SERVICES

Eight governed execution layers

Each service addresses a specific failure point in cross-border market entry. Deployed individually, or combined into a full Trade Execution Mandate.

Services are not sold as packages. They are scoped to the execution gaps identified during your Mandate Scoping Call.

Market intelligence & feasibility

Demand validation, category assessment, and entry recommendation — before capital is committed.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Eliminates guesswork from market selection. Confirms whether demand, pricing, and regulatory conditions support viable entry.

Regulatory pathway design

Ghana FDA registration, labelling compliance, customs classification, and launch-readiness sequencing.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Prevents regulatory delays that stall launches by months. Sequences every compliance step so nothing arrives out of order.

Distributor acquisition & governance

Partner qualification, commercial structuring, channel discipline, and ongoing performance accountability.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Eliminates misaligned distribution — the single biggest execution failure point. Ensures distributors are qualified and accountable.

Landed-cost & pricing architecture

Duty analysis, landed-cost modelling, pricing corridor design, and commercial viability assessment.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Prevents pricing collapse at the shelf. Builds margins that survive duty structures, FX exposure, and distributor markups.

Launch governance & activation

Controlled go-to-market planning, market activation, and 90-day execution oversight.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Prevents unsequenced launches where regulatory, labelling, and activation collide. Governs the first 90 days with defined metrics.

Localization & manufacturing

Co-packing, contract manufacturing, and industrial enablement where demand supports deeper commitment.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Structures the transition from import to local production. Qualifies co-packing partners and governs the timeline.

Logistics & trade-finance support

Supply chain structuring, trade-finance facilitation, and operational continuity across the corridor.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Ensures goods move from origin to shelf without disruption. Structures financing so capital flows match execution milestones.

Africa–Caribbean trade structuring

Corridor activation, export development, and commercial opportunities across the Caribbean–West Africa system.

WHAT IT SOLVES

Opens the Caribbean–West Africa corridor for exporters and institutional bodies. Structures trade flows that didn’t exist before.

THE CORRIDOR

Caribbean origination. Tema gateway. ECOWAS scale.

The name Catema reflects the corridor itself — Caribbean origination linked to Tema, Ghana's principal trade gateway.

Responsive Trade Execution Mandate framework that reflows across desktop, tablet, and mobile

TRADE EXECUTION MANDATE

Full governed sequence · USD 25,000–50,000 / annum

PHASE 1 · 0–3 MO

Entry validation

PHASE 2 · 3–6 MO

Regulatory + launch prep

PHASE 3 · 6–12 MO

Go-to-market + 90-day activation

ALL 8 LAYERS GOVERNED UNDER ONE MANDATE
Intelligence
Regulatory
Distributor
Pricing
Launch
Localization
Logistics
Trade

Need specific layers?

Client Pathways pre-structure engagement for common entry situations — using one to three layers at a time.

Need the full sequence?

The Trade Execution Mandate governs all eight layers across a 12–24 month market-entry programme.

REQUEST A MANDATE SCOPING CALL

If your situation requires governed execution, start here.

A Mandate Scoping Call is the right first step for any serious market-entry programme. Catema will assess fit, clarify scope, and confirm whether a mandate is the right structure for your objectives.

 

Scope varies. Accountability does not.