Import Falcon

The Import Falcon network

Make, source and move products as one journey.

Manufacturing, sourcing, freight and market delivery connected to one brief, one commercial record and one accountable team.

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Inside the networkProduct. Production. Movement.Short service stories and project reels live here.
BriefBuild or sourceMoveReceive and learn

Choose where to begin

Every service connects to the same journey.

Start with one need. Add the other capabilities only when the work requires them.

01

From brief to delivery

One import, managed as one piece of work.

We turn a product need into a reviewable route, cost and delivery plan.Explore service →02

Sea, air, road or courier

Choose freight from the facts of the shipment.

Mode, terms and route should fit the load, deadline and risk.Explore service →03

Evidence before commitment

Know what has been checked, and what has not.

Supplier confidence comes from specific evidence, not a badge or a search result.Explore service →04

Small commitment, useful evidence

Use the sample to settle the specification.

A sample is valuable when the team knows exactly what it must prove.Explore service →05

A structured enquiry

Turn an idea, drawing or reference into a supplier brief.

Manufacturing starts with requirements that a supplier can quote and a customer can approve.Explore service →06

Build in South Africa

Match the product to local production capability.

Local manufacturing can shorten the feedback loop, build regional capacity and create a stronger route to neighbouring markets.Explore service →07

Packaging, print and brand execution

Turn the brand system into a production-ready pack.

Structure, material, print, finish and packing method should work together in production and in the hands of the customer.Explore service →08

Farm and factory to regional market

Prepare South African production for the buyer and border.

An export succeeds when the product, buyer, documents, handling and route are ready together.Explore service →09

Checks tied to the brief

Quality means agreed evidence at agreed moments.

Inspection should answer the product risks that matter for this order.Explore service →10

Classification, assumptions and cost

See the customs questions before they become surprises.

The landed quotation shows the assumptions that influence cash and cost.Explore service →11

The last handover

Plan the South African delivery before the cargo arrives.

Address, access, equipment and timing belong in the original route plan.Explore service →

Transport and handling

The right movement for the cargo.

Mode follows the product, volume, origin, destination, timing and evidence. Final bookings use approved providers.

  1. 01

    Air freight

    For urgent, lighter or higher-value cargo where time matters.

    Chargeable weight · schedule · handling
  2. 02

    Ocean freight

    For larger loads where container use, cost and timing can be planned.

    LCL · FCL · CBM · port route
  3. 03

    Road and final mile

    Collection, border and local delivery planned around the shipment.

    Collection · access · handover
  4. 04

    Warehousing and fulfilment

    Receiving, storage and dispatch requirements captured for the right partner.

    Receipt · storage · dispatch

Import Falcon coordinates requirements and approved partners. Fleet, warehouse and route availability must be confirmed for each job.

One production and trade network

Make here. Source globally. Sell beyond borders.

Import Falcon connects the product idea, production capability, supply route and destination market without hiding the decisions between them.

  1. 01

    Make locally

    Production close to the market.

    Packaging, property components, apparel, print and branding work can begin with a structured local manufacturing brief, the right equipment and clear quality gates.Packaging · property · apparel · print · machinerySee this capability
  2. 02

    Source globally

    The right international capability.

    When the product, input or machine belongs in another market, we compare the supplier, specification, route and full landed decision before commitment.Supplier · sample · quality · freight · landed costSee this capability
  3. 03

    Trade outward

    Move South African production into regional markets.

    Agricultural production and manufactured goods need an export-ready product, buyer, market route, documents, cold-chain or handling plan and a traceable commercial record.Farm · packhouse · buyer · border · destinationSee this capability

Industry depth

Built around the product, not a generic shipment.

Each industry changes the specification, evidence, handling and support plan.

  1. 01

    Packaging and print

    Packs, labels, retail displays and branded production.

  2. 02

    Property and interiors

    Hardware, finishes, fittings and repeatable components.

  3. 03

    Apparel and uniforms

    Garments, workwear, trims and local branding.

