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How Poor Communication May Cost Your Export Business Heavily?

The success of an export consignment depends on a lot of factors. Firstly, there should be a strong internal management system that brings all employees of an export business on the same platform. Secondly, there should be infallible means and mediums to reach each and every party participating in the supply chain. Thirdly, there should be a centralized control over every critical export activity and process governing the transition of the consignment. What’s common in each of these things is communication. Without an efficient communication system in place, the journey of your consignment can be a bumpy ride. On the other hand, you can expect everything to go as per your expectation from start to the end. Find out what can be the consequences in the absence of communication and how to avoid them. The Example of PRA One of the most common situations in which there are chances of miscommunication is that of submitting pre-receival advice (PRA) to the stevedores. A...

Common Mistakes that Set Freight Booking Prices Soaring

What is freight booking price you paid for your previous consignment? Was it in your designated budget? Did it affect your anticipated bottom line? After a thorough review and analysis, you may conclude that you actually ended up paying higher. Furthermore, you are unable to recognize how it could have been avoided. In general, there are some very small things to take care of in order to reduce freight booking expenses significantly. Let us visit the top ones in the discussion below. Last Minute Bookings Are Disastrous Still, a majority of exporters commit this mistake. Approaching a freight space provider n the last minute can result in: Unavailability of the required freight space Delay in shipping the consignment Poor business reputation and unhappy customers And of course, higher than expected prices In order to avoid these consequences, make it a habit to book freight space well in advance. Apart from saving frustration, it can help you grab the best deals ava...

4 Common Mistakes While Creating Export Documents

The success of every export consignment depends largely on the accuracy of the export documents. Even a small error may lead to a big hurdle and your shipment may get trapped for days or weeks. In most of the cases, human errors, lack of knowledge and inexperience are the main culprits that leave loopholes in the important documents required for international trading. Here are the most common mistakes that you should essentially take note of before beginning the export documentation process . Incorrect Contact Information If you misspell the name or address of the consignee, be prepared for the late delivery of the consignment. It usually happens due to typos or unverified/outdated data in your records. For example, one of your old consignees might update their phone numbers and fail to inform you. Make sure that you verify this information before starting the documentation for every consignment. Erroneous Classification of Goods Many exporters commit the mistake while classifyi...

Solutions for Documentation for Export business

Export & import business is expanding rapidly. Australia is trading partners with several countries like the US, China, and Japan. According to a report, in 2015 exports of goods and services contributed to 19.8% of Australia’s GDP. And there is no doubt this contribution will keep increasing in years to come. Thousands of exporters are working to keep these growth number expanding. But over the exporters have faced many impediments. One of the biggest challenges is export documentation. There are many forms to fill, license, approvals, and permits which the traders need to obtain before they can ship their goods to another country. Approximately 40 documents are needed to do an international transaction. It means a lot of time is spent on the tedious task and can cause a lot of delay in sending the consignment abroad. But this work now can be outsourced by hiring an agency for export documentation service. Let’s see how export documentation service works. EDN stands for export de...

The Solution To All Your Export Woes

Exporters work in a very stressful, time-crunched environment, where a lot of things have to fall into place perfectly and at the right time for the right results to happen. There are a lot of expenses and time spent on the correct export documentation before a consignment can be shipped. These have to be obtained from different departments according to their relevance. Each document has its own importance and relevance depending on the type of consignment being sent. Sometimes a consignment can be delayed for hours or even days and weeks because a document has been misplaced, is missing, or wasn’t filed within the deadline. In the rigmarole of paperwork, a lot of precious time is lost which could otherwise have been spent in more productive business-related pursuits. ImpexDocs has the solution to this through their online cloud-based software. This allows exporters to download almost any document related to exports, at any time, and anywhere. Not only do you save on time, you also s...

Streamline export process with professional export documentation software

Looking for a cloud based export documentation software? Impex Docs offers professional export software solution that helps exporters and associates automate and seamlessly manage trade, logistics and compliance issues. Manual preparation of export documentation can be time consuming and is often liable to errors. The professional software speeds up the documentation process, reduces such human errors and also saves unnecessary documentation cost. Make the most of this cloud based software! With Impex docs, all documents can be prepared and easily accessed online anytime anywhere. No additional software is needed and it works on all popular internet browsers. Handy features    The software comes with a host of features as email distribution, ERP integration, multiple invoice, multi currency and comprehensive reporting. Generate necessary export documents hassle free All the required export shipment documents are generated without any hassle. These include docume...