Bulk carrier being loaded with sugar at sunset

From origination to delivery, we are the single point of coordination and accountability between buyers and sellers.

Brazil has been the world's largest sugar exporter for two decades — yet the market still has several structural challenges:

01

International buyers have difficulty qualifying Brazilian suppliers that combine volume, quality, and contractual stability.

02

Brazilian sellers struggle to reach institutional international buyers directly and to meet the standards and norms required.

03

Multiple intermediaries operate across the chain, and the absence of a single counterparty dilutes accountability and amplifies operational and financial risks.

To solve these challenges, we created a hybrid model between Trade Advisory and Operational Broker — discover our solutions:

Access to Global Buyers


We connect Brazilian sellers to an extensive portfolio of institutional buyers around the world.

Due Diligence and Qualified Matchmaking


We conduct due diligence in advance and present only counterparties assessed for financial, operational, and regulatory capacity.

Documental and Contractual Governance


We structure and validate all transactional documentation, ensuring legal integrity and cross-border enforceability.

End-to-End Operational Management


We act as the single point of coordination and accountability between the parties, from start to end of the operation, communicating frequently and transparently.

We work with the two main contracting modalities for purchasing Brazilian sugar.

Bulk sugar pouring into ship hold

Spot


One-off operations. Includes Spot OTG (On-the-Ground): product already cleared at destination ports or warehouses, ready for short-term pickup.

Annual Contracts


Continuous supply throughout the harvest, structured under annual or multi-year agreements with predefined volume and pricing windows.

Delivery terms

Three Incoterms 2020 terms, in order of increasing seller responsibility.

FOB

Free on Board


Seller delivers the cargo on board the vessel at the origin port. Risk and cost transfer at the ship's rail.

CIF

Cost, Insurance and Freight


Seller pays freight and insurance up to the destination port. Risk transfers at origin; cost coverage continues to destination.

DDP

Delivered Duty Paid


Seller bears everything — freight, insurance, import duties, customs and inland logistics — up to the final destination.

Other Incoterms 2020 (EXW, DAP, FCA) available on request.

+50

Brazilian mills accessible through our partner network.

+200

K MT

capacity available for spot or recurring contracts.

Fidens has established routes to the United States, Europe and Asia.*

* For other markets — including Brazil — get in touch.