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An Overseas Traders Guide to China
No business that wants to trade overseas can ignore China. With over a billion potential customers for every kind of goods or services, your business should plan to enter this overseas market at its e...
An Overview of the BRIC Economies
Preparing your business to sell to the new BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets....
Checking Credit Rating of Overseas Customers
How to check the credit history of overseas customers....
Customs and Temporary Storage
How to use temporary storage in your export business....
Do You Need an Export License
How to identify if you business requires an export licence....
Excise Duty and Cross Border Trading
How excise duty could impact on your business's cross border exporting...
Excise Duty and International Trading
Understanding excise duty in your international business....
Excise Duty and Selling Within the EU
Understanding excise duty on goods sold within the EU...
Excise Duty and the USA
Understanding excise duty when exporting to the USA...
Finance and International Trade: An Overview
International finance and your business....
How Excise Warehousing Operates
How to use excise warehouses in your international business...
How NCTS (New Computerised Transit System) Operates
How to set up and use NCTS for customs declarations....
How to Chase Payment from Overseas Customers
How to develop a late payment procedure for your overseas office....
How to Choose and Use a Freight Forwarder
How to effectively use a freight forwarder in your business....
How to Choose the Right Transport for Your Export's
Factors to consider when choosing transport for your exports....
How to Classify Your Goods for Export
How to classify your exported goods using the Tariff...
How to Complete the Intrastat Form
Understanding and using the Intrastat system in your international business...
How to Defer Excise Duty
How to effectively use excise deferment in your business....
How to Integrate your UK and Overseas Offices
How to integrate your international and UK offices...
How to Manage Time Differences with Multiple Office Locations
How to manage time zones within your international business....
How to Receive Payments from Foreign Customers
Understanding your payment options for international business....
How to Transport Dangerous Goods
How to handle the overseas transport of dangerous goods...
How to Use an International Trade Adviser
How a trade adviser can help your international business....
How to Use Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP)
Using the Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP) within your international business...
How to Use Customs Warehousing
Understanding customs warehousing and how to use it in your international business...
How to Use Free Zones
How to use Free Zones in your international trading business....
How to Use Simplified Import VAT Accounting (SIVA)
How to reduce the financial guarantees your business must have using the Simplified Import VAT Accounting (SIVA) system....
How to Use VoIP with Multiple Office Locations
How to use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to reduce telephone costs in your business...
How Xenex Sells Overseas: Case Study
How Rob Fryatt Set-up Xenex Associates as an International Business....
International Trade and the Internet
Understanding international trade over the Internet....
Locating Overseas Markets to Sell to
How to locate a new overseas market for your business...
Locating Premises for Your Overseas Office
How to locate an office for your overseas business....
Logistics and International Trade
How to develop a logistics system for your international business....
Managing Overseas Suppliers
How to set-up a supply chain for your new overseas office...
Moving Goods by Road and Rail
How to export goods using road or rail transport...
Moving Goods by Sea and Air
How to use sea and air transport in your export business...
Packaging Your Goods for Transport
Your packaging options when transporting goods overseas...
Penalties and Fines for Customs and Excise Infringements
Understanding penalties and fines if your business breaks customs and excise regulations...
Preparing Your Business for International Trade
How to prepare your business for international trading...
Recruiting Staff for Your New Office
How to hire the right people for your overseas office....
Regulations and Permits for Your Foreign Office
How to ensure your overseas office operates within the law...
Researching a New Overseas Market
How to carry out and analyse market research for a new overseas market....
Risk Management and Overseas Trading
How to manage your risk when trading overseas....
Taking Equipment to Germany: What Documents Do We Need?
Documentation you will need to take a Scout party to Germany....
Taxes and Your Overseas Office
Understanding the taxes your overseas office may have to pay....
The Basic Documents for Overseas Trade
Understanding the documents your overseas consignments must travel with....
The Importance of Understanding the Tariff
Understanding and using the Tariff as part of your international business...
Trading with Europe: A Beginners Guide
A beginners guide to trading with Europe....
Trading with the USA: A Beginners Guide
How to sell your business's goods in the USA....
Understanding and Using National Export System (NES)
How to use the NES (National Export System) in your international business....
Understanding Community Transit
How to use Community Transit in your export business....
Understanding Currency Exchange
How to manage foreign currency exchange in your international business....
Understanding Export Supplementary Declarations (SDs)
Understanding and using Supplementary Declaration within your overseas business....
Understanding Incoterms
Helping you understand Incoterms for your overseas business....
Understanding the Single Administrative Document (SAD)
Understanding and using the SAD Single Administrative Document in your international business....
Understanding Transport Insurance
Understanding insurance for international transport....
Using an Agent to Help with VAT and Excise Arrangements
How to appoint an agent to help your business handle its VAT and excise duty affairs...
Using an Agent to Setup an Overseas Office
How to locate an agent to help you set-up your business's overseas office...
Using Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight
How to set-up and use the CHIEF customs handling system....
Using the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS)
How to use the NCTS (New Computerised Transit System) system in your business...
Using the Passport to Export Programme
How to use the Passport to Export Programme to expand your business overseas....
Using the Postal Service for Exporting
How to export your goods using the postal service....
Using Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)
How to use TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) in your animal import or export business...
Using Virtual Office Technology in Multiple Office Locations
How to use virtual office applications to help you manage your business....
VAT and Excise Paperwork
Understanding the excise duty and VAT forms your international business must complete....
VAT and Export Trading
Understanding VAT and your export business....
Veterinary Certificates when Exporting Livestock
Understanding and using veterinary certificates in your import or export business....
Writing Payment Terms and Conditions for Overseas Trade
How to write trading terms and conditions for your overseas business...
Your Business Website and Multiple Office Locations
How to construct a website for multiple office locations...
Zero Rate VAT and International Trade
How to manage zero-rate VAT in your international business...