Intertrade Consulting

Market entry studies and partner search

Intertrade Consulting helps companies decide whether and how to enter a new market in Eastern and Central Europe. Its first step is usually a market study and an international strategy, which lead to the search for partners, distributors and suppliers. The firm describes this stage as a way to understand a new market, spot opportunities, and settle on a price that works before a company commits money.

Company set-up across Central and Eastern Europe

The consultancy handles the formalities of opening a company or subsidiary in the region. Those formalities differ from one country to the next, and the firm says it guides clients through each stage so that a new entity is registered correctly from the outset. Its markets run from Ukraine and Poland to Moldova and North Macedonia, and include the Baltic states, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia.

Manufacturing relocation from start to finish

When a client wants to make goods in the region, Intertrade organises local production from the first contract through to running operations. That includes the search for suppliers and partners, the set-up of the process and operational support while the new operation settles in. The firm presents this as a way for a client to relocate production without managing each step alone.

Export, customs and tax guidance

Day-to-day support covers export and import formalities, customs procedures, tax rules and product and trade compliance. The company also offers project management for the wider programme, so a client has one point of contact while several specialists work on different parts of the move. Behind the work sits a network of local lawyers, accountants, marketing specialists and consultants, which the firm says gives clients advice in each country rather than a single generalist view.

IT outsourcing and back-office teams

Intertrade also sets up outsourced back offices and developer teams abroad. Its work in this area includes creating a back-office operation, setting up a team of developers and taking on other activities a company wants to move outside its home base. This is a separate line of service from the market entry and production support, though clients often combine them as they expand.

The International Hotline and quick answers

The firm runs an International Hotline, which it presents as a tool for answering quick business and legal questions about Eastern Europe. It is designed for short, specific questions rather than full projects, so a company can check a point before deciding whether to commission wider work. The consultancy says every client receives a customised approach, shaped around the market and the question in hand.

Links to French export finance and public support

Intertrade works with public support bodies in France. Business France, the public body that supports smaller firms abroad, has certified the consultancy to run the Chèque Relance Export scheme, which part-funds overseas growth. It is also a member of OSCI, the professional federation of international support companies, and it helps clients use Bpifrance schemes that fund international projects. These links allow French companies that want to expand east to combine advice with public finance.