On: September 20, 2023 By: Roberto Bergami
Part of assessing risk for your imports and exports is understanding the level of corruption that exists in various countries. Here's how to research corruption before entering into a business relationship with an entity abroad.
On: September 6, 2023 By: Roberto Bergami
Companies that import or export must learn to assess the risk of doing business with both the relevant country and a particular customer or supplier. Throughout this series of articles, you will learn to use publicly available data to research country and customer risk.
On: November 12, 2018 By: Roberto Bergami
One of the critical issues for successful importers and exporters is the timely movement of cargo across international boundaries. This is an important aspect for any business, as time is money. Slow delivery increases the price of the goods and means additional costs when running the business.
On: April 23, 2018 By: Roberto Bergami
International letters of credit are well suited to high value/high risk transactions. But exporters need to make sure they do it right in order to get paid! Here are the steps exporters need to pay attention to in order to get paid quickly under a L/C.
On: March 26, 2018 By: Roberto Bergami
An export-import organization needs to take a proactive risk-management approach to international trade. Assessing risk pays dividends in the end.
On: February 26, 2018 By: Roberto Bergami
International transactions need to comply with customs regulations including preparing the required export documents. It's important for the exporter and importer to discuss these requirements.
On: January 29, 2018 By: Roberto Bergami
Chambers of commerce and trade consulates play important roles in international trade such as helping people find reliable buyers and suppliers.
On: December 18, 2017 By: Roberto Bergami
Banks play an essential role in international trade, but exporters and importers aren't always aware of the risks involved with dealing with certain banks just as there are risks in doing business in certain countries. Here's how to review and analyze those potential risks.
On: November 27, 2017 By: Roberto Bergami
When evaluating potential foreign markets for your products, it's important to understand whether those markets encourage competitive business behaviors or whether they protect entrenched companies and institutions. Fair competition is good; unfair competition is not good.
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