Trade specialists · Europe to the Gulf and the Levant
We source European manufacturers for buyers in the Gulf and Syria, win exclusive dealerships for merchants who want to carry a European brand, and take European makers into markets they have never sold into. In Arabic, English, German and Portuguese.
Why now
Two things happened at once. Gulf buyers began industrialising their supply chains and started asking for European specification rather than European branding. And Syria reopened to trade after fourteen years. Most of the European manufacturers who should be selling into both markets still have no one on the ground in either.
€165.6bn
EU–GCC goods trade in 2025, of which around €110 billion was EU exports
Source: Council of the EU
+30%
Growth in EU–GCC trade over the last decade
Source: Council of the EU
$216bn
Estimated cost of Syria's reconstruction
Source: World Bank, October 2025
1,600
German “hidden champions” — world-leading niche manufacturers, most of them family-owned
Source: IW Köln
Syria is the sharper number. EU–Syria trade grew by roughly 50% in 2025, to €557 million — from a base of almost nothing, which is exactly the point. The Syrian Investment Law now permits 100% foreign ownership under Decree 114/2025, and the IMF projects double-digit growth for 2026. Sources: DG Trade; Syrian Investment Authority; IMF.
Compliance note. Targeted EU and US sanctions remain in force against named individuals and entities, and export controls still apply to certain goods. We screen every counterparty against the EU consolidated list and the OFAC SDN list, and we structure each transaction for full compliance.
What we do
Whichever direction you are travelling in, one team handles the whole file: the search, the verification, the negotiation, the certificates and the container.
For buyers in the Gulf and Syria
You tell us what you need to buy. We find the European manufacturers who can actually make it, verify them properly, negotiate on your side of the table, manage SASO, SABER, G-Mark and ECAS certification, and stay on the file until the goods are in your warehouse.
For merchants who want the agency
You do not want to buy from the brand. You want to be the brand's official distributor in your territory. We map the European manufacturers open to appointing one, approach them in their own language, and negotiate the agreement: territory, exclusivity, minimums, term.
For European manufacturers
You make something the Gulf needs and you have no one in the region. We assess the corridor honestly, find and vet distributors in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Syria, map the conformity path, and represent you in Arabic through to a signed agreement.
How we work
No mystery, no radio silence, no invoice for work you did not agree to.
We write down what you actually need — specification, HS code, volumes, landed cost, deadline — and send it back to you before anything else happens.
Registry extracts, financial standing, references we call ourselves, and a factory visit where the order size justifies one.
RFQs in the supplier's language, offers normalised so you compare like with like, then LOI to signed contract under Incoterms 2020.
SABER and SASO, G-Mark, ECAS, SFDA, halal where it applies. Certificate of origin, customs file, dual-use and sanctions screening, freight booked.
Clearance, delivery, commissioning, and the part most agents skip: warranty claims, spare parts and the second order.
Where we are
Not a network of introducers. Our own specialists, on both shores, who answer to the same brief.
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
SABER and SASO files, agency-law structuring with local counsel
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
ECAS and EQM, distribution, re-export flows
Qatar
Doha
Project procurement and specification work
Syria
Damascus
Counterparty screening and verification on the ground
Portugal
Lisbon
Iberian producers and Atlantic freight through Sines
Germany
Hamburg
Mittelstand machinery, factory audits, sea freight to the Gulf
How we hold ourselves
An agent who takes a fee from you and a rebate from your supplier is not your agent. Our fee comes from you, so our advice belongs to you — and we will put that in writing for any engagement.
No hidden supplier-side commissions, no rebates, no “marketing contributions” from the factory. Written declaration on request.
Arabic, English, German and Portuguese, inside the team. Nothing is handed to a translation agency and nothing reaches you as a summary of a summary.
The Gulf working week runs Sunday to Thursday, the European week Monday to Friday. With people in both regions, we cover Sunday through Friday.
Start here
One message is enough. Describe the product, the market and the deadline. We answer within one business day — and if the deal does not work, we will tell you that first, not on the fourth call.