About Feroz Global
Where Worlds Meet
Every business has a place where it began.
Ours began between two.
Between East Africa and Europe.
Between the place our founder grew up and the place he later built his professional life.
Between opportunity at origin and demand thousands of kilometres away.
Feroz Global grew from that connection.
Founder Ben Schouten grew up in Kenya before establishing himself in the Netherlands. Living across both environments created an understanding that would eventually become the foundation of the company: international business works best when somebody understands both sides of the table.
The producer and the buyer. The origin and the destination. The relationship and the transaction. The opportunity and the execution.
Two environments, one way of working: time spent at origin, and time spent with the buyer.
The Beginning
The original idea behind Feroz was straightforward: create a company capable of identifying strong opportunities in emerging and international markets and bringing them into structured global business relationships.
Agricultural trade became one of the first areas of focus. Working between Kenyan supply and European demand highlighted something bigger.
Finding products was rarely the hardest part. Finding the right people was.
Knowing who could deliver.
Understanding who could be trusted.
Knowing how to structure the transaction.
Recognising cultural differences before they became commercial problems.
And being willing to stay involved from the first conversation until the deal was complete.
Our World
Today, Feroz Global operates at the intersection of trade, commodities and international sourcing.
We develop relationships with producers, exporters, buyers and commercial partners across different markets, and work to create transactions that are commercially sound and built to last.
Our approach is relationship-led and execution-focused. We look beyond the transaction in front of us: at the people behind it, the market around it, and what the relationship could become over time.
A Different Kind of Global Company
Our identity comes from movement between markets. Kenya gives us roots in East Africa. Amsterdam places us inside one of Europe's most internationally connected commercial environments. And our network continues to grow beyond both.
This gives Feroz something we value deeply: perspective.
We operate across markets that read time, trust and commitment differently. Strong international businesses succeed when those differences are understood rather than ignored.
The Name Behind the Opportunity
Our ambition is to build Feroz into a name associated with trusted access: access to suppliers, to buyers, to opportunities, and to markets and experiences that are difficult to reach without the right relationships.
That philosophy also extends beyond traditional trade. Through Feroz Exclusive, we bring the same network-led approach into exceptional East African travel, private charters and carefully arranged experiences.
Whether we are developing a commodity supply relationship or arranging something entirely private, the standard remains the same.
Know the people.
Understand the environment.
Protect the relationship.
Deliver properly.
Trusted Partner Network
The people around the work
Where appropriate, Feroz Global works with a trusted network of independent suppliers, logistics providers, local operators and specialist partners to support the delivery of our services.
Those relationships are selected, tested and maintained. We stay the client's primary point of contact, coordinating the relationship, the quality control and the outcome from introduction through to completion.
Through our network of trusted local operators, accommodation partners, aviation providers and specialists, Feroz Exclusive creates carefully coordinated private experiences across East Africa. Feroz Exclusive is part of Feroz Global.
FAQs
Questions We Are Often Asked
Straight answers to the things buyers, producers and travellers ask us before a first conversation.
What does Feroz Global actually do?
We are a trade and sourcing house. We connect producers and suppliers with international buyers across agricultural softs, fresh produce, minerals and metals, natural stone, energy and industrial goods, and we stay involved through documentation, logistics and delivery rather than making an introduction and stepping away.
Which commodities do you trade?
Our active focus spans agricultural softs and fresh produce, minerals and metals, natural stone, energy products and general industrial goods. Product focus shifts with season and demand, so the most reliable answer to any specific requirement is to send it to us directly.
Where do you operate?
We are based in Amsterdam with deep roots in Kenya and East Africa, and we work with counterparties across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Are you a broker or a trading house?
We work as principal or as a structured intermediary depending on the transaction. In either case we take responsibility for coordination (verifying the counterparty, structuring the deal and following execution through) rather than passing contacts between parties.
How do you verify suppliers?
Through documentation, references, track record and, where the value justifies it, physical presence at origin. We check capacity to deliver at the stated volume and specification, not simply the ability to quote.
What volumes do you handle?
From single container trial shipments through to recurring programme volumes. Trial orders are welcome; most long-term relationships we hold today started with one shipment.
What are your payment and Incoterms?
Terms are agreed per transaction and confirmed in writing. We commonly work on FOB and CIF terms with instruments appropriate to the counterparty and market, and we will always set out the terms clearly before anything is committed.
How quickly do you respond to an enquiry?
We aim to reply to every serious enquiry within one to two business days, usually with questions of our own: specification, destination, volume and timing shape what we can genuinely offer.
What is Feroz Exclusive?
Feroz Exclusive is our private travel and experiences division: tailored safaris, coastal and island escapes, bespoke multi-destination journeys and private charters across Kenya and East Africa. It is a division of Feroz Global, not a separate company.
Why does a trade company arrange travel?
For the same reason our trade works: relationships on the ground. The camps, operators, pilots, skippers and guides we use are people we know personally in the markets we already work in every day.
Can a private charter be arranged on its own?
Yes. Private air, helicopter and boat charters can be integrated into a wider safari or coastal itinerary, or arranged entirely independently. Availability is always confirmed in writing.
How do I get in touch?
Write to info@ferozglobal.com, or use the enquiry form on the relevant page. Trade and travel enquiries both reach us directly.
Feroz Global was built from a connection between two parts of the world.
Its future will be much larger.
We are building a company that moves confidently across markets, industries and borders while keeping relationships at the centre of everything we do.
From origin to destination.
From introduction to execution.
From opportunity to something real.
Feroz Global. Built between worlds.
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