Fake seller or non-existent cargo
Independent registry checks, producer verification, evidence of availability, inspection and document authentication.
Every control exists because the risk is real
Physical commodity trade attracts fraud. Below is the register of exposures we assume are being attempted on any given transaction, and the control applied to close each one.
Operating principle
We advertise only what can be evidenced
Mare Commodities advertises supply capacities, origins, producer and refinery relationships, inspections and completed transactions only where they can be supported by current transaction documents or independent evidence.
That is a commercial decision as much as an ethical one. A claim that cannot survive a buyer's due diligence costs more than the business it wins, and the counterparties worth trading with are precisely the ones who check.
What this rules out
Policy- Volumes
- No tonnage claims without transaction documents
- Origin
- No loading port presented as a country of origin
- Relationships
- No producer or refinery named without permission
- Stock
- No availability implied without supplier confirmation
- Track record
- No completed transaction cited without evidence
For buyer-facing material the wording is deliberately bounded: Mare Commodities sources and supplies a broad range of natural commodities across agricultural, food, raw-material, mineral and energy markets, subject to availability, verification and applicable trade regulations.
Risk register
Exposure, and the control that closes it
Applied to every transaction, regardless of who introduced it or how well the counterparty is known.
Fake buyer or absent funds
KYC, corporate verification, banking evidence appropriate to the transaction stage, references and payment-security instruments.
Forged trade documents
Certificates verified directly with their issuers; bill of lading, invoice, packing list, origin, inspection and vessel data reconciled against each other.
Price volatility
Short offer validity, back-to-back purchasing where possible, margin buffers and specialist hedging where appropriate.
Freight and demurrage
Clear loading and laytime terms, realistic shipment windows and experienced freight and chartering coordination.
Sanctions and restricted trade
Counterparties, beneficial owners, vessels, banks, origin and destination screened, with the compliance review documented.
Quality dispute
Detailed contractual specification, independent inspection and a defined claims procedure agreed before shipment.
Payment fraud
Bank-detail changes verified independently, with enhanced review applied to third-party or last-minute account changes.
Regulatory framework
Checked transaction by transaction
Requirements differ by commodity, origin and destination. They are verified per shipment rather than assumed from the last one.
Local customs, at both ends
Cargo ships from different origins, so every movement runs under the customs regimes that actually apply to it — the origin country's export rules and the destination's import rules. Controlled goods require the appropriate local authorisations before movement.
Sanctions & restricted trade
Screening covers the counterparty, its beneficial owners, the nominated vessel, the banks in the payment chain, and both the origin and the destination. The review is recorded, not just performed.
Destination requirements
Food-safety rules, phytosanitary requirements, legal-sourcing evidence for timber and rubber, and commodity-specific import licensing are confirmed for the actual destination market.
Energy and mineral commodities carry additional controls. Coal and selected petroleum and energy commodities are handled only where lawful and appropriately licensed, and require significantly stronger sanctions, banking, environmental and compliance controls than agricultural cargo.
Due diligence welcome
Current official registry extracts and transaction-specific evidence are provided on request. If something on this site cannot be evidenced, it should not be here — tell us and we will correct it.