Customs Documents & Procedures
Find out what customs documents need to be completed when exporting your goods:
- Customs procedures, documentation, export licences, taxation – http://opentoexport.com/topics/legislation-and-regulation
Warehousing, distribution, shipping
Consider how you are going to store and distribute your goods:
- Distribution, export packing, freight forwarding, materials management, warehousing – http://opentoexport.com/topics/transport-and-logistics
- UPS – www.ups.com
- Post Office International Delivery Guide – www.royalmail.com/general-correspondence/international-delivery
- Santander international shipments – https://en.santandertrade.com/international-shipments
- Administration, business development, employees, management, premises, production – http://opentoexport.com/topics/operations
Payments & Insurance
Make sure you check how payments are going to be made, and what insurance you will need:
- Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer
- Commercial Insurance – www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
- Santander currency analysis – https://en.santandertrade.com/currency-analysis