15th October 2008
Whenever I read a newspaper that features an article on international trade issues, my skin crawls when it refers to carriers as "shippers," as in "Port Director Felix Catnip predicted that the new cargo tracking system would attract several large shipper...
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15th October 2008
Freight shipping involves the movement of large packaging such as pallets or even containers and is usually used by importer/exporters. The table below lists all of the different freight services available from DHL, Fedex and UPS. They are grouped into th...
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03rd September 2008
There is full range of services including standout services that can be available to any small business with multiple shipping accounts. Taking advantage of this full range through a company shipping policy can help reduced shipping costs and maximize eff...
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15th August 2008
What's this? My trucker charged me for 1,000 pounds when I only shipped 820 pounds.
Relax. Your carrier applied the Minimum Quantity Rule which actually saved you money. What's more, it provides you a way to make more money.
Minimum Quantity Rates a...
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15th August 2008
We have reviewed the international shipping guides from DHL, Fedex and UPS for use by a novice shipper. We have evaluated these guides on the following points:
- Content Layout
- Ease of understanding for a novice shipper
- "How To" instructions provid...
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13th August 2008
We have created a table that shows the variety of services available by DHL, Fedex and UPS for shipping non-freight items internationally. Let's take a moment to examine the different services available.
Same Day
"Same day" delivery is available from ...
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22nd July 2008
The most important part of shipping internationally is the paperwork.
1. Find out if your shipment a document or a commodity.
This is not as obvious as you may think at first glance.
Mexico has 9 classifications for documents and Brazil has over 25 (in...
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07th July 2008
If you're supporting a 200,000 square foot warehouse with a barcode system, you may hereby stop reading because these tips are aimed at shippers who are operating a more or less manual operation, probably in smaller quarters. A manual operation doesn't me...
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06th May 2008
Gross Weight
A basic tenet of shipping is that freight is rated on its gross weight. Gross weight is simply the weight of the product and its packaging. For example, the glass vase, packing peanuts, carton, sealing tape and label combine to make the gr...
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16th April 2008
Look at your luggage tag or air waybill and you'll see airport codes instead of origin and destination city names spelled out. IATA (International Air Transport Association) assigns a three-letter identifier code to every commercial airport in the world. ...
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