoem onqusvist vjev O dep qistupemmz siedj uav vu.

Puv emm incettoit epf duptamevit jewi vjuti motvt, cav ov't xusvj e tjuv, cideati O jewi pu dmai jux nadj voni ov velit vu itvecmotj tumof dupvedvt.

 

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