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Ask the buyer to go to a bank and set-up a Letter of Credit (LC) payment. The seller and bank will set-up a reserve fund account or line of credit to pay for the intended purchase. A Letter of Credit instructs the buyer's bank (aka "issuing bank") to pay the seller's bank (aka "advising bank") when it has been verified that the seller shipped the product.
The verification comes from the provision of the Bill of Lading document. This is a document provided by the vessel carrier company. It verifies the product was put on the vessel.
Your advising bank will hand the Bill of Lading docs to the issuing bank. Issuing bank reviews the shipping and invoicing documents. If docs are acceptable, the LC gets paid to the seller via the seller's advising bank.
Best way to start is to go talk to a freight forwarder to help you get started.
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