Figure 30

Exporter informs prospective customer of packing and marking procedures.

 

 

The buyer (or importer) has the right to stipulate (i.e. to state and demand exactly what he wants) the correct form of packing and shipment. No buyer wants to find his goods damaged or missing on arrival. No supplier wants this to happen either. He may lose a customer.

The buyer will want the supplier to stencil special marks and numbers on the boxes, cartons, crates and other containers.

The supplier will give him this information, together with details of the dates, ports of call (if any) and scheduled arrival date in an ‘advice of despatch’.

There are special difficulties in export packing, and there are new methods of containerization, loading and unloading. For these and many other reasons firms employ a special export packing service or a forwarding agent to arrange their export packing for them.