Insurance: Possibilities and Limitations
Trade credit is often extended by carriers (for example: operators such as Hamburg Sud, where I worked for a spell)...
Cargo and Credit Insurance
International Trade is a risk-prone activity. Transportation related risk is largely external to the firm. That is, transportation is more...
Description, Origin, and Value in the Export License
Dishonest, opportunistic, and unscrupulous importers and exporters might to disguise description, value, and/or origin of goods on the export licence...
Basic Import Procedures of UK HM Revenue and Customs
With a few exceptions, it is the responsibility of the exporter and importer to declare their import intention to Customs...
Basic Export Procedures of UK HM Revenue and Customs
A small number of requirements constitute the obligatory protocol of export: a simplified declaration, local clearance, low value/non-statistical procedure (for...
Freight Modalities (6): Pipeline
A major non-mechanical mode of transportation is pipeline. Fluids, i.e. gases and liquids, can be efficiently and economically transported via...
Freight Modalities (5): Air
Air transportation is the last of the main commercial mechanical transportation options. Transport buyer can be by freight specialising aircraft...
Freight Modalities (4): Containers a.k.a Intermodal
Containers are an irreducible element of the international shipping process. Containers offer many advantages, but there are disadvantages too. The...
Freight Modalities (3): Seas and Waterways
Seas and waterways offer a historically validated mode of economic movement of goods. Ports and coordination systems constitute the major...