Import / Export

Shipping Documents

Understanding shipping documents is absolutely essential to your success in import export business.  Without a specific document attached with your shipment you will not be able to clear US Customs. You will have to hire a Customs Broker to get the missing document for you. The process may take anywhere from days to weeks to procure the correct document (s) all the while your shipment will need to sit in a US Customs bonded warehouse. Once the document arrives, only then, your Customs Broker will be able to finish clearing your shipment through US Customs. Once that is done you will be able to pickup your good from the warehouse of the last carrier that brought it to the destination. Unfortunately any carrier before releasing the shipment to you will charge you storage charges on your shipment. The amount charged can be billed based on weight or volume. In any case the extra expense incurred will increase your landed costs on your shipment and diminish your ultimate profit on the sale of your imported goods. 

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	Learn about Import Export Shipping Documents and consequences if you may not have the correct ones attached with your shipment.
	Who are Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders and what information you need to get from them before you should start buying and face many problems otherwise.
	How price is quoted in import / export business and your choices how you can buy.
	Sales Contract you can use in dealing with your suppliers.
	How to deal with shippers at the point of origin of your shipment, especially in the Third World, and information that won't only save you money but assures you won't go broke on your deal.
	What is Bill of Lading and Airway Bill and what to watch out for.
	What to make sure of on your Commercial Invoice and Packing List so discrepancies will not trigger Customs Inspection.
	What are quantitative restrictions on some goods and Quota Documents you will need to export import without problems.
	What is Textile Visa and problems associated with clearance of Textile Articles.
	About airfreight and marine insurance in import export, what it may and may not cover.
	What is Certificate of Origin and GSP Classification and how it may effect landed costs of your goods.
	Learn about Import Export Financing and how to pay and not to pay for your import export purchases.
	What is Documentary Letter of Credit and its pro and cons.
	What is Documentary Draft for Collection and its pro and cons.
	Understanding of the United States Customs Entry Process, Formal and Informal Entry regulations and why the definition may not be so clear.
	You'll learn about US Customs Dutiable Status of Goods.
	Learn about US Customs Marking Requirements and problems associated with improper or insufficient markings on your goods.
	How-to deal with Customs Brokers, what you can expect to pay for their services, and what they may and may not do for you.

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Insider's Guide to Successful Importing from the Third World