Import Export Articles

Business » Import Export | By Ann Knapp @ Sunday, 7th September 2008 @ 7:31 PM

Those who love cigars know that Honduras is one of the world\'s best places to make them. After all, this Latin American country has been a prime tobacco-growing location for centuries, and its cigar industry boomed again after 1959, when many longtime Cuban cigar makers fled the Castro regime for neighboring countries - including this one. No wonder that Honduran cigars - including those from La Fontana, Camacho, Carlos Torano and La Libertad - sell better than any others in the Un... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 8:20 PM

The math on the project seemed to work. I would pay about ten percent of the retail value of the item if I bought it in bulk and have an international shipping company send it to me for distribution. I designed the website, bought traffic from Google and purchased five hundred units from my new friends in China. The international shipping company delivered them a week later and 498 of them are still sitting in my basement unopened. The business failed but I learned a whole lot about the i... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Sunday, 10th August 2008 @ 2:27 PM

Alaska and Hawaii are complete opposites in climate and geographical location but there are many similarities between the two that most people are not aware of. Besides the fact that both are states of the United States there are many other factors that connect these two regions of the world. To begin with, if you were to look at a map for the purposes of overseas shipping from Alaska to Hawaii you would notice that they are actually in the same time zone and almost directly in a north to south ... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 9th August 2008 @ 10:05 AM

International auto shipping to Brazil is done almost exclusively by boat. The ships that leave Detroit carrying cargos of compacts, SUV\'s and pick-up trucks go down the Mississippi and out through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to the shores of Brazil where vehicles are offloaded for transport inland. The interior route is either by boat along the Amazon or by carrier overland. Brazil, in shear mass, is the largest country in South America and almost as large as the entire con... more...

Business » Import Export | By Laura Buckley @ Friday, 8th August 2008 @ 11:21 PM

Well, just incase you don\'t know what a freight broker is; I\'ll explain it to you in simplest terms. A freight broker is a person who basically is a go between for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors whose main purpose is to ensure all goods being transported do so in a safe and timely manner to its point of destination, which is to the point of resale. A freight broker does profit on this transaction and that is how he is termed as a freight broker. Here is another te... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Monday, 4th August 2008 @ 2:01 AM

So you\'re thinking about shipping something overseas and you have absolutely no idea how to begin. What should you do first? Who should you call? Does an international shipping company handle everything for you or do you have to make some decisions yourself? If you don\'t know the answers to these questions you classify as an international shipping dummy and this article can help you. The first question is, What is the item or items that you need an international shipping compa... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Thursday, 31st July 2008 @ 8:16 AM

International shipping company can be expensive under any conditions. Today, with the cost of oil going up almost daily, business owners and managers need to seek out more effective strategies for transporting their goods and services overseas. Scheduling, bulk shipments, ports of exit and entry, and outsourcing are all cost effective solutions in specific situations. If you are running a business that utilizes international shipping on a regular basis you should familiarize yourself with all of... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 11:19 PM

Asia is the home of some of the oldest and most mysterious civilizations on earth. Up until a few years ago it was not a preferred destination for international movers. The instability of a large part of the region combined with a general philosophy that anything western was bad caused many potential visitors and immigrants to seek homes elsewhere. E-commerce, world trade and the dependence of many Asian nations on Western consumers has opened up the borders somewhat and made many areas that wer... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 10:53 PM

Modern science has provided the world with many beneficial elements and technology that has brought us into an age that our parents and grandparents dreamed of as fantasy and science fiction. It has also brought us dangerous chemicals and weapons of mass destruction that can be used for good or evil purposes. Toxic chemicals are a good example of one of the contributions of science that either help or endanger humanity. For that reason, international shipping of toxic chemicals is strictly regul... more...

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 10:30 AM

The task of moving your business can be overwhelming without proper assistance. International movers get requests on a regular basis to move entire companies and individual employees to other countries. Furniture, personal belongings and technology all have to be moved in an organized and timely manner to prevent unnecessary work stoppage and loss of business. Professional international movers who specialize in corporate relocation know what to move and when to move it to get the best results fo... more...