Import Export Articles

Business » Import Export | By Art Gib @ Sunday, 12th October 2008

One thing that will never change is that people will ship packages. In fact, they are shipping packages more often now than ever before. At times they want these packages shipped quickly and don\'t feel the post office will be able to do the job. Or they may not trust the post office to ship their package [more...]

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

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Monday, 11th August 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Sunday, 10th August 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 9th August 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Laura Buckley @ Friday, 8th August 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Monday, 4th August 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Thursday, 31st July 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

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, [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

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 [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

Trade routes through Europe have been the object of conflict for centuries and have changed drastically and often because of the constantly shifting borders and governments on the continent. It is only recently, since the formation of the European Union and the earlier fall of the Soviet Union, that international shipping routes have been established to go to all nations [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

Southeast Asia is a region of the world that includes some of the oldest cultures and busiest manufacturers on earth. Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Bali, Cambodia, the Philippines and Burma are all contained inside this region. Taiwan, where much of the inexpensive technology sold in the United States is manufactured, is located just across the South China [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

International moving from country to country can be tedious and exhausting. It can also be an adventure like no other. Moving into the United States from a European nation was once upon a time a common occurrence and the main reason why America grew so rapidly in the 19th and 20th Century. The intake centers at Ellis Island on any [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

Germany, once the scourge of Europe, has become the fourth most popular tourist destination in Europe and a common international moving destination for Americans. The recovering economy and mix of technologies from the West and the East have made Germany a favorite base for American industry in Europe. International moving to Germany was once unthinkable and nearly impossible. Today, the process [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

Tropical climates and countries in South America, Africa and the Caribbean present obstacles to international shipping companies which are not present in other parts of the world. The temperature, the diversity of governments and regulations, and the presence of dangerous insects and bacteria create a shipping nightmare that should only be handled by an international shipping company with experience in [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Friday, 25th July 2008

Employment is a concept that has changed in meaning over the past twenty-five years. When our parents were young, being employed meant financial stability and assured success in life. Getting that steady job was an accomplishment that gave you peace of mind and enabled you to plan for a home and a family. Working forty years for one company and [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Thursday, 24th July 2008

In 1492, an Italian adventurer sailing under the flag of Spain accidentally discovered a new land mass while trying to find a different way to travel to Asia from the western shores of Europe. Believing the world to be round, Christopher Columbus ignored the conventional wisdom and warnings of his peers and sailed into history. His three ships, loaded with [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Thursday, 24th July 2008

International shipping is a multi billion dollar industry that has overcome all obstacles related to borders, governments, weather and mode of transport. The area of the world known as the Great White North presents an obstacle that is not seen anywhere else on the globe: Ice. For centuries, the mightiest of ships have been laid low by Mother Nature\'s most [more...]

Business » Import Export | By Nir Dotan @ Thursday, 24th July 2008

International shipping from Africa is different than international shipping from other continents because of the number of dangerous concerns that need to be considered before attempting it and the obstacles that need to be overcome while doing it. Africa has a more diverse mix of cultures, governments and environmental conditions than any other continent on earth. It is also the [more...]