Most of what stops a first shipment is not the product — it is a registration nobody mentioned, a document that did not match, or a payment sent to the wrong account. These are the six things worth understanding before you place an order.
Written for buyers importing into India — not general trade theory. If your question is not here, send it to us on WhatsApp and we will answer it against your actual product.
Six documents move with almost every consignment. Most first-time importers only discover the seventh one when the container is…
The Importer Exporter Code is the single registration that turns you into a legal importer. It is issued by DGFT, it is linked to your…
If you are importing LED lights, luminaires, drivers or most consumer electronics into India, the product itself needs to be…
Clearance is where an otherwise smooth import turns expensive, because every day of delay is charged by both the port and the shipping…
Almost every dispute we are asked to rescue started as a payment decision — full advance to an unverified account, or a wire to a…
Two suppliers quote the same product and one looks fifteen per cent cheaper. Very often they are not quoting the same thing at all —…
Work out what fits in a container, what duty you will pay, and how long it will take — before you commit to an order.
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