Importing
"the process of developing a firm's brand equity which leads to overseas customers' positive attitudes about the brand use. Can be measured by perceived product quality, brand awareness, brand loyalty, etc., in overseas markets." (Chen, 2003)
CAFOD is the Catholic Agency For Overseas Development. It is important because it is an aid agency that helps people living in England and Wales. The goal of the agency is to help alleviate poverty.
International trade can have all the intermediaries present in domestic trade. This includes the chain of distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. In addition they have some other intermediaries also, which are not required in domestic trade. These include, direct importers, import agents, direct exporters, export agents, and clearing and forwarding agents.Direct importers:They purchase material from foreign markets an import in the home country.Import agents:They are like direct importers, but the do not import themselves. They possess knowledge of the overseas foreign markets from where merchandise is to be imported and they sell this knowledge and expertise to their clients for importing.Direct exporters:They purchase merchandise in home country and export it to other countries.Export agents: hey are like direct exporters, but the do not export themselves. They possess knowledge of the overseas foreign markets where merchandise is to be exported and they sell this knowledge and expertise to their clients for exporting.Clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents:They specialize in arranging overseas transportation and handling the various formalities of import and export procedures including payment of duties.
domestic marketing is in the country and export marketing is overseas
An aspiring importer-exporter should know:The law of supply and demand;What consumers want to buy;The differences in price between "your" costs and buyers' costs;What sale prices the market can bear;The differences between price paid to export (shipping costs and the price consumers are willing to pay (unit price);The risks for unmarketable items; what is the backup plan if the products don't sell overseas; will you discount it; wholesale it; dump the products in the other country, or donate them;How to work with domestic loaders and shippers, and the overseas loaders and shippersHow to work with overseas vendors who will be selling for you;The difference between what overseas vendors will charge to sell your product versus what consumers will pay, versus what the exporter needs to earn to cover shipping plus to earn an income;Banking rules -- domestic and abroad;Tax laws both in the exporter's country and in the overseas country;Tax laws for filing taxes on earnings and losses.That's just some off the top of my head.
Importing
these days they are more domestically produced but some parts still come from international areas
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development
CROWN AGENT
An international consumer is a purchaser of goods/services overseas in other countries and continents.
Overseas Development Institute's motto is 'To inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries'.
You have to have the plan that allows international calls.
Ask for an international operator .
Overseas Intercontenental Global Worldwide
cafod stand forCatholic Association for Overseas Development
International Removal is a reputable company that offers overseas removals in Detroit. Worldwide Moving Company is another option if you overseas removal service.
International is say, overseas and domestic is in the same country but travelling to different states