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 American Export Lines Document 1946 $10.00 Time Remaining: 17d 7h 46m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 American Export Lines S S Independence Luncheon Menu 5 27 1964 eagle motif $8.49 Time Remaining: 49m |
 2 VTG American Export Lines Intl Silver Soldered Trays $43.00 Time Remaining: 18d 10h 6m Buy It Now for only: $43.00 |
 American Export Lines S S Independence Luncheon Menu 5 29 1964 lion motif $8.49 Time Remaining: 49m |
 Original Art Work ss CONSTITUTIONAmerican Export Lines $11.99 Time Remaining: 23d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES 1948 NEW 4 ACES EXCALIBUR AD $12.99 Time Remaining: 14d 15h 55m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 American Export Lines S S Independence Luncheon Menu 5 25 1964 $8.49 Time Remaining: 59m |
 1952 American Export Line Cruise Booklet GibraltarNaplesCannesGenoa $6.00 Time Remaining: 13d 13h 54m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1951 American Export Passenger Lines Small Dish $15.00 Time Remaining: 11d 4m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 American Export Lines S S Independence Constitution Folkard mailer ca 1952 $8.49 Time Remaining: 1h 3m |
 1949 American Export Lines Italy Ivan Dmitri photo Ad $9.98 Time Remaining: 17d 10h 27m Buy It Now for only: $9.98 |
 G249 RP 1948 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES SHIP EXCALIBER JERSEY CITY NJ $3.99 Time Remaining: 9d 12h 59m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 SUPERB 1953 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES SS INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION VINTAGE BROCHURE $12.63 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 5m |
 10 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Cocktail Stirrers $10.00 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 40m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 1955 American Export Lines Sailor Children Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 48m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 American Export Lines 1961 SS Atlantic Cruise Deck Plan $1.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 14m |
 1957 Cary Grant Deborah Kerr photo American Export Lines ship travel print ad $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 18h 42m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage AMERICAN EXPORT STEAMSHIP LINES SS CONSTITUTION 2 programs March 1957 $14.00 Time Remaining: 19d 11h 49m Buy It Now for only: $14.00 |
 American Export Lines The Four Aces postcard $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 7h 8m |
 Vintage American Export Ship Lines Money Clip $23.39 Time Remaining: 14d 15h 31m Buy It Now for only: $23.39 |
 Wrenns Enameled Blotting Ad SS Constituion Independence Am Export Lines $11.45 Time Remaining: 15d 17h 13m Buy It Now for only: $11.45 |
 THE NEW FOUR ACES AMERICAN EXPORT LINES INTERIORS SCHEDULES 1949 $12.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 6h 11m |
 1956 vintage ad for American Export Cruise Lines $9.99 Time Remaining: 24d 15h 37m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1955 American Export Lines Captains Farewell Menu $9.95 Time Remaining: 6d 19h 28m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 American Export Lines US Mail Steamers To Mediterranean Black Sea Ports Brochure $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 18m |
 1952 American Export Lines SS Constitution Cruise Ship Buffet Food 50s Art ad $14.74 Time Remaining: 27d 16h 41m Buy It Now for only: $14.74 |
 Old American Export Lines silver plate serving dish for sugar without the lid $18.99 Time Remaining: 11d 13h 34m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 |
 1963 American Export Lines Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 56m |
 1949 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES 4 ACES CRUISE SHIP Ad $6.99 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 29m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 1957 American Export Line Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Ad $10.49 Time Remaining: 10h 46m Buy It Now for only: $10.49 |
 1949 American Export Lines Ivan Dmitri Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 2m |
 1956 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES European Tour Program Brochure $25.00 Time Remaining: 26d 1h 16m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 |
 1956 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Ship AD Flamenco Dancer $9.34 Time Remaining: 15d 4h 35m Buy It Now for only: $9.34 |
 1949 American Export Lines Sunny Italy Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 2m |
 1950 SS Constitution Independence Cruise Ship 50s American Export Lines Print Ad $11.49 Time Remaining: 18d 17h 32m Buy It Now for only: $11.49 |
 1962 american export lines cruise $29.99 Time Remaining: 24d 11h 46m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 1948 American Export Lines American Flag Passenger Liners Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 2m |
 SS Independence Linen Postcard American Export Lines $8.45 Time Remaining: 22d 13h 36m Buy It Now for only: $8.45 |
 1957 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES AD CRUISE SHIP HAPPY BIRTHDA $6.99 Time Remaining: 25d 10h 32m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 1957 American Export Lines Independence Constitution to Europe Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 5m |
 1946 American Export Lines JAFFA PORT Rockwell Kent Ad $10.49 Time Remaining: 10d 17h 50m Buy It Now for only: $10.49 |
