Notes on importing
Practical guidance on containers, landed cost, and the paperwork between a purchase order and a payment.
container-importing
The Container Control Method: six stages that keep an import from drifting
A six-stage method for running an import container: Order, Proforma, Shipped, Arrived, Received, Reconciled — with the document and the number that prove each stage.
container-importing
Demurrage vs detention: what each one charges for and how to avoid both
Demurrage is charged for a full container left at the terminal past free time. Detention is charged for carrier equipment kept outside the port. How each accrues, and how to stop them.
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The 7-Line Landed Cost Formula: what an imported unit actually costs you
Seven lines that turn a supplier price into a true per-unit landed cost: goods, freight, insurance, duty, brokerage, inland, and late charges — divided by units received.