About us

AKAT INTERNATIONAL, LDA was established in 2016 in Portugal to promote exportation of various commodities, services and raw material from all over the world, mainly to the African Markets. AKAT was founded by a British national who was raised in Africa with extensive knowledge of African, Middle east, and Asian markets.

The company is engaged in a diverse range of activities such as trading of main commodities, supermarket items, raw material for industries, livestock, animal feed, and marketing of consumer Products...

Having knowledge of the African market, and seamless relationships with manufacturers and importers from dierent continents, the company creates a major advantage to develop additional business opportunities, especially in trading and logistics.

Our Mission:

Our mission is to operate the best general trades business in Africa. We establish long lasting relationships with our clients by exceeding their expectations and gaining their trust through exceptional performance by every member of our team. Above all, we expect to surpass our clients expectations and add value to the communities we serve.

Our Vision:

The company’s vision is to gain recognition as a performance leader in the commodities and industrial material trading industry, as well as to become a major trading company internationally via specialized service provision that dierentiates their services and products. 

Our Philosophy:

We refer to the eight main resources and functions accumulated through our business activities as core competencies (Trading, Networks, Purchasing & Procurement, Information, Overseas Business Management, Risk Management, Financing and Logistics). The distinctive feature of AKAT is its business coordination function, which combines necessary core competencies according to customer needs and proposes customized business schemes. Through this type of business coordination, we strive to propose positive value to realize customers’ diverse business opportunities.

Our Added Value:

• Acting as an efficient procurement channel for buyers providing product range and competitive prices

• Developing business financing solutions for customers

• Shipping and Logistics management

• Ensuring smooth information flow in the entire trade..