The Challenge of Exporting What shall I export? Where and shom shall I export to? The Export Chain How do I Charge? How do I Export?


Get information about special regimes in your country to encourage export (indirect taxes refund, advanced financing of exports, etc.)

Get information about export requirements in your country, i.e., need of prior authorization or licence, registering in the exporters' record, specific prohibitions, restrictions or requirements for exporting.

Get information about export requirements and product's handling in the destination country, regarding tariff treatment, tariff preferences, regimes of origin, import rules and regulations on Foreign Trade.

Contact the importer in order to find out the export conditions.

Issue the Pro Forma Invoice and send it to the importer.

Issue the Definitive Invoice and send it to the importer.

Hire carrier, paid either by you or by the importer, according to the established selling terms or conditions (INCOTERMS).

Contract insurance in the same conditions.


Start the Customs procedures in your country in order to start the export customs clearance. You should take into account if the intervention of a Customs Agent or Officer is necessary.


Give the goods to the loader or carrier, depending on the case.

If the payment is against documents delivery, show the documents at the confirming bank at payment.

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