 1943 American Export Lines Minnesota Miner Landlubber WWII Merchant Marine Ad $10.49 Time Remaining: 27d 17h 41m Buy It Now for only: $10.49 |
 1953 American Export Lines American Friendliness Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 7m |
 1955 American Export Lines Clown Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 48m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1954 American Export Lines Soda Bar Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 55m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1953 American Export Lines American Friendliness Pool Deck Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 7m |
 1959 American Export Lines SS Constitution Independence 50s Cruise Ship Photo Ad $12.99 Time Remaining: 24d 18h 41m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 1954 American Export Lines Wine Steward Print Ad $7.00 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 55m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 1956 SS Independence Constitution American Export Lines with stamp vintage $4.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 1m |
 1956 American Export Lines Flamenco Dancer Ad $12.49 Time Remaining: 15d 13h 49m Buy It Now for only: $12.49 |
 1943 American Export Lines Midwest Farmer Tractor Farm WWII Merchant Marine Ad $10.49 Time Remaining: 27d 17h 41m Buy It Now for only: $10.49 |
 American Export Lines SS Independence shore tours for 1958 $5.00 Time Remaining: 17h 48m |
 1946 Rockwell Kent Shooting the Sun sailor art American Export Line print ad $8.49 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 14m Buy It Now for only: $8.49 |
 VINTAGE 1957 SUNLANE SAILINGS AMERICAN EXPORT LINES TIMETABLES BROCHURE $2.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 57m |
 Vintage Luncheon Menu American Export Lines August 23 1960 $4.99 Time Remaining: 9d 6h 3m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Lot of 2 Ads AMERICAN EXPORT LINES 1951 1957 Independence Constitution $4.19 Time Remaining: 21d 7h 37m Buy It Now for only: $4.19 |
 Vtg American Export Line BRASS Anchor Ship Wheel 3 Charm $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 7h 57m |
 1945 Rockwell Kent The 49th State Am Export Lines ad $9.99 Time Remaining: 23d 16h 31m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1954 Ships Cook Rudolph Kressevich American Export Lines Ad $12.49 Time Remaining: 21d 5h 19m Buy It Now for only: $12.49 |
 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES STEAMSHIP CO LARGE SPOONS BOTH BOTTOM MARKED LOT OF 2 $15.00 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 10m |
 1951 Print Ad AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Cruises to Europe $9.97 Time Remaining: 17d 17h 7m Buy It Now for only: $9.97 |
 1954 American Export Lines This man is a Sailor Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 55m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 1952 American Export Lines Ad Burt Tillstrom Kukla Ollie A Gay Cruise $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 15h 2m |
 1949 Print Ad AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Milan Italy $9.97 Time Remaining: 17d 5h 2m Buy It Now for only: $9.97 |
 1957 American Export Lines Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Print Ad $7.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 28m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 1951 French Line American Export 2 Cruise Ship Vintage Print Ads Color Images $5.00 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 40m |
 1963 American Export Lines Where did they go Print Ad $7.00 Time Remaining: 8d 19h 15m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 1949 Print Ad AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Sunny Italy a matchless trip $9.97 Time Remaining: 17d 5h 7m Buy It Now for only: $9.97 |
 Original 1954 American Export Lines magazine ad Rudolph Kressevich $3.50 Time Remaining: 4d 18h 36m |
 1949 Print Ad AMERICAN EXPORT LINES to St Peters Italy $9.97 Time Remaining: 17d 5h 12m Buy It Now for only: $9.97 |
 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES SS EXCAMBION 1936 DAMASCUS SYRIA 1936 riots EGYPT PC $2.99 Time Remaining: 24d 3h 32m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Vtg 50s AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Paper LOT Independence Constitution Cruise Ships $7.99 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 40m |
 Original Art Work ss INDEPENDENCEAm Export Lines $11.99 Time Remaining: 17d 13h 3m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 11 american export line cruise ship ads 1949 1957 save make money magazine ad $5.50 Time Remaining: 7d 18h 34m Buy It Now for only: $5.50 |
 Huge World Atlas fm steamship co American Export Linesbesides mapsmuch info $18.00 Time Remaining: 6d 14h 45m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 1946 Rockwell Kent Storm At Sea art American Export Line print ad $8.49 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 14m Buy It Now for only: $8.49 |
 1957 American Export Lines Independence Constitution to Europe Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 28m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Vegetable Dish $8.00 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 5m |
 1949 Print Ad AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Italy Offers a warm Welcome go on fine $9.97 Time Remaining: 17d 4h 57m Buy It Now for only: $9.97 |
 1952 American Export Lines Cruise Ship Buffet Ad $10.99 Time Remaining: 22d 15h 9m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 |
