# Lotvine

> Lotvine is an AI-native distribution platform for brands across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, based in Bengaluru, India. Brands start with stock that won't move (surplus, overstock, seasonal and short-dated lines). Lotvine's AI finds the right business buyers, prices each lot, reaches buyers on their own channels and closes the sale inside the brand's rules. Buyers who clear surplus come back for the brand's full range.

Key facts:
- What it does: one stock file in (Excel, CSV or ERP export), sales out. The AI cleans stock into lots, matches buyers, handles offers and reports every sale.
- Brands follow four steps: list stock, set the rules (floor price, regions, countries, buyer types), let the AI reach and negotiate, then approve, ship and get paid.
- Brand control: brands set the floor price, regions, channels and which buyers can see each lot. No offer below the floor gets through. Brands can approve each buyer, each sale, or let it run on autopilot.
- Payment: buyers pay before dispatch. Lotvine handles pickup and paperwork (GST and VAT e-invoices, export documents).
- Pricing for brands: no upfront cost. Brands pay only when stock sells.
- Buyers: verified businesses only, such as distributors, online sellers, retail chains and importers. Members-only prices.
- Channels: WhatsApp, AI voice calls in the buyer's language, email and Lotvine Store.
- Markets: India is live. Southeast Asia (Malaysia first, then Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines) and the Gulf (the UAE first, then Saudi Arabia) are next. Brands and buyers can sit in any of them; lots cross borders only where the brand allows.
- Lotvine Store (https://lotvine.store) is Lotvine's members-only store for verified business buyers, live today, including closeout bundles with a full SKU manifest.
- Contact: book a 30-minute call at https://cal.com/lotvineonboarding/30min
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lotvine/

## Pages

- [Full text of every page](https://lotvine.com/llms-full.txt): all of lotvine.com as plain text
- [Lotvine home](https://lotvine.com/): how Lotvine works for brands and buyers, markets, control and FAQ
- [Sell surplus stock](https://lotvine.com/surplus-stock/): excess, seasonal, overrun and closeout stock sold to verified B2B buyers inside the brand's rules
- [Sell short-dated stock](https://lotvine.com/short-dated-stock/): near-expiry FMCG, food and personal care, expiry shown up front
- [Cross-border](https://lotvine.com/export/): buyers in the Gulf, Southeast Asia and India, countries approved by the brand, paid in advance before dispatch
- [B2B distribution](https://lotvine.com/b2b-distribution/): a brand's full range in new towns and countries via WhatsApp, AI calls and email
- [Blog](https://lotvine.com/blog/): guides for brands on selling stock to business buyers
- [Sell excess stock in India without hurting your price](https://lotvine.com/blog/sell-excess-stock-without-hurting-price/): Seven steps for brands with stock that will not move: value it, set a floor, fence it off from your own channels, and sell it one level up.
- [Who buys short-dated FMCG stock in India](https://lotvine.com/blog/who-buys-short-dated-fmcg-stock/): The buyers who take near-expiry FMCG, food and personal care stock, what they need to see before they offer, and why timing decides the price.
- [How to sell e-commerce returns to B2B buyers in India](https://lotvine.com/blog/sell-ecommerce-returns-b2b/): Sort returns by condition, describe each lot the way buyers check it, set a floor price for each grade and get paid before the stock ships.
- [Privacy](https://lotvine.com/privacy/): what lotvine.com collects through its contact form, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity
- [Lotvine Store](https://lotvine.store): members-only store of branded lots for verified business buyers
- [Lotvine Store for AI assistants](https://lotvine.store/llms.txt): live lots, categories and buying guides

## FAQ

- Will this hurt my brand's pricing? No. The brand sets the floor, regions, channels and buyers.
- Do I start with surplus stock? Most brands do. Once it sells, the same buyers take the full range.
- Which markets do you cover? India is live; Southeast Asia and the Gulf are next. The brand chooses where each lot sells.
- What does it cost? Brands pay only when stock sells. Nothing up front.