Every partner is graded on fit, track record, and the part people skip: how hard they are to leave.
Import licence + CDSCO registration. Your importer of record.
Registered 40+ EU cosmetic SKUs with CDSCO since 2017.
MAH holds the registrations, so switching re-triggers a CDSCO filing (10 to 12 wk).
Confirm the LEI renewal and get the registration-transfer terms in writing before you rely on them as importer of record.
Premium-beauty marketplace. Your demand-proof channel.
Dominant premium-beauty shelf; carries 3 imported EU haircare brands.
Standard seller terms; margin pressure on renewal, no inventory lock.
Lock the listing margin and shelf SLA up front, and model the take-rate into the P&L before you commit inventory.
Bonded warehousing + last-mile for cross-border and domestic.
Runs bonded 3PL for 2 beauty e-commerce brands.
Month-to-month storage; standard 30-day exit.
Audit the bonded-warehouse licence and insurance, and run a test consignment before you move real stock.
Premium-beauty distributor into modern trade + e-com.
Distributes 3 premium haircare brands into Nykaa and Shoppers Stop.
Non-exclusive 12-mo term; inventory buy-back clause.
Pressure-test the buy-back clause and pull their Nykaa and Shoppers Stop sell-through before you sign.
Customs house agent for HS 3305. Duty classification + clearance.
Cleared cosmetic consignments at JNPT since 2019.
Per-shipment; run a second broker in parallel.
Get a written HS 3305 classification opinion and dual-broker the first shipment.
Trademark, brand protection and marketplace takedowns.
Filed 120+ FMCG marks; handles Amazon/Flipkart brand registry.
Per-matter engagement; no retainer lock.
File the class-3 trademark before first sale and confirm they run marketplace brand-registry takedowns.
Fractional country lead for the first six months.
Launched 2 D2C beauty brands in India.
6-mo retainer, renewable; hand-off notes included.
Reference-check both prior launches and define the six-month hand-off deliverables before the retainer.
Prepares the CDSCO import dossier (CPNP-equivalent).
Filed cosmetic import registrations for 6 EU brands.
Per-dossier; deliverable-based.
Fix the dossier fee as deliverable-based and confirm the 180-day CDSCO timeline in the engagement letter.