 AMERICAN Export Lines Money Clip Italian Lines Tape MeasureVINTAGENEW $5.99 Time Remaining: 6d 15h 23m |
 1953 American Export Lines Cruise Raggedy Ann Doll Print Ad $10.99 Time Remaining: 18d 15h 20m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 |
 1949 American Export Lines Cruise Ship Deck Pool Ad $9.78 Time Remaining: 12d 20h 5m Buy It Now for only: $9.78 |
 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines 1966 Sunlane Cruises Fares and General Info $7.95 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 32m |
 American Export Lines Presentation Plate in Dark Red and Gold Excellent $45.00 Time Remaining: 23d 8h 44m Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 American Export Lines With Tab $12.00 Time Remaining: 6d 5h 39m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Rare 1930s 1st class Steamship American Export Lines Baggage Trunk Label $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 8h 35m |
 1951 American Export Lines ad Independence Constitution $6.49 Time Remaining: 7d 14h 7m Buy It Now for only: $6.49 |
 1949 American Export Lines Deck Pool Print Ad 4 aces $9.77 Time Remaining: 20d 12h 34m Buy It Now for only: $9.77 |
 American Export Lines List Of Passengers 1959 SS Constitution $9.95 Time Remaining: 4d 5h 46m Buy It Now for only: $11.95 |
 1957 AMERICAN EXPORT LINES Cruise Ship AD Movie Stars GARY GRANT Deborah Kerr $9.34 Time Remaining: 13d 6h 30m Buy It Now for only: $9.34 |
 AD American Export Lines Gala anniversary Cruise advertising $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 38m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Coffee Cup Nice Condition $2.99 Time Remaining: 5d 3h 3m |
 1961 American Export Lines Ad Independence Constitution Atlantic Ships $4.00 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 12m Buy It Now for only: $4.00 |
 1945 Rockwell Kent steamship American Export Line ad $8.49 Time Remaining: 19d 18h 3m Buy It Now for only: $8.49 |
 STEAMSHIP CHINA BOWLS 4 AMERICAN EXPORT ISBRANDTSEN LINE EXETER PATTERN $24.95 Time Remaining: 6d 3h 28m |
 1955 SS Constitution American Export Lines 1956 Cruise Ship Mediterranean Ad $14.99 Time Remaining: 21d 17h 12m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 S S EXCALIBUR American Export Lines Cruise Souvenir of Events $15.00 Time Remaining: 27d 1h 12m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Egg Cup Sterling China $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 14h |
 American Export Lines S S Atlantic Holy Land cruise 62 $14.00 Time Remaining: 20d 13h 6m Buy It Now for only: $14.00 |
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What You Need to Understand Before You Start an Import Export Business
When I start a conversation with some of these individuals I soon realize that they are not too clear on the concepts of import and importing, export and exporting. What is the difference? In theory not much. If you export a product from a country of origin you are exporting. If you’re bringing a product from another country you’re importing. Basically you are most likely going to do one or the other, and not both. Most of my American clients look into importing into the United States. Some feel they want to also get involved in exporting from the United States but don’t have a product. If you want to export you could also for example setup your own company in another country and become involved in exporting from there and at the same time be also an importer of your own products in the United States, or another country.
But here I am only hinting at the subject of how you can run your business these days – for example, do you want to run your business with your company being based in the US, or would you like to entertain a scenario where you would establish a permanent residency in another country and start and base your business over there? Obviously there can be many advantages to doing something like that. There may be new business opportunities with this kind of setup but specific pros and cons will differ depending on where, which country you locate your business in and discussing details here is beyond the scope of this post and best left for another time.
One of the most common questions is wanting to know where to find suppliers. Many feel if only they’d have a good supplier they would be assured of success. Many look for that magic “How to Start an Import Export Business” package offer priced for only $19.95 expecting it will include all those addresses of suppliers to whom they can write and bingo, 60 days later they’ll be up to 6-figure income. Believe me, if it were that easy, that magic How to Information Package would not be $19.95!
To learn how to start an import export business you first need to realize that this is a two-part business. First you need to find the right product, get it out of the country of origin, ship it to destination, a country you import the product into, clear the customs, and then what? You got it home, in your warehouse. Now you have to sell it, get money out of it so you can start the whole process all over again, perhaps on a larger scale and with ultimately more profit.
So how will you sell your imports? Retail or wholesale? On the Internet? If retail, will you open your own shop, have a cart at the mall, do weekend markets, sell at flea markets, door to door? If on the Internet, will you use your own website or will you do eBay, Craigslist? There are too many ways to go when it comes to selling your imports. Will you sell only in US or also in Canada? Mexico? Kenya? Germany? Argentina? Why not?
