You might come up with a general question: Why do you need a buying agency?

Tobacco farming in Java especially in East Java area such as Jember, Besuki and Lumadjang, simply does not belong to one person. One person might have several acres of land where he grows java tobacco - meanwhile there are alot of suppliers who wants those tobacco.

Buying one tons of same tobacco products for example may involve about 10 java tobacco farmers which we have to deal one by one. Or in other case, you require a certain tobacco which is produced only by supplier A. One of our expertise is dealing with local people and getting to know the main suppliers. (in the local saying, East Java is not big enough, and we are in East Java)

As a buying agent, our service covers supplies, measurement, stock target, dealing with workers, shipment etc. The above case service does not include any pricing decision.

Product Surveyor is provided by a third party (our partner in this case is SUCOFINDO). However, this will require a third agreemtn between the three of us.

INDONESIA POPULAR BRANDS

The are four major cigarette manufacturers in Indonesia which we can act as distributors:

• SAMPOERNA (later join with Phillip Morris)
• DJARUM
• GUDANG GARAM
• PHILLIP MORRIS