Access to Global
Buyers
We connect Brazilian sellers to an extensive portfolio of institutional buyers around the world.
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 required standards and certifications.
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 of trade advisory and operational brokerage, organized around four core workstreams:
Due Diligence and Qualified Matchmaking
We perform due diligence upfront and present only counterparties vetted for financial, operational, and regulatory capacity.
Documentation 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 finish of the operation, communicating frequently and transparently.
Fidens trades the full spectrum of sugar — from the ICUMSA 45 and VHP benchmarks to refined, raw, and specialty grades.
ICUMSA 45
Refined White Sugar · Global Benchmark
The world reference for high-purity refined white sugar, ready for direct food and industrial use.
VHP
Very High Polarization · Raw Cane Sugar
Raw cane sugar, the primary feedstock for refineries. The world reference for raw sugar.
Other grades — structured via our partners' network
ICUMSA 100 · Refined White ICUMSA 150 · White Crystal Demerara · Specialty Raw Organic · Certified Cane
Price is sensitive information and is released only through a Soft Corporate Offer (SCO), issued by Fidens after receipt of a formal Letter of Intent (LOI).
Every transaction follows a strict, standardized sequence: LOI SCO SPA Payment instrument (DLC/SBLC) Shipment
We structure supply around the buyer — Spot, Annual, or Multi-year agreements.
Spot
One-off operations
Volume and price locked per transaction.
Annual
12-month
Continuous supply, with trial shipment available.
Multi-year
24-month
Continuous supply, with trial shipment available.
Delivery terms
Delivery terms grouped by where the cargo sits — at origin, or already on the ground.
Product still at origin
Brazil — before export
FOB — Free on Board
Seller delivers the cargo on board the vessel at the origin port; risk and cost transfer once the goods are on board.
CIF — Cost, Insurance & Freight
Seller pays freight and insurance to the destination port; risk transfers at origin.
DDP — Delivered Duty Paid
Seller bears everything: freight, insurance, import duties, customs and inland logistics.
Product on the ground (OTG)
At destination — imported and cleared
EXW — Ex Works
Product made available at the destination warehouse; the buyer arranges collection.
FCA — Free Carrier
Seller hands the product to the buyer's designated carrier at the destination.
Incoterms 2020. Other terms — FAS · CFR · CPT · CIP · DAP · DPU — available on request.
+50
Brazilian mills reachable through our partners' network, accessing millions of metric tons per year.
+200
thousand MT / month
Ready for Spot or Multi-year agreements, delivered under the main Incoterms 2020.
Fidens has established routes to the United States, Europe and Asia.*
* For other markets — including Brazil and the Middle East — get in touch.