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What can you do about late shipping? PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 29 May 2009
By David Dayton in "Silk Road International"

Here is a question (and the answer, bonus!) from the GS show presentation that I thought would be valuable to anyone that is working in China.

"What do you do about late shipping?"

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China shipping advice: Selecting the right freight forwarder for you PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 05 September 2008
Sebastian Tschackert of Schenker Logistics walks new importers through the shipping complexities of purchasing from overseas suppliers as compared to domestic sourcing. For buyers new to the international scene, Sebastian urges that they avoid getting bogged down by the logistics process, and he offers some insights on how to pick a partner to make that happen.

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Landed cost: The hidden costs of customs and shipping PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 09 May 2008
Although new importers are generally aware that unexpected costs may come into play when shifting from domestic purchasing to sourcing overseas, the full impact is often not realized until the first order is complete. Dylan Blankenship of SourceJuice spells out what items need to be included to calculate total landed cost and how to minimize them.

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China shipping advice: Verify container loading before releasing payment PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 25 February 2008
Discussions of quality control often center on ensuring that materials, components and, of course, final products conform to certain specifications. But the quest for quality in an order also extends beyond the loading dock into the shipping process. Flagging container loading as a key moment in that process, Michael Hetzel of Pro QC advises buyers to keep inspectors -- whether their own staff or an inspection service -- engaged at this stage to prevent post-production problems.

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China shipping advice: Master shipping incoterms PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 14 December 2007
Getting product delivered successfully from overseas suppliers requires fluency in a whole new language of terms and documents that are not part of domestic purchasing. As the owner of a successful online store, eBay powerseller and importer Skip McGrath has mastered the lingo. Here he runs through the most common import terminology, plus some wholesale industry vocabulary as well.

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China shipping advice: CIF shipping terms explained PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007

FOB...CIF...EXW... Those are just a few examples of the alphabet soup of common trade terms importers need to be familiar with when shipping from China. Formally known as Incoterms, they are a series of standard trade definitions used in international sales contracts to define the handover of risk and transportation costs from supplier to buyer.

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