Customs Declaration and Clearance
Customs Bonded Warehouse
Clearing and Forwarding
Quality and Standards
When a customer is satisfied with your product or service the following benefits follow:-
- The rate of reselling to that customer becomes higher.
- The costs for marketing and selling, which are necessary to keep-up the relation to that customer, will decrease with time.
- Old customers react less sensitive towards price increases than new customers
- He will advise others on your company and support you by word of mouth.
Export Financing
- It enables the exporter fulfill the order(s) within the agreed period of time with the buyer.
- It reduces the financial burden on the exporter as repayment is not immediate.
- It ensures good cash flow for one’s export busines
Transport Networks
- By rail to the port of Nacala in Mozambique;
- By air through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe to all major cities in the world;
- By road through Mwanza, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa to the port of Durban;
- By road through Mchinji to Zambia;
- By road through Mwanza to the port of Beira in Mozambique;
- By road using the Northern Corridor via Karonga and Mbeya (Tanzania) to the port of Dar-Es-Salaam in Tanzania;
- By road to the port of Quilemane in Mozambique via Muloza boarder.
Air Transport
Rail Transport
It is one of the cheapest modes of transport and is generally used for bulky goods. An exporter may decide to use rail transport during shipment of such products as timber.
Road Transport
It is the most expensive mode of transport after air transport and is extensively used in inland transport. However, there are advantages in sending goods by road as compared with sending them by other modes of transport.Goods sent by road can be moved from door to door without any transhipment and this is usual with small consignments. There is also flexibility in terms of timing as vehicles can be loaded and dispatched at any time and can travel even in remote parts of the country.
Sea Transport
It is heavily used in exports and imports of large shipments for all kinds of commodities, machinery, vehicles and chemicals especially from overseas.
Doing Business
World Bank site that provides detailed information on the time, costs, and procedures required for trading and doing business in 175 countries.http://www.doingbusiness.org
E-Commerce Toolbox
US Department of Commerce ITA s Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce (OTEC) in Manufacturing and Services recently launched an innovative web site that advises firms about how to use the Internet to export.http://www.export.gov/sellingonline
Export Blueprint
Video course for starting and expanding an export business.http://www.exportblueprint.com/
Export-U
Free export webinars for international business professionals at different experience levels.http://www.Export-U.com
Exporting Basics Life Cycle
Flowchart of the export process.http://www.export.gov/exportbasics/index.asp
Exporting Your Way to Success
Articles about starting and running an export businesshttp://www.gaebler.com/Exporting.htm
Growing Small Business Exports
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about exporting.http://www.sba.gov
International Trade Tools
Website with links to sites with quick answers to trade-related questionshttp://www.i-b-t.net/tools.asp
My Own Business - International Trade
An overview of starting an international trade businesshttp://www.myownbusiness.org/global_expansion/index.html
SME Toolkit
Business management information and training for small businesses and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The subjects covered are: Accounting and Finance, Business Planning, Human Resources (HR), Marketing and Sales, Operations, and Information Technology (IT).http://www.smetoolkit.org/
Trading Across Borders
A report and resources from the World Bank that explains in detail the procedures of importing and exporting. http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreTopics/TradingAcrossBorders/