Agro Export & International Trade
One firm accountable for the trade — from source to shipment.
Sourcing and quality assurance, IEC, GMP and phytosanitary licensing, cold-chain logistics and cross-border trade documentation — across the India–UAE corridor and beyond. LGS owns the agro and pharmaceutical trade end to end as one accountable mandate, carried from source to a clean, documented shipment.
Who we work with
Principals moving regulated goods across borders
We are engaged by the people accountable for the consignment — those who need a single owner across sourcing, licensing, logistics and documentation, not a broker who hands the shipment off at the port. Discretion is the constant on every mandate.
Agro producers and exporters
Building or scaling an export operation and needing sourcing, quality and licensing carried end to end, not stitched together across intermediaries.
Importers
Bringing agro or pharmaceutical goods into India or the UAE and needing compliant clearance, documentation and a reliable supply line.
Pharma and agro traders
Moving regulated commodities where GMP, phytosanitary and trade-compliance requirements decide whether a consignment ships at all.
Cross-border trade businesses
Operating across the India–UAE corridor and beyond, where licensing, logistics and documentation must be coordinated as one workstream.
Manufacturers and processors
Entering export markets for the first time and needing the licensing, QA and logistics infrastructure built around their product.
Distributors and offtake partners
Requiring a dependable, documented supply line with quality and compliance owned upstream of their own obligations.
Problems we solve
Where a consignment fails — and why
Most trades do not fail on price. They fail on the things that sit between the farm or factory and the buyer: variable quality, a missing licence, a broken cold chain, or a single document out of order at the port.
Sourcing and quality variability
Inconsistent grade, specification or supply undermines an export programme before it ships. We own sourcing and quality assurance upstream, so what leaves matches what was committed.
Licensing and registration complexity
IEC, GMP, phytosanitary certification and product-specific registrations are where consignments stall. We carry the licensing workstream end to end, lawfully and in the right sequence.
Cold-chain and logistics failure
For perishable and temperature-sensitive goods, a break anywhere in the chain destroys the consignment. We coordinate cold-chain and logistics as part of the mandate, not as someone else's problem.
Cross-border documentation gaps
A single missing or inconsistent document can hold a shipment at the border. We own trade documentation so the consignment clears cleanly the first time.
Fragmented, multi-intermediary chains
Sourcing agent, licensing consultant, freight forwarder and customs broker each optimise their slice and no one owns the outcome. We coordinate the whole to one accountable plan.
Trade-compliance exposure
Errors in classification, certification or documentation create real regulatory exposure. We treat compliance and documentation integrity as conditions of the mandate, not afterthoughts.
What LGS owns
The full trade, source to shipment
Ownership is a defined scope, not a slogan. On an agro or pharma trade mandate, LGS is accountable for each stage below — with senior people on the engagement and a clean, documented shipment at the end.
Sourcing and quality assurance
Identifying and qualifying supply, and owning quality assurance against specification, so the goods that ship match what was committed to the buyer.
IEC, GMP and phytosanitary licensing
Securing and coordinating the import-export code, GMP, phytosanitary certification and product-specific registrations a consignment depends on, lawfully and in sequence.
Cold-chain and logistics
Coordinating temperature-controlled handling, warehousing and freight so perishable and sensitive goods move without a break in the chain.
Cross-border trade documentation
Owning the documentation — certificates of origin, inspection and shipping papers — so the consignment clears customs cleanly and on time.
Customs and authority coordination
Coordinating with customs, inspection and certification authorities across jurisdictions so clearance is handled in order, not improvised at the port.
Documented shipment and hand-over
Carrying the mandate to a clean, documented shipment and an orderly hand-over, so the buyer relationship and the supply line both hold.
The Method
The LGS Mandate Method
Step 1: Evaluate
We assess the mandate against our acceptance framework before we take it.
Step 2: Structure
We define scope, accountability and the path to a documented result.
Step 3: Coordinate
We align stakeholders, advisors and authorities across jurisdictions.
Step 4: Execute
We run the mandate end to end, with senior people on every engagement.
