What are the foreign trade processes? Process Introduction

Foreign trade refers to foreign trade. To do foreign trade well, you need to have more customer information and manufacturer information, and you need to be familiar with the products and have a good relationship with the customers. So what are the foreign trade processes?

General business process of foreign trade:

1. Customer Inquiries: Generally, before customers place a purchase order, they will make relevant order inquiries to the business department to understand some details.

2. Quotation: The business department will respond to customer inquiries in a timely manner, confirm the name, model, manufacturer, quantity, delivery date, payment method, packaging specifications and cabinet type of the goods, and provide the customer with a formal quotation through a pro forma invoice.

3. Get the order: After negotiation, receive the formal order from the customer.

4. Place a production order: After receiving the customer's order confirmation, place an order with the factory and arrange the production plan.

5. Business Approval: After receiving the order, the business department will first make a business review form. Fill in the items of the "Export Contract Review Form" truthfully and list all the estimated expenses as much as possible. The contract approval must be attached with the customer's order fax and the purchase contract with the factory. The review form must be signed by the salesperson, approved by the department manager, and then submitted to the management department for review before it can be executed. If the amount is large, or there are terms such as advance payment and commission, it must be approved by the company's general manager. After the contract is approved, a sales order is made and handed over to the department process manager for follow-up.

6. Issue production notice: After confirming the delivery date, the business department can issue a production notice to notify the factory to produce on time if the following conditions are met:

7. Inspection: One week before the delivery date, the company’s inspector must be notified to inspect the goods.

8. Prepare basic documents. Prepare the packing information provided by the factory, export contract, export commercial invoice, packing list and other documents (should be prepared by the business merchandiser and handed over to the document clerk).

9. Commodity inspection: If it is a product subject to statutory commodity inspection, you should state the commodity inspection requirements when placing an order with the factory, and provide the export contract, invoice and other materials required for commodity inspection. You should also tell the factory the future export port of the product to facilitate the factory to handle commodity inspection. You should get the commodity inspection certificate/slip one week before delivery.

The last step is to charter a ship and book a warehouse - arrange towing of the container - obtain transportation documents - prepare other documents (including but not limited to commercial invoice, general certificate of origin) - and submit documents.