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Should you ship by sea, air, rail or a combination?
There are many considerations when selecting a method
of shipping and specifying the handling of your shippment.
Exporters should keep four potential problems in
mind when designing an export shipping crate: breakage,
moisture, pilferage and excess weight. View these
tips on product packaging for overseas transport.
Learn how to correctly label your shippments to insure
they get where they need to go.
Damaging weather conditions, rough handling by carriers,
and other common hazards to cargo make insurance an
important protection for U.S. exporters
The exporter will find that the freight forwarder
provides an indispensable service for a nominal rate.
Services can include correct filing of export documentation,
taking care of arrangements with carriers, and storage
needs.Whether the firm is large or small, the weight
of the cargo light or heavy, the freight forwarder
will take care of cargo from "dock to door"
if requested to do so.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) offers a broad range of
market entry, finance and regulatory assistance to
U.S. agricultural exporters.
Shipper
and Exporter Assistance Program - covers a wide
range of issues, including market conditions, selecting
a freight forwarder and choosing a transportation
option.
Directory
of Freight Forwarders Serving Agricultural Shippers
- an extensive, detailed database of freight forwarders,
which includes their experience of shipping agricultural
products.
Grain
Transportation Report - provides information
on rail deliveries of grain, freight rates and more.
It is very important to consider the effects of foreign
tariffs, taxes and port handling fees, when determining
your product's final cost as they can be high. Typically,
the importer pays tariff and tax charges. However,
these costs will influence how much the buyer is willing
to pay for your product.
This four step guide will help you determine tariffs
and taxes levied on U.S. products and services exported
to other countries. For help over the phone, contact
the Trade Information Center at 1-800
USA TRAD(E)
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