Enterprise Use Case — Importers

Source globally. Close faster. Ship with confidence.

Import teams at growth-stage and enterprise companies use Stellari to compress supplier sourcing, due diligence, and contract execution into a single managed workflow — cutting deal cycle time by up to 60%.

Weeks lost vetting new suppliers manually
Compliance sign-offs blocking every deal
Wire transfers to unknown counterparties
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Challenges

The six problems every import team hits at scale

01

Supplier Discovery Takes Weeks

Searching B2B directories, cold-emailing brokers and chasing referrals to build a shortlist of viable suppliers takes import teams 3–6 weeks per commodity category — before a single due diligence check is run.

02

Due Diligence Is Incomplete by Default

Checking sanctions lists, beneficial ownership, trade registries and financial history across 12+ sources requires specialist subscriptions and legal bandwidth most teams don't have. The result is shortcuts that create compliance exposure.

03

Contract Negotiation Stalls Every Deal

Standard import supply agreements take 2–4 weeks to draft, review and negotiate. Legal resource is shared across the business; every new supplier joins a queue that slows commercial momentum.

04

Advance Payments Carry Full Counterparty Risk

Wiring 30–50% advance payment to a new supplier before delivery is a significant financial exposure. Most import teams have no escrow mechanism for international transfers — funds sent are funds at risk.

05

Logistics Costs Are Unknown Until Too Late

Freight quotes arrive at the end of the sourcing process. Route options, multi-modal combinations and actual landed cost are unknown until goods are ready to ship — by which point deal terms are already fixed.

06

Compliance Teams Become the Bottleneck

AML, KYB and sanctions screening is run as a separate manual process by a shared compliance team. Deal velocity becomes dependent on compliance bandwidth, not commercial readiness.

STELLARI Solution

How Stellari modules work together for importers

STELLARI Trade

Find pre-screened suppliers in minutes, not weeks

Search 500+ verified suppliers by commodity, country and trade volume. Every company in the network has passed baseline sanctions and registry checks before you see them. Build your shortlist in minutes, not weeks.

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STELLARI Verify

AI due diligence in 60 seconds, not 5 days

Submit any supplier name or registration number. Verify checks OFAC, EU and UN sanctions lists, GLEIF registry, OpenCorporates and trade history simultaneously — returning a structured risk report and Trust Score in under 60 seconds.

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STELLARI Contracts

AI-generated supply agreement, signed same day

Choose the Supply Agreement template. GPT-4o prefills supplier legal name, Incoterms, delivery schedule and payment terms from verified data. Review AI-flagged risk clauses, then send for digital signature — without waiting on legal.

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STELLARI Logistics

Know your landed cost before signing, not after

Calculate freight options across sea, air, road and rail before the contract is finalised. Know your actual landed cost during negotiation — not after the container is already booked and the margin is locked in.

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STELLARI Bank

Escrow-protected advance payment, zero exposure

Lock advance payment in escrow on contract signature. Funds release automatically on delivery confirmation. No counterparty exposure on first-order payments, no SWIFT delays, settlement in under 10 minutes.

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STELLARI Agent

AI co-pilot for every import question

Ask anything about Incoterms, tariffs, payment schedules or supplier vetting at any stage. The Agent reads your active deal context and guides you through each module — available 24/7, no onboarding required.

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Workflow

A complete import deal, end to end

Real deal example: A food ingredients importer in Germany sources 40 metric tons of refined palm oil from a new supplier in Malaysia.
01

Search and shortlist verified suppliers

Trade

Filter by commodity "edible oils," country "Malaysia," volume "> $500K/yr." 12 verified suppliers returned. Three match target volume and carry RSPO certification. Shortlist built in under 8 minutes.

02

Run AI due diligence in 60 seconds

Verify

Trust Score: 84/100. Sanctions: CLEAR. GLEIF: VERIFIED. AML risk: LOW. Beneficial owners: 2 identified and mapped. AI verdict: proceed with standard KYC documentation. Report saved to deal workspace.

03

Generate and sign the supply agreement

Contracts

Supply Agreement prefilled: supplier legal name, Incoterms CIF Rotterdam, 90-day delivery window, 30% advance / 70% on BL presentation. AI flags missing penalty clause — one-click fix applies standard remedy. Both parties sign in the same session.

04

Confirm landed cost before committing

Logistics

Sea freight: $3,200 / 20ft container, Rotterdam port, 24 days transit. Air freight alternative: $5,800, 3 days. Route locked to sea. Total landed cost confirmed within deal terms before signature.

05

Release escrow payment on Bill of Lading

Bank

30% advance ($21,600) locked in USDT escrow on contract signature. Funds transfer to supplier on BL presentation. Settlement: 8 minutes. Remaining 70% released on delivery confirmation at destination port.

STELLARI Deal Workspace — Active Deal
01

Search and shortlist verified suppliers

Trade

Filter by commodity "edible oils," country "Malaysia," volume "> $500K/yr." 12 verified

02

Run AI due diligence in 60 seconds

Verify
03

Generate and sign the supply agreement

Contracts
04

Confirm landed cost before committing

Logistics
05

Release escrow payment on Bill of Lading

Bank
Deal Active
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Product Stack

Full platform coverage for every import deal

01

Find

Trade

02

Verify

Verify

03

Contract

Contracts

04

Ship

Logistics

05

Pay

Bank

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ROI & Outcomes

What importers gain with Stellari

73%

Faster supplier onboarding

From 4 weeks to ~5 days per new supplier

60s

Full due diligence

vs. 3–5 days for manual sanctions + registry

$6,000

Saved per contract

vs. external legal drafting and review fees

0

Counterparty exposure

Advance payments protected by deal escrow

100%

Landed cost visibility

Confirmed before signing, not after booking

< 1 day

Contract to signature

vs. 2–4 week legal queue for standard agreements

Enterprise Platform

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