Stop editing last year’s contract in Word
A typo in the SWIFT — and the payment hangs for a week. The amount in words did not match in Russian and English — the bank returns the contract. Calcuta assembles the bilingual contract so there is nowhere to slip.
A contract is not just text. It is details, amounts and addenda
The supplier card and your details are filled in once — the contract then assembles itself, in two languages.
See how → A SWIFT retyped from a letter with a typo❗ before issuingThe bank is found by SWIFT or BIC. An unverified one is flagged before the contract ever reaches the supplier.
Check your SWIFT → An addendum from a blank page14 blocksA new bank, a proforma price, a postponed shipment, an overpayment — you assemble them from ready-made blocks in two languages.
Assemble an addendum →You enter the numbers. The contract writes itself
The amount appears in words in both languages at once, the bank is pulled in by SWIFT, Incoterms goes into clauses 2.4 and 4.2. Calcuta will suggest the contract number itself.
- The parties’ details come from the cardsyour company and the supplier are filled in once
- English and Russian — clause by clausethat is how the supplier and your bank read it
- A PDF for signing and a DOCX for the lawyerboth files are kept together with the contract
You fill in
The Company EXAMPLE MACHINERY CO., hereinafter “SELLER”…
2.1 The total amount of the Contract is 1 250 000 (one million two hundred fifty thousand) Chinese Yuan (CNY).
2.4 …the price on the terms of FOB Ningbo, China, according to Incoterms-2020.
11.1.1 SWIFT BIC: EXAMCNSHNBO
Компания EXAMPLE MACHINERY CO., именуемая ПРОДАВЕЦ…
2.1 Общая сумма Контракта составляет 1 250 000 (один миллион двести пятьдесят тысяч) Китайских Юаней (CNY).
2.4 …цена на условиях FOB Нинбо, Китай, в соответствии с Инкотермс-2020.
11.1.1 SWIFT: EXAMCNSHNBO
The bank — by SWIFT. The amount in words — by itself
A payment stuck over one letter costs more than the contract itself. Calcuta checks the things people usually get wrong.
- A bank directory by SWIFT and the central bank’s BICthe bank’s name and address are filled in automatically — Russian banks are verified against the central bank
- ❗ on a bank you cannot blindly trustnot verified, or verified more than six months ago — visible before issuing, and issuing will ask for confirmation
- Several banks and an intermediary bankthe seller’s and yours — you tick which ones to print in the contract
The banks and codes here are samples. In Calcuta the directory is real: the open SWIFT database and the Bank of Russia’s BICs.
Change a term — the clause text changes in both languages
No need to hunt for where the payment schedule lives in the contract or how to phrase it in English. You pick an option — Calcuta shows the clause before issuing.
The supplier changed banks? Two clicks, not a new document
An addendum assembles from blocks: you tick what changed — Calcuta writes the clauses in two languages, numbers them and files the document with your contract.
And seven more: replace the details, pay to other details, split the invoice, payment by a third party, an overpayment as a discount, a penalty due, a new shipment deadline.
The little things that usually make people redo contracts
The number fills itself in
Calcuta suggests the next number and will not let two contracts go out with the same one.
The signed one does not change
You edit the supplier card tomorrow — the issued contract stays exactly as it was signed.
Both files in the archive
The PDF for signing and the DOCX for the lawyer sit with the contract — download them any time.
Several seller’s banks
With an intermediary bank for settlements through a third country. You print only the ones you need.
Your details — entered once
The company, the signatory in the genitive case, the buyer’s banks — they go into every contract.
Contracts shared with the team
In an organisation your colleagues see the same contracts and addenda and pick up where you left off.
The contract is signed. Now, what will the shipment cost at your warehouse?
Calcuta has an import calculator: the factory price, logistics, duty and VAT, the recycling fee, warehousing and currency risk. It shows the unit cost and the price below which you sell at a loss — before you send the first payment.
Unit cost example, ₽
Frequently asked
Is it really free?
Yes. Contracts and addenda are issued without limits on any plan, including the free one, and no card is needed. The paid plans are for the calculator: dealers, marketplaces, risk scenarios.
The supplier has their own template — what then?
Download the DOCX: it holds the full contract text, and you can agree on and adjust it with the supplier or a lawyer. Calcuta keeps the original numbered version.
The contract is already signed. Can I add an addendum to it?
Yes. Enter the contract as an external one — by number and date — and issue addenda to it from blocks.
Who can see my details and contracts?
Only you, and if you are in an organisation — its members. The bank directory is shared, but your accounts and contracts are invisible to other clients.
Which languages is the contract in?
English and Russian, in two columns, clause by clause. The amounts in words are built in both languages from a single number.
The contract with the supplier and all its addenda — in one place
Signing up takes a minute. Then three steps: your details, the supplier, the contract. The first PDF in five minutes.