Aisha Usman
International Trade Consultant | Global Sourcing Specialist | Export Strategist
I help importers, exporters and growing businesses verify suppliers, control procurement risk, structure commodity transactions and execute international trade opportunities with greater confidence.
Based in Kano, Nigeria. Advising clients across Asia · Africa · Middle East · Europe.
Track Record
Selected Engagements
Real assignments demonstrating how I research, structure, negotiate, and support international trade opportunities.
Client required a custom-built industrial machine to exact operational specifications unavailable locally.
Identified and vetted overseas manufacturers, coordinated technical specifications, negotiated commercial terms, and managed the supplier selection process.
A suitable manufacturer was secured at a material reduction against the client’s initial sourcing estimate, while meeting the required technical specifications.
Client wanted to launch a branded product line with reliable manufacturing and scalable growth potential.
Sourced and evaluated private-label manufacturers, structured packaging options, and developed a launch roadmap.
A suitable manufacturing partner, packaging direction, and practical concept-to-market roadmap were established, giving the client a clearer basis for production and commercial launch.
Egypt-based herbal company required consistent agro-commodity supply at competitive landed costs.
Sourced and verified Nigerian suppliers and structured pricing and logistics terms.
Qualified Nigerian supply options were identified at competitive pricing against the comparable market quotations reviewed, with logistics and commercial terms structured for the buyer’s review.
Verified Chinese buyer seeking bulk Sortex White Sesame.
Structured a 300MT export opportunity, drafted MoU documentation, and coordinated transaction preparation.
The opportunity progressed from an initial buyer inquiry to documented commercial discussions, including transaction structuring and MoU preparation.
Buyer required a competitive CFR offer for Sortex White Sesame.
Prepared a complete export offer backed by a verified supplier.
Full export proposal delivered within 48 hours, maintaining buyer engagement and transaction momentum.
Advisory Services
Two focused practice areas, backed by a wider set of trade, procurement, and manufacturing capabilities.
Supplier identification, manufacturer sourcing, due diligence, independent verification, factory assessment support, procurement coordination, and supplier risk reduction.
Support for sesame, ginger, hibiscus, moringa, groundnuts, and related commodities — including supplier sourcing, documentation guidance, export readiness, and transaction support.
Supporting Expertise
Clientele
Advisory engagements span founders, operators, and procurement leaders building cross-border trade operations.
Advisor Value
Suppliers are vetted on credentials, factory status, and trade history before any commitment.
Structured due diligence to surface red flags and protect capital before contracts are signed.
Honest feasibility reviews on products, markets, suppliers, and transaction structures.
Commercial guidance on pricing, terms, and Incoterms to improve landed-cost outcomes.
Direction on destination market expectations, buyer profiles, and competitive positioning.
Practical guidance on Form M, NXP, NAQS, phytosanitary, packing lists, and shipping paperwork.
Hands-on experience across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Fully registered in Nigeria with the CAC and NEPC — a legitimate advisor for cross-border trade and export transactions.
Clear scope, honest recommendations, and direct updates — no hidden markups, no runaround.
Decision-grade advice from someone who has structured live transactions, not theory.
Engagement Process
Understand your trade objective, product, target market, and constraints to define a realistic engagement scope.
Identify qualified suppliers or buyers and conduct independent verification before any commercial commitment.
Evaluate pricing, terms, Incoterms, and total landed cost — then negotiate to protect margins and reduce risk.
Structure the transaction and coordinate the required trade and compliance documentation.
Stay engaged through production, shipment, and delivery to keep the transaction on track.
Services & Engagement Options
Advisory — a standalone 60-minute session for expert direction, problem-solving or a second opinion.
Done-for-you services — project engagements where I execute the work. These are scoped through a discovery fee and quoted in a written proposal before kickoff.
$250USD
60-minute private video session
Private advisory for businesses needing expert direction on sourcing, importation, export strategy, supplier verification, pricing, logistics or market entry. You get clear answers and a written next-step plan.
Includes
The Project Discovery Fee covers initial review, feasibility assessment, scope definition, risk identification and preparation of a tailored written proposal. It does not include project execution. If you proceed, the proposal states the remaining professional fee and payment terms.
From $500USD
Project Discovery Fee $100 — credited to your final fee
Product sourcing, supplier identification and verification, quotation comparison, price negotiation and procurement coordination for businesses buying internationally.
Final fee depends on scope and is confirmed in your written proposal.
From $750USD
Project Discovery Fee $150 — credited to your final fee
End-to-end buyer representation for international companies sourcing Nigerian agricultural commodities — credible suppliers, verified quality, competitive pricing and export-ready documentation.
Final fee depends on scope and is confirmed in your written proposal.
From $500USD
Project Discovery Fee $100 — credited to your final fee
An investor-ready import/export plan built around your target products, markets and capital position — including costing, compliance and financial projections.
Final fee depends on scope and is confirmed in your written proposal.
Need something tailored? Request a written proposal.
About
International Trade Consultant · Global Sourcing Specialist · Export Strategist
I work with businesses when the stakes are real: capital is on the line, suppliers are unverified, paperwork is unforgiving, and the wrong decision is expensive. My role is to reduce that risk — bringing independent verification, commercial judgment, and practical trade execution to importers, exporters, manufacturers, and procurement teams operating across borders.
Based in Kano, Nigeria, I advise businesses across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. My work is grounded in live transactions: commodity exports, OEM and private-label manufacturing, custom machinery procurement, and the supplier verification that holds it all together.
Aisha Usman & ASMAN Prime Hub
Aisha Usman is the founder and lead trade strategist at ASMAN Prime Hub Global Services Limited.
The Aisha Usman name represents advisory, personal expertise, and thought leadership — strategy sessions, independent judgment, and published insight. ASMAN Prime Hub Global Services Limited handles corporate execution: sourcing, exports, logistics, and buyer representation delivered under a registered company structure.
Areas of Expertise
Upwork
Businesses and entrepreneurs who prefer platform-based engagements can hire me directly through Upwork for trade consulting, supplier sourcing, supplier verification, import/export business planning, OEM/ODM manufacturing projects, private label product development, commodity exports, and custom-made machinery sourcing.
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Before you book
Straight answers on fees, discovery, verification and what you can reasonably expect. Anything not covered here, ask me directly before you pay.
Get in touch
You are welcome to describe your situation before paying for anything. Tell me the product or commodity, the market you are targeting and where you are stuck, and I will tell you honestly which service applies — or whether none of them does yet.
+234 704 232 2970
Fastest for quick questions and scoping. Typical reply within a few hours during business hours (WAT).
aishau6066@gmail.com
Best for detailed briefs, specifications and documents. Replies within one business day.
Aisha Usman — Trade Consultant
Professional background, current focus and field notes on sourcing and export.
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Based in Kano, Nigeria (WAT). Working with clients across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Business enquiries only — no unsolicited marketing, please.
