The Deal Readiness Check
One proposed distributor, one product family, one appointment decision. We examine the company's claims, the terms you are being asked to accept and the import requirements for your product, then give you a written decision. S$2,900 is fixed for the standard eligible scope below.
Eligibility
We confirm in writing whether the check can be undertaken before you pay anything. These are the same criteria we use on the call.
If we decline, we say so on the call and put the reason in writing. Nothing is charged.
Not sure what to request from the distributor? The documents guide lists twelve, with what each one proves and what it does not.
What you receive
The written assessment is organised the same way for every assignment. The scope decides how far each part goes, not whether it exists.
Import approvals, surveyor report, tax and standards for your tariff lines, each with its source and the date we read it.
Scenarios and assumptions agreed in scope, so the effect of one failed assumption is visible.
Registry, business number, licence type and references, and what each of them does and does not establish.
Payment, exclusivity and import responsibilities as drafted, with the question each one creates.
What we could not confirm, who can close it and why it matters before appointment.
Priority issues, evidence coverage and next steps, explained in a readout call.
Deliverable extract
Three lines, exactly as they appear: a rule line with its source and date, one cost difference, and the priority finding with its decision.
Report extract
Korea to Indonesia: cast steel gate valves
Rule line
Surveyor report (LS) before shipment
Annex I, Section IX, serials 806 to 814 list the valve lines. Source: Permendag 22/2025 on industrial goods, read 30 October 2026.
Listed valve lines
Landed cost
USD 242,891 if the certificate is rejected
Against USD 231,470 if it is accepted: a difference of USD 11,421 on the same shipment.
One assumption moved
Priority finding
HOLD: Import licence route. Do not sign the proposed agreement yet.
The available evidence is not sufficient to proceed on the proposed terms. The arrangement remains unresolved: confirm a lawful import route and review the appointment terms before signing. Next action: Verify the import route: obtain the distributor's written licence position, then put it to an Indonesian specialist.
Partial evidence · specialist review incomplete
Illustrative case. Illustrative case. No Indonesian specialist has reviewed this illustration. A guided illustrative assessment, not a live checking service. Company details are illustrative. Rule sources are real and dated. No Indonesian specialist has reviewed this illustration.
The parts are described in the proposal before you accept. Read the written extract or open the viewer to see them in use.
Price, scope and exclusions
S$2,900 is fixed for the standard eligible scope. Other assignments are quoted separately, with the reason stated before work. What follows is what the fee covers, and what it does not.
S$2,900 is the fixed price for this standard eligible scope: one proposed distributor, one product family of up to three related models, one appointment decision in one destination market, where we can confirm the sources and specialist review before accepting the assignment. It is not a universal price. Other assignments are quoted separately, with the reason stated in the proposal.
One check, one decision
Delivery is 10 working days from complete documents, up to 15 working days for first checks, as confirmed in the proposal.
Our correction promise. If a rule statement in the report was wrong on the date we checked it, and you tell us within 60 days of delivery, we correct the report and refund the fee.
If a person or organisation introduced you and receives a referral fee from us, we tell you in the proposal. We pay that fee ourselves; it does not change your price. We never take fees from the distributors we check.
Why the limits are written down
An assessment that does not state its limits is asking to be trusted rather than read. Every limit below changes what you should do with the report, so it belongs in the document, not in a footnote.
If a limit would prevent the check answering your question, the call is where we say so, before any proposal.
We do not score the company's finances or predict whether it will pay. We report what the records show, including a payment reference that worries us.
We examine the records available for the named company and product. We do not audit the distributor's accounts or visit its premises.
Where a term or a route needs a lawyer, the report says so. We do not draft or negotiate the agreement.
We do not find replacements or introduce candidates. The check is on the appointment you are considering.
Why we say what is not yet fixed
We would rather report an open question than invent a retention period or a data location. If a point is not confirmed, the proposal or our reply says so.
The privacy note records the same position.
Timeline and responsibilities
Each stage produces something you keep. You provide the documents in the proposal and answer questions within two working days. If we are more than 5 working days late against the date in your proposal, you may cancel for a full refund.
We learn the product, the countries involved, the proposed distributor and what is at stake, and we tell you if the check is not the right tool.
You receive
A short written note of the deal, the decision date and whether we can help.
Before you accept, the proposal states the available sources, selected checks, any specialist review, report language, delivery date and price.
You receive
A two-page proposal: scope, available sources, named reviewer, price and delivery date.
Every rule line is traced to the official text with its date. If we are more than 5 working days late, you may cancel for a full refund.
You receive
The evidence register: one line per requirement, with source, provision and the date read.
We explain the priority issues, how far the evidence goes and the questions to resolve before appointment.
You receive
The decision brief, then a 45-minute readout call on the finding and the next actions.
Evidence and specialist review
Three roles, named before the work starts. Where a role cannot be filled for your market, we say so and decline the scope.
One person works your file from the first call. Every rule line is checked against the official text and carries the date it was read. Where a figure is an estimate, the report says so.
Where the scope requires local regulatory expertise, the proposal names the reviewer, their qualifications or registration and the exact questions they will review. That is confirmed before any payment is taken. If the review cannot be arranged, we do not accept that scope.
Indhran Seghar, director of AIR APAC Pte. Ltd., signs the recommendation, and the report carries his name. It shows what each person did: what the analyst checked, what the reviewer confirmed, what the director signed.
We are new. The worked example demonstrates the method; it is not a completed client engagement. We are building our record of customer work, and every accepted assignment has an agreed scope, evidence requirements and accountable reviewers.
Where specialist review stands
Peter Ang is the Indonesian reviewer for Exeter Link. Where a check needs Indonesian regulatory review, the proposal states his registration, the exact questions he will answer and the review date before any payment is taken. The illustrative example on this site has not been reviewed by him. If that review cannot be arranged for your market, we decline the scope rather than proceed without it.
How a rule line is traced to its source: who checks what, and why it is dated.
Example proposal
A concise example, not a contract. The signed proposal and the engagement terms govern an assignment.
Included in the standard scope
Not included
Responsibilities
Delivery and acceptance
10 working days from complete documents, up to 15 working days for first checks, as stated in the proposal. If we are more than 5 working days late, you may cancel for a full refund.
The proposal is accepted in writing. Payment is due before work starts. Where review is required, no payment is taken before the reviewer's identity, qualifications and scope are confirmed.
The standard price applies only to this eligible scope. Additional models, another distributor or another market are quoted separately, with the reason stated.
Questions
If a question is not here, ask it. We answer on the call and put the scope in the proposal in writing.
Next step
Tell us the product and models, the proposed distributor, the countries involved and the date you must decide. We reply with times for a 30-minute call.
Supporting a member's distributor appointment? Chambers, associations and other trade organisations can enquire on the same basis: one decision, a defined scope and an agreed deliverable.
Exeter Link is a trading name of AIR APAC Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202600913G), 10 Marina Boulevard, #39-00, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Singapore 018983. AIR APAC Pte. Ltd. contracts with clients.
