Deal Safety Report

The Deal Safety Report is a reviewed read on whether one transaction is built to protect you: the terms, the payment structure, and whether escrow or Trade Assurance actually covers what you think it covers.

The order is bigger now. There is a contract, or something the supplier calls a contract. There are Incoterms you have not read closely, a deposit schedule, an inspection clause that may or may not mean anything, and a quiet assumption that a platform will step in if it all goes wrong.

Signing the supplier's own template because it looks official is the cheap way through, and it fails for one plain reason: every gap in it was left there on purpose, by the side that wrote it. We read up to 10 documents — contract, proforma, payment terms, Trade Assurance or escrow cover, inspection and shipping terms — and mark, clause by clause, where your money is exposed and what to change before you sign.

Price: $500 — fixed price. Turnaround: 5 working days.

The verdict you get: Closes with a clear GEB verdict — sign, renegotiate or walk — plus a confidence level and the one clause carrying the most risk. Not a data dump; a decision.

What you receive

• Up to 10 documents reviewed for 1 transaction
• A clause-by-clause read of the terms that decide who carries a loss
• What your Trade Assurance or escrow cover really does and does not cover
• A payment structure we would accept, with the deposit and balance split written down
• A sign / renegotiate / walk verdict with a confidence level

Best for

• Your first container-sized order
• Any deal where losing the deposit would hurt
• Buyers handed a contract they did not write

Not for: Not legal advice and not a substitute for a lawyer reviewing your contract before you sign it. This is a commercial read of where your money sits. GEB does not hold funds, is not an escrow service, does not act for you in a dispute, and gives no regulated financial advice. For the numbers behind the deal, step up to the Pricing and Margin Check.

Natural next step: Pricing and Margin Check.

Frequently asked questions

What documents should I send?

The contract or proforma, the payment terms, any Trade Assurance or escrow paperwork, and the inspection and shipping terms. Up to 10 in total; the checkout questionnaire lists them.

How fast is it?

Five working days.

Does the Payment Safety Check count toward this?

Yes. If you started with the Payment Safety Check, its fee can be credited toward this report.