Platform overview
How merco works.
Four steps. Specific inputs. Specific outputs.
Merco handles supplier discovery, compliance document preparation, freight coordination, and payment escrow in one platform. Each step below shows exactly what you do, what the platform does, and what you receive.
The problem
Fragmented by default.
EU fashion buyers importing from LATAM typically manage five or more separate vendors: a sourcing directory, a compliance consultant, a DDS specialist, a freight forwarder, a customs broker, and a payment provider. Merco consolidates them into one platform and one operating agreement.
Step by step
See the workflow. Step by step.
Each tab shows what you do, what the platform handles, and the exact output you receive.
Your input
You paste your catalog URL.
What Merco does
The platform parses your product categories, maps HS codes, and scores shortlisted LATAM factories by compliance profile, MOQ, and tariff position.
What you receive
A ranked shortlist of verified factories. You review the profiles and select who to proceed with.
From the live dashboard
How a real order moves through Merco
One order, end to end.
10,000 cotton shirts, Brazil to Germany. The register tracks where the order is; the panel below is the actual dashboard surface at that stage. It cycles on its own — click any stage to jump.
You open an inquiry against a verified supplier — category, quantity, destination market, and target price.
Compliance scope
Three frameworks. One onboarding.
Every supplier on Merco is verified against these three frameworks before their first listing. Documentation is prepared at onboarding and travels with each shipment.
EU Deforestation Regulation
Each forest-risk supplier is geo-located and screened against satellite-confirmed deforestation analysis. We assemble and file the Due Diligence Statement to TRACES NT. You remain the EU operator of record under Article 4.
US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
US CBP applies a rebuttable presumption of forced labor on exposed goods. We run entity and registry screening and compile a forensic, hash-anchored evidentiary package for the importer of record to respond to any CBP detention.
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Supply-chain risk is scored at onboarding using our own algorithms, with human-rights and environmental due-diligence documentation prepared before the first order. The EU entity retains final responsibility.
EU–Mercosur FTA and Rules of Origin
EUR.1 certificates are prepared per shipment and the annual EU–Mercosur tariff step-down is applied at order time. Most apparel categories require double transformation to qualify.
Responsibility boundary. Merco supports your compliance workflow with document preparation and verification tooling. The EUDR Article 4 due diligence obligation, customs import declarations, and regulatory submissions remain with the EU operator placing goods on the market. Merco is not a licensed customs broker or legal compliance advisor.
Roles and responsibilities
What Merco handles. What you own.
Buyer
- Commercial owner of the order
- Final supplier selection
- Quality inspection and acceptance
- EU customs import declarations
- Import duty and VAT payment
- EU operator of record for compliance
Merco
- Supplier discovery and ranking
- EUDR geo-polygon verification
- DDS drafting and TRACES NT filing
- Rules of Origin documentation (EUR.1)
- Freight coordination via Freightos
- Stripe escrow holding and milestones
- Audit trail and document storage
Partners
- Freightos — freight booking
- Stripe — escrow and payment rails
- Customs brokers — import clearance
- Legal advisors — regulatory work
- TRACES NT — DDS portal (EU)
- GFW — deforestation geo-data
Transparent, volume-based pricing.
As low as 0.5% on large orders. Progressive from 3.5%. No subscription. No setup fee. Platform fee invoiced to buyer; supplier receives full FOB net.
Why all-in-one
One contract. Six fewer vendors.
The fragmented way
- Supplier directory
- Compliance consultant
- DDS specialist
- Freight forwarder
- Customs broker
- Payment escrow provider
The Merco way
One platform. One contract. One audit trail.
Sourcing, compliance workflow, freight coordination, and payment escrow under a single Merco agreement. One integration. One dashboard. One point of coordination.
Legal obligations under EU import regulation remain with the importing entity. Merco is the workflow layer, not the regulatory guarantor.
See the workflow in your account.
Verified suppliers, compliance documents, freight, and escrow. Free to join.
Commission on orders only. Onboarding as a supplier?