Services
Whatever you need running in India.
You come to us for one of two reasons: to set up and sell in India, or to buy and make in India for export. Five services cover both, and each ends with something running, checked against your standard and handed to your own team.
Enter India
Set up, sell and operate in India.
Your company in India, trading
The legal vehicle you choose determines what you can do in India for years. Liaison offices cannot earn revenue. Branches expose the parent to unlimited liability. Subsidiaries carry statutory obligations from the first day. We match the structure to your sector, timeline and commercial intent, set it up, and then do what most advisers do not: open the market for you, from first sales calls to signed contracts.
What we deliver
- Entity selection
- Subsidiary, branch or liaison office, assessed against your sector, timeline and revenue model, with the regulatory consequences of each set out clearly.
- Company formation
- MCA filings, director appointments, registered office and statutory set-up for a fully constituted Indian entity.
- RBI and FEMA compliance
- Foreign direct investment reporting and ongoing FEMA filings for capital brought into India.
- Tax registration
- GST registration in each state of operation, together with PAN, TAN and professional tax.
- Sector licensing
- Import licences and sector approvals identified before you apply, with licensed specialists engaged where a sector requires them.
- Market narrative
- One agreed message on who you are and what you offer India, approved by you once and delivered through one voice. Mixed messages in year one cost credibility that is hard to win back.
- First clients
- Target accounts identified, sales meetings run, terms negotiated and contracts closed on your behalf, so revenue starts while the entity is still new.
Your partners, checked in person
India has no shortage of suppliers who will agree to any specification, timeline or price. The difference between a capable partner and an expensive mistake is verification on the ground. We identify candidates through our own network, visit them, and qualify them against your requirements before you sign.
What we deliver
- Supplier identification
- Manufacturers, traders and distributors across India's industrial clusters, matched to your specification rather than pulled from a directory.
- On-site due diligence
- Factory visits, capability assessments and compliance checks completed before any relationship is formalised.
- Distribution partners
- Identification and qualification of distributors, agents and channel partners for B2B and consumer markets.
- Joint-venture partners
- Search and initial qualification where a local partner is a regulatory requirement or a strategic choice.
- Commercial negotiation
- Pricing and contract terms negotiated on your behalf, protecting your position throughout.
- Supplier monitoring
- Periodic site visits and performance reviews to confirm standards are maintained after onboarding.
Your operation, running
Remote management rarely works in India, but neither does a consultant who never leaves. We get the operation running, build the structure that keeps it running, and transfer it to a team that reports to you. You own the operation and the people. Most of our work is project-based; where an operation needs continuing senior oversight, we stay on for as long as that adds value.

What we deliver
- Operational launch
- Meetings, counterparties, regulators and site coordination handled directly until the operation is live.
- SOPs
- Written standard operating procedures for each function, so the operation runs on process rather than on one person.
- Hiring the operators
- The people who will run your India operation, identified, assessed and hired, with employment contracts, PF and ESIC in place.
- Accountability framework
- Roles, KPIs, reporting lines and a compliance calendar, so head office can see performance without being on the ground.
- Handover to your payroll
- The team moves onto your payroll with a structured transition, so the operation never depends on us to function.
- Ongoing oversight
- Where an operation needs continuing senior attention, such as regulators, key accounts or quality, we stay on as your oversight on a defined scope.
- Work on your terms
- Project-based, ongoing oversight, or a structure built around your situation. When you expand to a new state, sector or product line, we come back for that launch.
Source from India
Buy, make or build in India for export.
Your products, made in India
Buyers worldwide are adding India to supply chains that once ran only through China, and India's trade agreements are cutting the duty they pay: since July 2026, for example, the UK charges no import duty on almost all goods made in India. The difference between a dependable Indian supply base and an expensive lesson is work on the ground: finding manufacturers who can hold your specification, getting the first production run right, and shipping with the paperwork that secures the duty saving. We do that work, then hand over a supply chain your own team runs.

What we deliver
- Sourcing and supplier development
- Manufacturers matched to your specification across India's industrial clusters, visited and qualified, with samples, pricing and trial orders managed through to approval.
- Contract manufacturing
- A capable Indian factory producing to your design: tooling, process sign-off, first-article inspection and the ramp to volume, with your designs protected in the contract.
- Your own export factory
- Where owning the plant makes sense: state and industrial-park selection, export schemes such as SEZ and export-oriented units, state incentives, approvals, construction oversight and hiring, handed over to your management.
- Quality control
- Pre-production checks, in-line and pre-shipment inspections against your standard, with independent laboratories engaged for testing.
- Export compliance
- Certification for your market, such as UKCA or CE marking, FDA registration and REACH, plus export documentation and the rules-of-origin evidence that secures the lower duty under India's trade agreements.
- Supply-chain handover
- Supplier scorecards, approved-vendor files and a monitoring routine, so your own team runs the supply base after we step back.
Both directions
Moving goods into and out of India.
Your goods, moving
Cross-border trade with India involves carriers, customs, classification, ports and documentation. An error at any point delays cargo or creates a liability that surfaces years later. We manage the full movement through established relationships at India's major ports and trade corridors.
What we deliver
- Ocean and air freight
- FCL, LCL and air cargo across major trade lanes, with carrier selection matched to each consignment.
- Customs clearance
- Documentation, duty calculation and regulatory compliance at Indian ports, handled end to end.
- HS classification
- Classification decisions made correctly at entry, the point where future tax exposure is created.
- Route planning
- Lane and carrier choices that balance transit time, cost and reliability.
- Cargo insurance
- Marine and transit cover structured to the value, mode and route of each shipment.
- Port and inland coordination
- Port handling, inland container depots and last-mile delivery, with exceptions managed actively.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what you need running and by when. We will tell you candidly which of these you need, and which you don't.