Tag Archives: International Trade

Hong Kong – Overview Selling to Hong Kong is very easy as it has a duty free port and it can serve as an excellent location for conducting trade into China and Asia. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. However is it is not considered to be part of China in a […]

Overview of the UAE How to Sell to the United Arab Emirates. The late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed oversaw the transformation of the UAE from an oil export-dependent state into a regional and international finance and tourism player with best-in-class infrastructure and transportation networks and promoted the growth of a business-friendly environment. The United Arab […]

Overview of Selling into China Selling into China – The Chinese market is poised to become a pivotal aspect of any company’s global sales strategy. Despite slower-than-forecasted economic expansion, China continues to be a major catalyst for the global economy. Today, anyone involved in international commerce finds it indispensable to engage with China. A PWC […]

                      Overview of Brazil Export to Brazil Information. Brazil is one of the largest economies in the Western Hemisphere (source ITA ).  According to a PWC report, Brazil is expected to replace Germany and become the 5th largest trading nation in the world by 2050 (source […]

Overview of Mexico Doing Business in Mexico. Mexico is expected to be the 6th largest trading nation in the world by 2050 – (Source Euromonitor International ). Mexico is a politically stable country with prudent management of its economy. It has a population of 125 million with 46% of the population under 25 years of […]

The Chinese government has launched environmental inspections which have halted factory production across making key raw materials industries such as plastics, chemicals & steel. This has caused a knock on effect on other industries. The sweeping inspections were ordered in October 2016 in response to the to the smog crisis in north China, where the […]

Your company has invested a lot of resources into developing foreign suppliers for its products in countries such as China so that it can gain a competitive sales advantage over its rivals. If you’ve ever imported anything, you will most likely have heard of a document called the “Bill of Lading”. The “Bill of Lading” […]

                      India’s decision not to renew an investment treaty with the Netherlands has sounded warning bells to the European Union that this will be the start of a process of India allowing many bilateral Investment protection deals with other European countries to expire. India has […]

Hanjin is the world’s seventh-largest container shipper filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday 31/08/16.  It accounted for up to 8% of the trans Pacific volume for the US Market. This sudden news has left products travelling to and from Asia in total state of limbo. Hanjin’s ships were refused entry to ports whilst those docked at […]

                Changes to doing business with Iran On 16 January 2016 a report was sent to the United Nations Security Council which stated that Iran had taken a series of measures called for by the historic nuclear agreement between Iran, the United Nations Security Council permanent members and […]