International trade

We operate as the principal counterparty for the buyer. The client signs one contract with MIT MAGHREB; we sign back-to-back contracts with the manufacturer, the freight forwarder, the customs broker and the on-site teams. This means a single invoice, a single project manager and a single point of accountability for delays, defects or non-conformities.

This model is particularly suited to public buyers, who often cannot contract directly with multiple foreign suppliers, and to industrial operators who prefer to consolidate procurement risk on a regional partner rather than distribute it across half a dozen counterparties.

We do not enter trades we cannot finance or insure. Every engagement is screened for commercial, technical and political risk before signature, and structured with the appropriate instruments — letters of credit, supplier credit insurance, performance bonds — before any commitment is taken.

We work primarily under EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP, with DAP routinely used for road deliveries within the Maghreb. The choice of incoterm is discussed up front: it materially affects the price, the risk allocation and the responsibilities for customs and insurance.

On the financing side, we work with confirmed and unconfirmed letters of credit, documentary collection, supplier credit (up to 24 months on selected categories) and credit insurance through major European credit insurers. For public-sector clients, payment terms aligned with the local budget cycle can be arranged.

MIT MAGHREB holds deep documentary expertise in markets with strict regulations, notably the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our teams master the DGDA, OCC and OGEFREM procedures.