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The Counterparty Intelligence & Credit Risk Report gives you a detailed, documented view of one overseas legal entity and one proposed trade transaction. We connect the company behind the order to the people, payment obligations, credit signals, adverse information and documentary protections that matter before you release the goods.
No document upload is required at this stage. Leave your contact details and we will discuss the buyer and transaction privately.
An overseas transaction can involve several different parties: the company shown on the website, the entity named on the purchase order, the party signing the contract, the consignee receiving the goods and the company expected to pay. That structure may be legitimate. But if it is not understood and documented before shipment, it can make a later invoice harder to enforce and a credit decision harder to defend.
This report is built around your proposed transaction — not around a generic company lookup. It helps you identify the correct legal entity, map the roles of the parties, assess available credit and adverse signals, and decide what should be clarified before you give payment terms or release the shipment.
The standard report combines transaction facts you provide with public-record, corporate, credit and adverse-information sources reasonably available for the jurisdiction and agreed scope. Where a licensed source is available, its third-party credit data is identified by provider and report date.
We verify the overseas legal entity behind the order, including available registration details, legal form, current status, registered or operating address and other identifying information relevant to the transaction.
We review available officers, directors, parent/subsidiary relationships, related entities and corporate linkages that may affect the commercial risk of the proposed transaction.
Where available through licensed business-data sources, we assess independently generated business credit scores, ratings, recommended credit limits and payment behaviour indicators. The report distinguishes provider data from Portage's own transaction analysis.
We review financial indicators, insolvency or bankruptcy information, judgments, filings, liens, charges and other adverse events where they are legitimately available and relevant to the agreed scope.
We map who signs the contract, who places the order, who receives the goods, who is invoiced, who is expected to pay and who controls the payment instruction. We identify mismatches that should be resolved before shipment.
We convert findings into a clear red-flag register and practical commercial protections to consider: entity confirmations, authorised-signatory evidence, aligned transaction documents, payment protections and, where appropriate, specialist or local legal review.
The final deliverable is not a database screenshot and not a one-page company summary. It is a structured Counterparty Intelligence & Credit Risk Report prepared for the transaction you are considering.
| Report section | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Executive Risk Decision | The identified entity, key facts, material red flags and a concise commercial position: proceed, proceed only with protections, or pause pending clarification. |
| Transaction Exposure | A record of the proposed amount, currency, payment terms, goods or services, countries, Incoterms and expected credit exposure. |
| Entity & Corporate Analysis | Legal identity, available corporate structure, officers, linkages and discrepancies. |
| Credit & Financial Signals | Available third-party credit score, rating, recommended limit, payment behaviour and financial indicators — clearly dated and attributed. |
| Adverse-Information Review | Available insolvency, judgment, filing, lien, charge and other adverse-event findings relevant to the scope. |
| Transaction-Role Map | The connection between contracting party, buyer, payer, consignee, delivery point and payment instruction. |
| Red-Flag Register | Each material concern, its source, why it matters and what needs to be clarified. |
| Trade Protection Recommendations | Practical actions to consider before shipment or credit extension. |
| Source Log & Limitations | Source dates, scope boundaries and information that was unavailable or could not be confirmed. |
We also walk you through the key findings, so the report becomes a trade decision — not a file that sits in an inbox.
The report does not make the trade decision for you and does not guarantee payment. It gives you a documented basis for deciding what to clarify, what to change and what protection may be appropriate before the goods leave your control.
| Commercial position | What it means |
|---|---|
| Proceed | No material issue was identified within the agreed scope that requires clarification before the proposed transaction. This is not a payment guarantee. |
| Proceed Only With Protections | The transaction may proceed only after specific issues are resolved or defined protections are considered, such as confirmation of the liable entity, aligned documentation or revised payment terms. |
| Pause Pending Clarification | A material entity mismatch, adverse signal, missing information or transaction-structure issue needs to be clarified before goods are released or credit is extended. |
| Situation | Why the report is relevant |
|---|---|
| A first order from a new overseas buyer | Confirm who is actually behind the order before you establish credit exposure. |
| A larger order or longer payment term than usual | Test whether the proposed exposure matches the information available about the counterparty. |
| Different companies appear across the PO, contract, shipping documents or payment instructions | Understand which entity is expected to pay and what needs to be documented. |
| The buyer changes entity, consignee, address or bank details shortly before shipment | Pause and identify whether the change creates an unresolved risk. |
| Your insurer, finance team or management needs a documented approval file | Provide a structured evidence base for a material trade decision. |
Every engagement begins with a private scope conversation. We confirm the overseas entity, the proposed transaction, relevant jurisdictions, available data sources and the questions that matter before credit is extended or goods are released. You receive a clear written scope, deliverables and engagement terms before any paid work begins.
No contract, invoice or document upload is required on the website.
We first understand the country, entity, transaction structure and the question you need answered.
Before work begins, you receive a clear written scope of the report, the available source depth, any material limitations and the agreed engagement terms.
You receive the detailed report and a walkthrough of the material findings and practical next actions.
No contract, invoice or document upload is required at this stage.
Leave your contact details. We will discuss the proposed buyer and transaction privately, confirm the available report scope and tell you what is needed to begin.
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