Step 5: Document
We carry the mandate to a documented close and a clean hand-over.
Governance & compliance
How we govern an agro trade mandate
Trade compliance, documentation integrity and senior accountability are not features of the engagement — they are the conditions of it. Every consignment is run inside these standards.
Trade compliance and documentation integrity govern every mandate. Licensing, certification and shipping documents are handled lawfully, in the correct sequence, and never improvised to force a consignment through.
Confidentiality is the default. Suppliers, buyers and commercial terms are protected; mandates are described by type and outcome under NDA, never by client.
Senior people are accountable end to end — the people who scope the trade are accountable for executing it, from sourcing through to a documented shipment.
Every mandate is evaluated against our five-dimension acceptance framework before we accept it. We will not run a trade we cannot own or cannot run compliantly.
We decline mandates that fail the framework — where licensing or certification cannot be obtained lawfully, quality or cold-chain integrity cannot be assured, or the path to a clean, documented shipment is not credible. Restraint is part of the governance.
Representative mandate
Described by type and outcome — never by client
A single illustrative mandate type. Across the trade practice, mandates are described by type and outcome under NDA; suppliers, buyers, corridors and commercial terms remain confidential.
Client identities and commercial terms are confidential. Mandates are described by type and outcome under NDA.
Proof
Defensible proof only
We do not publish trade volumes, shipment counts, corridor statistics or named counterparties. Any trade-specific proof ships only once it has cleared confidentiality review and founder confirmation.
Our confidentiality posture
We deliberately do not publish trade volumes, shipment counts, corridor statistics, success rates or named counterparties. Representative agro and pharma trade mandates are described by type and outcome, and the specifics — suppliers, buyers, corridors and commercial terms — are shared privately, under NDA. The firm-wide record that backs this work — over 12 years of execution, senior-led accountability, 500+ institutional relationships and three offices across India and the UAE — is set out on the About and Governance pages.
We publish no client names, success rates or counts. Representative mandates are described by type; specifics are shared privately under NDA.
Submit a confidential mandate
If the trade is one we can own and run compliantly, we will carry it to a documented shipment.
Tell us what needs to move, and from where to where. Every trade mandate is evaluated against our acceptance framework before we take it — under NDA, with senior accountability from the first conversation.
FAQ
Agro & pharma trade mandates — common questions
Both. The practice covers agricultural and agro-processed commodities as well as pharmaceutical and regulated goods, where licensing, quality and compliance requirements are most demanding. We assess each product against its specific licensing, certification and handling requirements before we accept the mandate, rather than treating every consignment the same.
Yes. We carry the licensing and certification workstream end to end — import-export code, GMP, phytosanitary certification and the product-specific registrations a consignment depends on. We obtain and coordinate these lawfully and in the correct sequence; we do not improvise documentation or attempt to force a consignment through where a required licence or certificate cannot be obtained.
Yes. For perishable and temperature-sensitive goods, cold-chain integrity decides whether the consignment arrives in saleable condition. We coordinate temperature-controlled handling, warehousing and freight as part of the mandate, so the chain is owned end to end rather than handed between disconnected providers where a break can destroy the shipment.
The India–UAE corridor is a core part of the practice, and we coordinate trades into and out of other markets where the licensing, logistics and documentation can be handled compliantly. We assess each corridor by the regulatory and logistical reality of the specific goods, rather than claiming blanket coverage of markets we cannot serve responsibly.
Yes. Documentation is where consignments most often stall, so we own it as part of the mandate — certificates of origin, inspection and certification papers, and the shipping and customs documentation required for clean clearance. The aim is for the consignment to clear the first time, rather than being held at the border over a single inconsistent or missing document.
We decline any trade we cannot own or cannot run compliantly — where required licensing or certification cannot be obtained lawfully, where quality or cold-chain integrity cannot be assured, or where there is no credible path to a clean, documented shipment. We are an advisory and execution firm; we do not promise guaranteed clearance or outcomes, and restraint about what we accept is part of how we govern the practice.