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Freight modes: sea, air, rail and road
How cost, transit, cargo shape and risk decide the mode, and why the door to door chain matters more than the headline rate.
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Sourcing and landed cost
A piece price is not a delivered cost. These guides cover Incoterms, duty, freight, clearance, currency and the cost model that lets you compare suppliers on the same basis.
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Sourcing9 min read
How to compare quotes with different Incoterms
A step by step method for moving every quote onto one cost and risk basis, so the cheapest number is actually the cheapest deal.
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HS code 7616 for aluminium articles
Heading 7616 covers other aluminium articles. An extruded profile and a finished bracket can share a drawing family but not a tariff line.
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Sourcing9 min read
Should-cost modelling for custom parts
A should-cost model builds the price from the process before the quote arrives. It gives a buyer a defensible range and a list of questions, not a single number to argue about.
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Sourcing8 min read
Commercial invoice and packing list: the fields customs checks
How to prepare the two documents that decide whether a shipment clears, and the mismatches that cause the most delays.
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HS code 7326 for iron and steel articles
Heading 7326 is the residual steel article heading. It is useful, but only after every more specific heading has been ruled out.
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Sourcing9 min read
RFQ templates for custom parts
A section by section request that gives a supplier enough information to quote the real part, and gives you quotes you can actually compare.
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RoHS and REACH obligations for importers
Who carries which duty when a metal or plastic part crosses the border, what evidence to ask for, and where the two regimes overlap.
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Sourcing9 min read
Tooling ownership and tooling transfer
Who owns the tool decides who can move it, who pays to maintain it and what happens when the supplier changes. The answer should be in writing before the first part is made.
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Cargo insurance: what to cover and what the policy excludes
A buyer's guide to the Institute Cargo Clauses, insurable value and the claim evidence that decides whether a loss is paid.
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Sourcing9 min read
EU CBAM and carbon reporting for metal parts
Scope, embedded emissions data and the supplier questions that decide whether a steel or aluminium part can be declared without a scramble.
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Sourcing9 min read
HS code 8536 for connectors and terminals
Heading 8536 covers low voltage switching and connecting apparatus. The hard part is separating a connector from a copper article, a part or a cable assembly.
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