Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
The purpose of this book is to describe, not in broad economic terms, but in daily practical detail, the work of the exporter and importer.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Canada, Commerce, Handbooks, manuals, Canada, economic conditions| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
|
1
Practical Exporting and Importing in Canada
1961, University of Toronto Press
in English
1442656360 9781442656369
|
aaaa
|
| 2 |
zzzz
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Cover
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1. THE BUSINESS OF EXPORTING
METHODS OF OPERATION
The export merchant
Locating goods and customers
2. YOUR BUSINESS RELATIONS
ORGANIZING YOUR FIRM
COMMUNICATIONS
Cables
Telephone
Letterheads and supplies
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Banking
Letters of credit
Drafts
Export Credit Insurance
Accountants
Other brokers and export agents
Currencies
MARINE INSURANCE
Types of policy
SHIPPING COMPANIES
Ocean carriers
Railroads
Trucks
Airlines
Parcel post
CUSTOMS BROKERS
3. COSTS AND QUOTATIONS
TERMS AND TERMINOLOGY
Marking and strapping
Terminals
Weight or measure
Bills of lading
Misleading terms
CIF and others
Dock receipts and clean documents
Quotation terms
Minor allowances
OPTIONAL EXPENSES
Labels
Samples
4. HANDLING SOME SHIPMENTS
HERRING FOR HONG KONG, I
Information necessary for costing
Mechanics of export costing
Recheck before cabling
Export costing sheet
FLOUR FOR GAMBIA, I
Assessing suppliers' quotations
Handling the counter-offer
HERRING FOR HONG KONG, II
The letter of credit
Ordering from supplier
Shipping space
FLOUR FOR GAMBIA, II
The unclean shipment
Hunting for a solution
HERRING FOR HONG KONG, III
Financing with buyer's letter of credit
Claiming against the letter of credit
Sight draft sales
FROZEN FISH FOR FRANCE: USING THE FREIGHT FORWARDER
Selecting the shipping route
Costing the shipment
Financing by back-to-back credit
5. THE BUSINESS OF IMPORTING
KINDS OF ORGANIZATION
BRINGING IN THE GOODS
Finding a supplier
Checking with customs
Sampling the market
RESELLING THE GOODS
Price structure
Terms
CURRANTS FROM TASMANIA
Dealing with an insurance claim
APPENDIXES
TRADE TERMS.
EQUIVALENTS
INDEX
A
B
C
D
E
F
I
L
L
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
W.

