A Little About Our Operations
Lex Trading acts as a purchasing agent in the United States, bringing benefits for International transfers. We consolidate shipments to reduce transportation costs. Lex Trading also reduces the cost for customs clearance. At the same time maintaining great rapport with clientes and suppiers worldwide.
Some of the most important aspects of any international trade are the comprehension of local culture, regional customs and local regulations. Knowing this important information, we can maximize the success rate of entering an overseas market and minimizing any risks by developing business strategies and vital logistics strategies.
Lex Trading understands these obstacles and works on your behalf. Our success depends on your success!
Some of the most important aspects of any international trade are the comprehension of local culture, regional customs and local regulations. Knowing this important information, we can maximize the success rate of entering an overseas market and minimizing any risks by developing business strategies and vital logistics strategies.
Lex Trading understands these obstacles and works on your behalf. Our success depends on your success!
Export and Import Basics
Exportation and Importation helps grow national economies and expands the global market.
- Export - The sale of goods to a foreign country. Every country has its advantages of natural resources and skills. Some countries have more infrastructure, adding value to finished goods and increasing the advantages of the market share.
- Import - The Purchase of a foreign manufactured good in the buyer's domestic market. As mentioned before, every country has its advantages of natural resources and skills. Importation is efective and usually cheaper produced in other countries, which often results in better prices for consumers.
Barriers
- Formal Trade Barriers - Imposed by a governament entity or law/regulation to protect the domestic manufactures and market.
- Informal Trade Barries - Usually related to the differences of cultural aspects, languages, culture, religion, etc of each specific country and region.
Types Of International Trade Businesses
- EMC (Export Management Company): An EMC handles export operations for a domestic company that wants to sell its product overseas but doesn't know how (and perhaps doesn't want to know how). The EMC does it all hiring dealers, distributors and representatives; handling advertising, marketing and promotions; overseeing marking and packaging; arranging shipping; and sometimes arranging financing. In some cases, the EMC even takes title to the goods, in essence becoming its own distributor. EMCs usually specialize by product, foreign market or both, and unless they've taken title are paid by commission, salary or retainer plus commission.
- ETC (Export Trading Company): While an EMC has merchandise to sell and is using its energies to seek out buyers, an ETC attacks the other side of the trading coin. It identifies what foreign buyers want to spend their money on and then hunts down domestic sources willing to export. An ETC sometimes takes title to the goods and sometimes works on a commission basis.
- Import/Export Merchant: This international entrepreneur is a sort of free agent. He has no specific client base, and he doesn't specialize in any one industry or line of products. Instead, he purchases goods directly from a domestic or foreign manufacturer and then packs, ships and resells the goods on his own. This means, of course, that unlike the EMC, he assumes all the risks (as well as all the profits).
Our Worldwide Footprint Over 23 Countries
Americas
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia