Apply & get approved
Submit company details, licences and your catalogue. Hub teams review every application, which is what keeps buyer trust high.
How it works
Cross-border trade, run like a domestic order.
A buyer orders, the money sits in escrow, the goods pass through a regional hub for inspection, and payment releases on delivery. Every party sees the same timeline — no wire transfers into the dark, no shipment that disappears at customs.
- 5 regional hubs
- Escrow on every order
- 25 countries served
The model
Three parties, one route, one record.
Goods never travel from an unknown factory straight to your dock. They move through a Swifty hub, where they’re checked, consolidated and cleared before onward delivery.
Origin
Verified supplier
Audited manufacturers and distributors list stock with real MOQs, lead times and tiered wholesale pricing.
- Licence and export history on file
- Production milestones shared as they happen
Midpoint
Regional Swifty hub
Inbound goods are inspected against the order, consolidated with other lots, and customs-cleared for the destination market.
- Pre-shipment inspection report to both sides
- Duties, documents and freight handled here
Destination
Buyer's dock
Delivery arrives as one tracked shipment on one invoice, at a landed price agreed before production started.
- Local last-mile delivery, 2–3 days from hub
- Accept or dispute against the inspection report
Where the money is at each stage
PO issued
Terms, inspection points and milestones agreed in the platform.
Funds in escrow
Buyer deposits; the supplier sees it is funded and starts production.
Goods verified
Hub inspection passes and the shipment is released for delivery.
Payment released
Buyer confirms receipt; the supplier is paid out in local currency.
For buyers
From requirement to delivered pallet.
Four stages, typically eight to twelve weeks for a first order — and much faster on repeats.
1Discover & source
Compare real quotes, not catalogues.
Search approved suppliers by category, certification and destination, then request quotes on your own specs. Tiered pricing, MOQs and lead times are attached to every listing, so you're comparing landed cost rather than guessing at it.
Order samples or run a video factory walkthrough before you commit a cent.
2Place a purchase order
Terms in writing. Deposit in escrow.
Issue the PO in the platform with inspection points and milestone dates. Your deposit goes into escrow — visible to the supplier as proof of funding, but not payable until the goods pass inspection.
Volume contracts can run on milestone releases and multi-currency settlement.
3Hub consolidation
Checked and cleared before it ships to you.
Your supplier delivers to the nearest Swifty hub, where the lot is inspected against the order, consolidated with anything else you're buying, and documented for customs. You receive the report — with photos — before the shipment leaves.
4Delivery & release
Confirm receipt, and the escrow closes.
One tracked shipment arrives at your dock on local carrier terms. Confirm receipt and the escrow balance is released to the supplier; raise a dispute instead and the inspection record is already on file.
Every milestone stays visible in your buyer portal for reorders and audits.
For suppliers
Reach verified buyers. Skip the export operation.
You list and produce; Swifty handles demand, payment protection and everything between your loading bay and the buyer’s dock.
List your catalogue
Publish wholesale, retail and dropship pricing, manage variants, and set MOQs and lead times per SKU.
Fulfill orders
Accept escrow-funded POs, share production updates, and deliver to your assigned regional hub for inspection.
Get paid
Escrowed funds land in your Swifty wallet on delivery confirmation. Withdraw to your bank in local currency.
The hub network
Five hubs doing the work a freight forwarder won’t.
Inspection, consolidation, customs and in-market storage happen at the hub closest to the trade lane you’re using.
ShenzhenEast Asia origin
MumbaiSouth Asia origin
RotterdamEU distribution
New JerseyUS East distribution
Los AngelesUS West distribution
Origin hubs receive, inspect and consolidate outbound lots. Distribution hubs hold in-market stock so orders — including Amazon, Walmart and Target Plus fulfillment — are served locally in two to three days.
Ready to trade with the risk taken out?
Run one order through Swifty B2B — as a buyer or a supplier — and compare it against how you do it today.