Chile Desk includes
- Spanish-language outreach, visits and meetings from Santiago
- Quotations, samples and fairs
- Local phone, address and office
- Contracts and collections, scoped in the written plan
Chile Desk
Chile Desk
A named person in Chile owns follow-up after the first evidence.
Chile Desk is the 90-day commercial mandate for Indian companies testing Chile: Spanish-language outreach, buyer and distributor follow-up, meetings, quotations, fairs, a local phone and address, and reporting from Santiago. Contracts and collections sit inside the mandate and can also be bought as a one-off. Signing, invoicing in your name or taking title requires a written power of attorney, named limits and lawyer review. That authority is not in the monthly fee.
Who this service is for
For Indian companies testing Chile that finished a pilot or first order with counterparties worth carrying forward. The same 90-day mandate exists in India for Chilean companies, under Presencia India.
The problem it solves
Language, an 8.5 to 9.5 hour gap, distance and thin trust mean conversations stall after the first meetings. Without someone accountable for follow-up in Spanish and in Chile’s time zone, qualified counterparties go quiet and decisions are taken without current information.
What we manage
- Spanish-language outreach, visits and meetings from Santiago
- Buyer and distributor follow-up
- Quotation, sample and fair follow-up
- A local phone, address and office line
- Opportunity tracking and local market feedback
- Weekly or monthly reporting
- A 90-day review point
What you receive
What you receive
- Activity plan with defined commercial objectives
- Counterparty pipeline and meeting record
- Report of what moved and what is still pending
- Proposal and sample follow-up log
- Local market feedback from live conversations
- 90-day review with a continue, adjust or stop recommendation
What we need from you
- Product, specification and reference price
- Evidence from the first test: verification, sourcing or delegation findings
- A decision-maker who can take calls in the Chile time zone
- Clear rules on what we may and may not commit
- Capacity to supply if a counterparty moves forward
Usual timelines
Ninety days, with a review point at the end. The first weeks establish the outreach rhythm; whether the counterparties are real usually shows within the quarter.
How this is charged
Presence from US$2,500 / month; Operación from US$4,400 / month; three-month minimum in both cases. Contracts and collections inside the mandate are scoped in the written plan; bought alone they are quoted per case. Signing, invoicing in your name or taking title is a separate written power of attorney, not the monthly fee.
What this does not include
- Promised sales, orders or distribution agreements
- Exclusivity in any market
- Guaranteed recovery of overdue amounts
- Court appearances or legal opinions beyond the contracts and collections work described here
- Customs brokerage, importing or warehousing
- Permanent country-manager coverage
- Signing, invoicing in your name or taking title, except under a written power of attorney
The client remains the seller or buyer of record. We represent you commercially and report what was established. Signing, invoicing in your name, taking title or committing credit requires a written power of attorney, named limits and lawyer review.
A lawyer on the IndiAndes team drafts commercial contracts in English. A lawyer on the Chile team reviews the Spanish so both versions match. Court work is contracted separately.
Common questions about Chile Desk
When does the mandate start?
After a defined product and counterparty hypothesis has been tested, usually through a verification, a sourcing assignment or a delegation. Chile Desk carries forward counterparties worth keeping, it does not replace the first test.
What does Chile Desk cover?
Spanish-language outreach, visits, meetings, quotation and sample follow-up, attendance at a fair on your behalf, a local phone, address and office line, opportunity tracking, local market feedback and weekly or monthly reporting from Santiago, with a 90-day review point.
How much does it cost?
Presence starts from US$2,500 / month; Operación from US$4,400 / month, each with a three-month minimum. The level depends on the product, the number of counterparties and the commercial hours required.
Can you sign, invoice in my name or take title of goods?
Only with a written power of attorney, named limits, and lawyer review. That authority is not included in the monthly fee. Without it, you remain the seller or buyer of record.
Do you guarantee sales or exclusivity?
No. We commit to defined commercial work and documented reporting. Sales, exclusivity and recovered money are not promised.
What happens when a contract or an unpaid invoice comes up?
A lawyer on the IndiAndes team drafts commercial contracts in English. A lawyer on the Chile team reviews the Spanish so both versions match. Unpaid invoices are followed up commercially from Santiago, with the same lawyers when the case requires it. Court work is contracted separately. Recovered money is not guaranteed.
Further reading
Have first evidence and need someone in Chile?
Share the product, market, supplier, or commercial objective. We will help define a practical scope.