Key export products and destinations Even though one customer in any one country, buying one profitable export product, may be a best customer to any one firm, the following breakdown of leading United States customers by country will provide a perspective and general introductory order. Most of these countries might be guessed as among...
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The tools of trade EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH BUSINESS PRACTICES IN GENERAL or are involved in an ongoing domestic business, this exporters-sources.com – index page – offers some tips that specifically address basic export knowledge, procedures, sources of information, and equipment that apply to any company or individual who is not...
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What you need to know There are some office procedures that apply to overseas trade in particular, such as the terminology used in your letters, the calculations that are necessary to make your offers, and a system to keep track of quotations and transactions. Relative quotations office procedures
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Correspondence In international, even more than in domestic business, it is important that you write clear and concise business letters. Of course, you should not use idioms, slang, jokes, or obscure cultural references, since they are often difficult to translate and might be misunderstood. Many firms prefer to correspond on a “com-pany to company”...
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Measures You must have a basic knowledge of converting measurements and weights that are used in the United States into the more commonly used metric form. (See Appendix I for a complete table on measurement conversion.) Relative converting measurements measurement conversion basic knowledge weights appendix measures united states
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