  4. 04

    Machinery

    Equipment, spares, commissioning and support planning.

  5. 05

    Agriculture

    Farm and packhouse output prepared for a named buyer and route.

  6. 06

    Retail products

    Products prepared for governed catalogue and channel release.

Smart workflows, human decisions

See how the work moves.

Every handover is visible, with people approving the important decisions.

Workflow 01

Request to reviewed quotation

Jev assembles the brief and evidence. A person approves the commercial decision before Medusa versions the quote.
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Commercial review gate active
Execution in motionEvery event traceable
completeapprovedmissingIFCustomerNeed capturedSTEP 01✓JevEvidence organisedSTEP 02✓?DecisionEvidence complete?STEP 03✓✓PersonCommercial reviewSTEP 04✓MedusaQuote versionedSTEP 05✓!ExceptionMissing factsSTEP 03✓Supplier evidenceLanded costMarket evidencecompleteapprovedmissingIFCustomerNeed capturedSTEP 01✓JevEvidence organisedSTEP 02✓?DecisionEvidence complete?STEP 03✓✓PersonCommercial reviewSTEP 04✓MedusaQuote versionedSTEP 05✓!ExceptionMissing factsSTEP 03✓Supplier evidenceLanded costMarket evidence
OutcomeA traceable quotation with its evidence, assumptions, version and accountable reviewer.

Workflow 02

Accepted supply to stock and retail

Signed events connect the accepted commercial record to purchasing and stock. Channel publication remains approval gated.
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Publication gate active
Execution in motionEvery event traceable
approvedapprovedMedusaQuote acceptedSTEP 01✓n8nSigned eventSTEP 02✓ERPNextBuy and receiveSTEP 03✓?DecisionReady to publish?STEP 04✓RetailAmazonSTEP 05✓RetailTakealotSTEP 05✓approvedapprovedMedusaQuote acceptedSTEP 01✓n8nSigned eventSTEP 02✓ERPNextBuy and receiveSTEP 03✓?DecisionReady to publish?STEP 04✓RetailAmazonSTEP 05✓RetailTakealotSTEP 05✓
OutcomeStock and retail decisions remain connected to the accepted quote and physical receipt.

Plan before you quote

Measure the shipment. See the cost layers.

Estimate volume, chargeable weight, freight and landed-cost inputs, then carry the result into your request.

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Shipment

Measure the load.

Total volume0.960 CBM

Air volumetric weight192.0 kg

Chargeable air weight250.0 kg

Billable sea measure0.960 CBM

Air uses a planning divisor of 5,000 cm³/kg. Sea shows the greater of physical CBM and one tonne per CBM. Your carrier may use different rules.

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Planning cost

Add what you know.

Open the full calculator workspace →Learn CBM, freight and landed cost →

See the work

Short stories from product to destination.

Service films and reels show the evidence, decisions and handovers behind the finished product.

Story 01

Production and sample

Brief · sample · quality

Story 02

Freight and handling

Collection · route · delivery

Story 03

Farm and market

Production · pack · export

Connected from source to sale

The tools behind every handover.

Commerce, stock, automation and retail channels work together.

Retail channelAmazon

Controlled listings

Retail channelTakealot

Controlled listings

Commerce coreMedusa

Quotes · checkout · orders

Operations coreERPNext

Purchasing · physical stock

Orchestrationn8n

Authenticated events

Decision supportJev

Evidence-led proposals

AI draftingClaude

Used when configured

ConversationWhatsApp

Customer messages

Guidance and support

A stronger decision at every cycle.

Practical guidance sits beside the work so your team understands what changes cost, time and risk.

  1. 01

    Plan

    Clarify the product, volume, market, timing and commercial goal.

  2. 02

    Learn

    Understand freight, landed cost, documents and the decisions ahead.

  3. 03

    Review

    Compare evidence and exceptions with a person before commitment.

  4. 04

    Improve

    Use actual outcomes to strengthen the next purchase or production run.

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