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There’s no question that international trade can be difficult to master at first. There are important decisions that need to be made every step of the way — which International Commercial Terms (incoterms) to use, whether to ship by air freigh

The wholesale distribution industry is full of opportunities for entrepreneurs all over the world. With the growth of the internet, many existing wholesalers are finding innovative ways to grow and scale their businesses.In this post, we’re going to

Life as we knew it stopped in its tracks as the novel coronavirus spread across the world at the beginning of 2020.Supply chains were derailed as factories, warehouses and distribution centers shut down and production of many goods ceased. Profits were lo

What is HS Code and HTS Code?
HS and HTS Codes are widely used in the world of international trading. HS Code stands for Harmonized System Code and HTS Code stands for Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code.
HTS and HS Codes were both developed by the World Cus

In December of 2019, Alibaba.com conducted a deep dive into the US B2B community, by commissioning the first Alibaba.com US Small and Medium Business (SMB) Confidence Survey of 5,000 US-based small businesses within B2B on their sentiments around digitiza

Thanks to technology, trade on a global scale can now be achieved by both large-scale corporations and independent wholesalers. As humans, we have been trading for centuries, whether it be livestock and building materials in the middle ages, or Bitcoin an

Launching a startup is not an easy feat, and many entrepreneurs who go it alone find they may not have the necessary experience when it comes to running other areas of the company, such as small business cash flow.
4 in 10 startups will fail within their

When it comes to finding a supplier or manufacturer, you can source from local companies or you can go global. Both methods have their own pros and cons, so to help you understand the main differences between the two, we’re going to explain why you

This article was adapted from Dr. Jenelle Kim’s presentation: The Future of Beauty and Emerging Beauty Trends to Look Out for.
The beauty and personal care industry is seeing explosive growth. Currently valued at US $532 billion, the global beauty i

Here we’re reviewing the Incoterm “Delivered Duty Paid,” abbreviated as DDP.
What is the Incoterm “Delivered Duty Paid” (DDP)?
A Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) shipping agreement is the Incoterm that places the maximum obligations