Pay for imports from your rouble account

A vetted company from our network pays your supplier abroad under your payment order. You don't need an account abroad: you transfer roubles at your Russian bank, and the company and term are written into the agency agreement, the rate and fee into the payment order, before anything is debited.

3 business days
execution period under the agency agreement

Estimate the minimum fee

The final fee and rate are fixed in the payment order

Currency
Direction
Fee rate
from 0.9%
Fee
from 225 USD
Amount incl. fee
from 25,225 USD

This is a minimum, not an offer or a rate lock. The final figure depends on the country, amount and the banks involved and is fixed in the payment order.

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The payment is built before your roubles leave

Roubles from your account, currency to the supplier

You pay from your current account at a Russian bank under an agency agreement. An agent from our pool sends the supplier the contract currency. Your books get standard documents: the agency agreement, the payment order, the agent's report and completion certificate.

  1. Your account in Russia
  2. Agent from our pool
  3. Supplier

Currency control package

The agency agreement, payment order, payment confirmation, the agent's report and completion certificate. We put them together so that your bank accepts them under the contract and your accountants close the payment without questions.

The term is written into the agency agreement

3 business days

The term runs from the moment the payment order is signed and the roubles are sent.

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Who is involved in the payment

VEDmost does not execute the payment itself and is not tied to a single agent's channel. We select an agent from our pool, prepare the agency agreement and payment order, and monitor execution until confirmation.

Deal diagram: VEDmost selects the agent and monitors execution; under the usual scheme the roubles go to an agent from the pool, on request through escrow at a Russian bank; the agent pays the recipient in foreign currency; on request, for large volumes, a large exporter stands surety for the agentVEDmostdeal broker, not a party to the paymentagent selection, agreement, order, documents, execution controlselection and documentsagreement, payment order, execution controlYour companyroubles from a Russian bankEscrow on requestspecial account, Russian bankAgent from the poolpays in foreign currencyRecipientsupplier under the invoiceusual scheme: roubles to the agent under the agency agreementroublesafterexecutioncurrencyour own agent networkagentagentagentone chosen for your paymentSurety on requestbacked by a large exporterfor large volumesSub-agentif the recipient’s bank requiresonly with your consent
  1. VEDmostdeal broker, not a party to the payment: agent selection, agreement, payment order, documents, execution control
  2. Your companyroubles from a Russian bank
  3. Escrowon request, for an additional fee
  4. Agent from the poola company of our own network; pays the recipient in currency under a payment order. A sub-agent is engaged only if the recipient’s bank requires it, with your consent
  5. Suretyon request, for large volumes: a large exporter stands surety for the network company
  6. Recipientsupplier under the invoice
Usual scheme: you transfer roubles to a network company under the agency agreement, which sets the execution period.Escrow on request: the roubles wait in a special account at a Russian bank until execution, for an additional fee.

How a contract payment runs

Five steps from request to confirmation. Everything except the request is written into the agency agreement and payment order.

  1. Request

    Beneficiary's country, amount, currency, the invoice and the contract or bill, your company's and the beneficiary's details. We review the request before any documents are signed.

  2. Agreement and route

    We select a network company and a route and prepare the documents. You sign an agency agreement with that company, which sets the execution period, and a payment order: amount, exchange rate and fee. All of this before you transfer your roubles.

  3. Payment

    You transfer roubles to the network company from your account at a Russian bank. If you need a guarantee, they wait for execution in a special escrow account, for an additional fee.

  4. Payment order

    The agent sends the currency to the beneficiary under this payment order. A sub-agent is engaged only with your consent. The route does not change without a payment order.

  5. Execution

    We send you the payment confirmation, and a SWIFT confirmation on request. Then the completion certificate, the agent's report and the currency control package. The deal is not closed until the currency has been sent to the beneficiary.

What it costs

from 0.9%

minimum fee for paying a supplier

The final fee depends on the beneficiary's country, the amount, the bank and the route. Like the rate, it is written into the payment order before your roubles are debited. For a series of payments under one contract, we fix the terms for each payment, so you see the full cost of each part.

from 10,000 USD
minimum payment amount, or the equivalent in another currency
Rate
fixed in the payment order before debiting
3 business days
execution period under the agency agreement

Already paying through an agent?

Tell us your rate or send us the agent's documents. We'll calculate the full cost with the FX markup and fixed charges and tell you plainly whether we can go lower.

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How suppliers get paid today

There are three ways. The difference is what happens to the payment if something on the route closes.

Direct transfer from your bank

The simplest in terms of documents. But the supplier's bank may not accept a payment from Russia, and your bank does not always send the required currency to the required country.

Through a single payment agent

Works as long as this agent's channel works. If the route closes, the payment waits, and there is nothing to compare the terms with.

Through a broker with an agent pool

For your payment we choose an agent whose route to the supplier's country works right now, and compare the terms.

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On request, we add escrow for an additional fee: the roubles wait in a special escrow account at a Russian bank until the currency has gone to the supplier. A bank letter of credit for Russian companies is not available in every country and takes longer to arrange, so payment through an agent is more common.

One agreement for the whole contract

An import contract usually involves several payments. The agency agreement is signed once, and each payment goes under its own payment order with its own rate and fee.

Agency agreement: the agent from our pool and the execution term

  1. Advance

    before shipment, against a prepayment invoice

    Payment order 1: its own rate and fee
  2. Payment on delivery

    after shipment or acceptance, against the invoice and shipping documents

    Payment order 2: its own rate and fee
  3. Scheduled payments

    installments under specifications, each under its own payment order

    Payment order 3: its own rate and fee

Imported services are paid for the same way: work, licenses, software, maintenance, if the contract describes the service and the basis for payment.

We do not handle payments without a foreign trade basis or payments by individuals. If the contract, beneficiary or country fails our checks, we tell you before you transfer roubles and take no money.

Who this is for

Russian companies and sole proprietors buying goods and services abroad: from manufacturers in China, Turkey, the UAE, India, Europe and other countries.

Payment destinations

These are frequent destinations, not a complete list. If your country is not here, send us the beneficiary's details and we'll check the route before any documents are signed.

Questions about import payments

Who is the agreement with?

Only with a company of our network: an agency agreement, and the company is fixed before your roubles are debited. You sign no agreement with VEDmost: we select the company and prepare the documents, and you sign them with that company. We don't publish its name on the website; you learn it before you pay.

What exchange rate do you use?

We fix the rate in the payment order together with the fee before the deal starts.

Can you decline a payment?

Yes, if the subject of the payment, the country or the beneficiary does not pass our checks. We tell you before the deal starts and charge nothing.

How long does it take?

3 business days; the period is written into the agency agreement. For supplier payments the period runs from the moment the payment order is signed and the roubles are sent; for exporters, from the moment the currency reaches the agent.

How do I know the payment has been sent?

Once the payment is sent, we send you the payment confirmation, and a SWIFT confirmation on request.

Do I need an account abroad?

No. You pay in roubles from your account at a Russian bank.

All questions about paying through an agent

Request a quote

Describe the payment. We'll reply with a proposed route and terms. We name the agent in advance, and the rate and fee go into the payment order before your roubles are debited.

Enter your name, 2 to 80 characters.

Enter the company name, 2 to 120 characters.

Enter a phone number, email or Telegram handle: at least one.

Select a currency.

Enter an approximate amount as a number greater than zero.

Enter the beneficiary's country, 2 to 60 characters.

Comment up to 1,000 characters.

This is not an offer: the rate and fee are fixed in the payment order before your roubles are debited.