Learn How to Start an Import Export Business
How to start an import export business cannot be answered with once sentence. Of all the emails I continue to get from individuals as well as companies that are looking…
Read moreImport Shipments Entry Process through US Customs
Understanding US Customs Entry Process is absolutely essential to clearing US Customs without delays and unnecessarily increasing the landed costs of your goods. I cover this information in depth in…
Read moreLetter of Credit and the use of Certificate of Inspection
As noted in my previous post, Letter of Credit does not guarantee the quantity and quality of goods shipped! You, the Buyer / importer must realize that when Shipping Documents…
Read moreUnited States Customs: Marking Requirements on Goods
All merchandise entering the United Sates must be clearly marked with a sticker indicating the country of origin. The protocol is to have all items marked, thus if you happen…
Read moreProblems with importing garments and other textile articles
In this post I’d like address not the scenario where you are an importer of textile articles and you buy from licensed exporters, regardless what the country of origin is.…
Read moreIncorrect Textile Visa
As noted above, in the event your goods arrive into the United States without Textile Visa document, you won’t be able to clear US Customs until your broker will obtain…
Read moreShipping Documents: Missing Textile Visa
Textile Visa is a certification of goods belonging to a specific product category – i.e. pillows, table cloth, blankets, etc. – as listed in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. It is…
Read moreWorking with Import Export Freight Forwarders
Your customs broker should be the one that may recommend the freight forwarder based on the country or place of origin from which you intend to import. Freight forwarders are…
Read moreOutsourcing Manufacturing Overseas
Although we certainly know today that most anything sold in the United States is made overseas, the American companies that make it there and import it from there are not…
Read moreWhere to buy your import export products
So you want to start importing, and you already have an idea – you think of importing Italian lamps from Milan, Italy! Great product, great design! Is it cheap? NO!…
Read moreHow to get started in import export business
So how can one get involved in import export business? One: You can start an import export business using your own money Most people think of getting involved buying product…
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