Import, Export & Logistics

Cross-border agreements, clearly understood.

“The supplier contract just arrived — in a language nobody here reads.”

Trade crosses languages by definition. XOsign translates supplier, shipping, and distribution agreements while preserving their legal meaning, explains the Incoterms, liability, and payment provisions in plain language, and flags the terms that decide where risk sits along the chain — before anything is signed.

Contracts translated across 40+ languages, with legal meaning preserved.

Most tools stop at the signature. XOsign starts three steps earlier.

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Understand & translate

When translation is mission-critical, not a nice-to-have.

In logistics, the contract that matters is routinely written in someone else’s language. XOsign puts the original and the translation side by side and explains every provision in plain language — so you understand what you’re agreeing to, whatever language it arrived in.

  • Upload a contract in another language, read it side by side in yours.
  • 40+ languages, with translations built to preserve legal meaning.
  • Plain-language explanations of dense trade and carriage terms.
  • The signed record stays anchored to the original document.
Analyze

Know where the risk sits before the goods move.

XOsign reads trade documents the way a careful reviewer would and highlights the terms that decide who pays, who insures, and who absorbs the loss when a shipment goes wrong.

Incoterms & risk transfer

Where ownership and risk pass — EXW, FOB, CIF, DDP — explained in plain language.

Payment terms & instruments

Deposits, letters of credit, and open-account terms — and when money actually moves.

Liability & cargo damage limits

Caps and exclusions that decide what a lost or damaged shipment is worth.

Delivery windows & delay

Deadlines, demurrage, detention, and the penalties that stack up at the port.

Force majeure

What counts as an excuse for non-performance — and what quietly doesn’t.

Governing law & jurisdiction

Whose courts, whose law, and what dispute resolution you’re agreeing to.

Currency & price adjustment

Exchange-rate exposure, surcharges, and clauses that move the price after signing.

Exclusivity & territory

Distribution rights, territory limits, and minimum-volume commitments.

Improve

Strengthen the terms before the shipment depends on them.

XOsign suggests where a trade agreement is thin — undefined delivery terms, missing inspection rights, vague quality standards — so the contract protects you before the container leaves the dock.

  • Flag undefined or contradictory delivery and risk-transfer terms.
  • Clarify inspection, acceptance, and rejection rights for goods.
  • Tighten payment triggers and documentation requirements.
  • Surface missing terms a supply or distribution agreement usually carries.
XOsign is AI-assisted and helps you understand and improve your agreements. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.
Sign

Sign across borders, time zones, and languages.

Send agreements by email or text to counterparties anywhere, or sign in person at the warehouse or the trade show. Every signer reads the document in their language first, and you keep a verifiable record across every border it crossed.

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  • Overseas suppliers and partners sign from any device, in their language.
  • No printing, couriering, or scanning across continents.
  • A tamper-evident record of who signed, and when, on both sides of the deal.
Document types

Built for the documents trade runs on.

From the first purchase order to the distribution deal — the paperwork that moves goods across borders.

Supplier Agreements

Quality, quantity, and payment terms with overseas manufacturers.

Purchase Orders

International orders with delivery and payment terms made explicit.

Distribution Agreements

Territory, exclusivity, and volume commitments, clearly understood.

Freight & Carrier Agreements

Carriage terms, liability limits, and delivery obligations.

Warehousing & 3PL Agreements

Storage, handling, and fulfillment terms behind your inventory.

Customs Broker Agreements

Authority and responsibility at the border, spelled out.

International Sales Contracts

Cross-border sale terms, in both parties’ languages.

NDAs

Confidentiality with suppliers and partners, in any language.

MOUs & Letters of Intent

Preliminary cross-border terms, with binding parts made clear.

FAQ

Import/export questions, answered.

A contract just arrived in a language we don’t read. What now?
Upload it. XOsign translates the document and shows it side by side with the original — across 40+ languages — and explains each provision in plain language. Translations are built to preserve the legal meaning of the original, and the signed record stays anchored to the original text.
Does XOsign explain Incoterms and shipping terms?
Yes. XOsign explains delivery and risk-transfer terms like EXW, FOB, CIF, and DDP in plain language — where risk passes, who arranges carriage, and who pays which costs — so you know what the three-letter code in your contract actually commits you to.
Which trade and logistics documents does XOsign handle?
Supplier agreements, international purchase orders, distribution agreements, freight and carrier agreements, warehousing and 3PL agreements, customs broker agreements, international sales contracts, NDAs, and MOUs, among others.
Are the translations certified for customs or official use?
No. XOsign translations are designed to preserve the legal meaning of the original so your team understands what it is signing — they are not certified or sworn translations. Where an authority requires a certified translation, use a certified translator.
Can overseas counterparties sign electronically?
Yes — from any device, by email or text link, with each signer reading the document in their own language first. XOsign e-signatures are designed to comply with ESIGN and UETA; for cross-border deals, confirm the e-signature requirements in the counterparty’s jurisdiction.
Does XOsign give legal advice on trade contracts?
No. XOsign is AI-assisted software that helps you understand, translate, improve, and sign agreements. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. For legal questions about a specific deal, consult a qualified attorney.

XOsign provides AI-assisted document understanding and signing. It is not a substitute for legal advice, and translations preserve legal meaning but are not certified translations.

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