SXB Global is a UK-registered commercial debt recovery and receivables management consultancy. We take on your overdue B2B invoices abroad - handling debtor contact and negotiation, setting the recovery strategy and coordinating the process across borders. Where legal proceedings become appropriate, we coordinate the instruction of appropriately authorised local counsel.
You shipped the goods or delivered the service. The invoice fell due, then overdue. Emails go unanswered, and chasing a debtor in another legal system - in another language, on another timezone - is not what your finance team was built for. SXB Global takes that problem off your desk and works it methodically.
SXB Global is a UK-registered commercial debt recovery and receivables management consultancy. We work for B2B creditors - exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers and their finance teams - whose commercial invoices are unpaid abroad. Our work covers debtor contact and negotiation, recovery strategy and cross-border recovery coordination. Where legal proceedings become appropriate, SXB Global coordinates the instruction of appropriately authorised local counsel. Legal services are provided by the relevant independent legal professionals.
From the first formal demand to cross-border enforcement, every stage is run with commercial discipline and a single line of accountability.
Formal demands in English and the debtor's working language, structured commercial negotiation, payment plan design and mediation. A significant share of cases settle here, before any proceedings - faster and at lower cost for everyone involved.
Learn More →Where legal proceedings become appropriate, SXB Global coordinates the instruction of appropriately authorised local counsel - for court filings, enforcement and asset protection measures. Legal services are provided by the relevant independent legal professionals; we coordinate the process and stay your single point of contact throughout.
Learn More →Coordination across several jurisdictions at once - where assets sit in one country, the guarantor in another and the trading entity in a third. We map the structure, decide where recovery has the best prospects, and run it from one place.
Learn More →Debtor tracing, asset investigation, counterparty due diligence before you extend credit, and credit risk reporting. Available as standalone work or as ongoing monitoring for clients carrying continuous overseas trade exposure.
Learn More →A structured process built to protect recovery prospects at every stage - with written reporting at each step, so you always know where the case stands.
We review recoverability, the strength of your documentation and the debtor's profile, and set it out in a written report.
A route chosen for this case - pre-legal, legal or multi-jurisdiction - with a realistic cost and time projection.
Structured contact with the debtor: formal demand, commercial negotiation, or coordinated instruction of local counsel.
Settlement, asset protection or coordinated proceedings - with SXB Global managing each step and reporting back.
Funds confirmed and remitted directly to the creditor, case closed. Where the trading relationship continues, we advise on terms going forward.
We sit between the two: commercial judgement about what a debt is actually worth pursuing, combined with the ability to coordinate authorised local counsel when a case needs it. Negotiation first; proceedings only where they serve the outcome.
Faster to start - no lengthy onboarding or partner sign-off before work begins
Cost certainty - fixed-fee and success-based structures instead of open-ended hourly billing
Commercial perspective - we optimise for money recovered, not for procedural steps taken
Relationship-aware - a negotiation-first approach where you intend to keep trading with the debtor
"Not every unpaid invoice needs a courtroom. The skill is knowing which ones do - and acting early on the ones that don't."SXB Global - Recovery Approach
Qualified coordination - not call-centre chasing; where a case needs law, we instruct authorised local counsel
Built for higher-value B2B - structured for complex commercial claims, not consumer debt volume
Genuine cross-border capacity - multi-jurisdiction coordination, not single-country chasing
Senior handling - a named case manager and structured written reporting throughout
We act for creditors wherever the debt arose and wherever the debtor sits. Run from the United Kingdom, our coverage spans the UK and Europe, the Gulf, the Americas, Asia and Africa - 161 countries in total, each with local counsel coordination where a case calls for it.
SXB Global is built for international businesses, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers, finance teams and B2B creditors carrying commercial receivables overseas.
Practical guides on how international commercial debt recovery actually works - written for the people who have to decide what to do about an unpaid invoice abroad.
The full process, stage by stage: what happens first, what it costs, and how long each step realistically takes.
Read →The first moves that protect your position - and the common mistakes that quietly weaken a claim.
Read →The German civil system, the Mahnverfahren order-for-payment route, and what it means for your claim.
Read →Commercial debt under English law, the County Court route and what a CCJ actually achieves.
Read →How pre-legal recovery and formal proceedings differ in cost, speed and outcome - and how to tell which one your case needs.
Read →Limitation periods vary sharply by country - and every month of delay narrows what can still be recovered.
Read →Further guides and new articles are published in the Knowledge Hub.
See All GuidesNo. SXB Global is a UK-registered commercial debt recovery and receivables management consultancy. We are not a law firm, we do not provide legal advice or legal representation, and we do not act as your legal representative. Where legal proceedings become appropriate, SXB Global coordinates the instruction of appropriately authorised local counsel. Legal services are provided by the relevant independent legal professionals; we coordinate the process and remain your single point of contact.
It depends on the jurisdiction, the debtor's posture and how well documented the debt is. Many cases resolve at the pre-legal stage within 4–12 weeks. Where the claim is disputed and proceedings are needed, it can run to several months or longer depending on the country. We give you a realistic timeline in writing after the case assessment, rather than a general estimate up front.
The core set is: the invoice or invoices, a signed contract or purchase order, proof of delivery or acceptance, and the correspondence in which payment was chased. Any payment plan agreed along the way helps too. If parts of this are missing or sit in another language, we will tell you during the assessment what matters and what can be worked around.
We coordinate recovery across 161 countries, with particular depth in the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union, the UAE and wider Gulf, and across the Americas, Asia and Africa. Where a case requires legal steps, we coordinate the instruction of appropriately authorised local counsel in that jurisdiction. Every case begins with an assessment of what is realistically recoverable there.
We use three structures depending on the case: a fixed fee for assessment and the pre-legal stage; a success-based fee for SMEs and smaller claims; and a hybrid retainer-plus-success model for corporate clients with recurring exposure. You get the applicable figures in writing after the assessment. Where a fee is success-based, it is payable only on recovery.
We work on B2B commercial debt rather than to a fixed threshold. What matters is whether recovery makes economic sense once the claim value, the jurisdiction and the likely costs are weighed together. We will tell you plainly if a claim is not worth pursuing, and suggest the most proportionate route where it is.
Start with a case assessment - a written view on recoverability, the route we would take, and what it would cost.
A short form is enough to begin. We assess the claim and come back with the route we would recommend.
Send the details - the claim, and where the debtor is based
Written assessment - recoverability, recommended route and fee structure
Approve and begin - we start recovery on the agreed strategy