Yes, having those right suppliers is a key. And many find some great ones on the Internet. Some even get an invitation from the supplier they found and board a flight to China. They get a VIP welcome, a limo ride to a 5-start hotel their supplier is treating them to, at his expense. Impressive! And they get down to business, the supplier sends a plush car to bring them to a board room to discuss the product, the size of their order, they negotiate quantity discount, delivery times, things are moving right along. Our buyer gets more impressed as ravishing young girls serve them fresh fruit during the negotiations. They are ready to place an order and pay upfront to get the best price and fastest delivery time. They shake hands, see a bit of China on a one-day quickie tour, overeat in a fine Chinese restaurant and they get an impressive escort back to the airport to catch their flight back home.
Weeks pass and no product arrives. I won’t hold you in suspense. There was no factory. No production line. No order is coming. The buyer got burnt!
Can you avoid that kind of fiasco? Yes you can. There are financial instruments how to do it, and there are other ways to do it. Above all, there are ways how not to go about starting in import export business.
Many prospective Americans importers just naively believe that things work the same way overseas as they do back home. Even if they get the motivation to take a trip and visit the country they want to import from and meet their supplier or suppliers in person at the country of product’s origin they often make a quick trip to inspect the supply side, may be few days to a week, and feel that did it. Try that in Bali, Bangkok or Bombay (Mumbai), and you just may find a great recipe for getting ripped off. I used to travel overseas to buy months at a time, year after year, visiting, checking my prospective suppliers, scrutinizing the scene, who was new, who went under, again and again visiting the same destinations until it would get to a point where locals would greet me from across the street, even though many of them I did not even know. But they knew me, because I have been coming back, over and over again and they all knew I was a buyer, and when I’d stop by their shop, warehouse or factory, they would quote me the “right” price to start – well, maybe not quite the last price but that’s part of the game, part of the protocol, part of the negotiations, and knowing how business is done in whatever the country, their customs and culture would be absolutely imperative to getting things done the right way.
What I had established with my suppliers was a true working relationship. They would routinely invite me into their family for weddings, child birth, funerals, tooth-filing ceremonies and other auspicious celebrations. Although you may strike it rich with just an email, the likelihood of developing the right relationship, especially on a start up level and above all if you are but a small to medium size business, in particular if you wish to be importing from the Third World, are slim, miss and hit at best. On another hand, if you’re a big business, like Gap or Wal-Mart, no worries, should your orders get messed up, your problems will likely get handled by government-backed arbitration committees. But being a little guy, having a problem in China or India, Thailand or Indonesia, best you eat your losses, regroup and start from scratch, if you’ll still find the stamina to continue in this business.
Bottom line, best learn how to get started in import export business the right way rather than just be muddling through. Following are some of the subjects and issues that you need to consider and become well-versed in if you expect not only to get started right and to survive but to ultimately become successful in import export business:
Where to go and what to buy
Different levels of involvement in import export
Who will be your customer, how will you sell your imports
How to find overseas suppliers and whom to buy from
Product design and development
Sourcing
How much should you pay for the product you want to import
Product price in country of origin vs. landed price after customs clearance at destination
Customhouse Brokers, who are they, how they work and what information you can and need to get from them before you buy
Freight forwarders, your purchases and shipping logistics
Packing practices and shipping process
Shipping documents
Freight insurance
Import export financing and alternatives how to pay for your purchases
Letter of Credit
Documentary Draft for Collection
US Customs Entry process
Formal Entry and Informal Entry
Hand carrying your commercial purchases across international borders and into the US
Harmonized Tariff Schedule and the classification process
Marking requirements on goods
Liquidated entry
Tax issues
Each of the above categories can be subdivided into smaller units, so there is indeed a lot of material to cover. Over and above gaining an inherent understanding of how to start an import export business there is an issue of where really are the opportunities in this business, whether in the current economic situation, or any situation anywhere. To truly understand what the opportunities in this business are you need to realize that the entire world is your marketplace. You need to think globally, because once you understand how the process works, you can import your product into scores of different countries, not only into the United States. Provided you have the necessary knowledge of the culture and the business climate in whatever the country, your opportunities for success begin to grow. Get started in import export business by taking that first step knowing you took it in the right direction!
About the Author
Tomas Belcik has been an import export business instructor at CFU, in Denver, Colorado, since 1988. Visit his websites at: Start an Import Export Business and Inspirations for Your Import Export Business
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I am trying to export an outlook calendar to excel. I know the normal process for doing this, but I am specifically trying to exclude a certain word from the export. For example, in the subject line of some of the appointments in the calendar it says "done" and I would like to create an excel sheet of all the appointments that are still not "done". I am using Excel 2007. Thanks in advance for your help!
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