Export products are commodities that are manufactured or produced domestically and sold outside the country. Because local sourcing of products for export is more intuitive and initially less cost intensive than international sourcing for import products, you will probably deal with product export before you deal with product import.
To get started, you will identify a product or resource that is available in your immediate area and then to
consider foreign markets - anywhere in the world - which would be receptive to this type of product. Once imported, these products have to be marketed and sold to a broker, buyer, distributor or retailer.
Ideally the products you choose to import are products that aren't readily available, or that aren't produced in your country. These products are produced and often packaged in a foreign country. Imported products can be sourced from any country in the world to bring them to markets in your area.
Find a product, find a market, find a buyer...that's it?
Really, that is as simple a concept as this is. Clearly, the devil is in the details though, and you'll need a solid understanding of the nuts and bolts of this business to make it work. The objective of this book is to provide you with the information you need to get started. We'll discuss setting up you home office, sourcing and marketing products, shipping and customs, and many other topics that you need to understand in order to build a successful import / export business.
To get started, you will identify a product or resource that is available in your immediate area and then to
consider foreign markets - anywhere in the world - which would be receptive to this type of product. Once imported, these products have to be marketed and sold to a broker, buyer, distributor or retailer.Ideally the products you choose to import are products that aren't readily available, or that aren't produced in your country. These products are produced and often packaged in a foreign country. Imported products can be sourced from any country in the world to bring them to markets in your area.
Find a product, find a market, find a buyer...that's it?
Really, that is as simple a concept as this is. Clearly, the devil is in the details though, and you'll need a solid understanding of the nuts and bolts of this business to make it work. The objective of this book is to provide you with the information you need to get started. We'll discuss setting up you home office, sourcing and marketing products, shipping and customs, and many other topics that you need to understand in order to build a successful import / export business.
