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A short walk-through of how a buyer moves from discovery to delivery on CeylonTrade — and where we step back so you deal direct with the exporter.
The four steps
Discovery, sample, deal, delivery.
Verify
Every seller is hand-audited before their storefront goes live — business registration, export licence, and product certificates are checked against source documents.
Sample
Request a paid sample from any storefront. Approve it in your own lab or on your own bench before you commit to a bulk order.
Negotiate
Message the exporter directly through the inquiry thread. Terms, MOQ, pricing, packaging and Incoterms are agreed between you — CeylonTrade does not sit in the middle of the deal.
Ship
The producer ships direct from Sri Lanka to your port. Shipping documents, phyto certificates and certificates of origin travel with the goods.
What CeylonTrade does
Verification and connection.
- Audit and verify every seller before listings go live.
- Host storefronts, product listings and inquiry threads.
- Facilitate paid sample requests and buyer–seller messaging.
- Publish traceable producer, estate and certificate detail.
What we don't do — yet
Deals stay between you two.
- No on-platform payments — buyer and seller settle directly.
- No escrow, no invoicing and no shipping bookings through CeylonTrade.
- No price mark-up: the exporter's quote is the price you pay.
Ready to start sampling?
Browse verified exporters and send your first inquiry — no account required to look.