International Trade &Transaction 3th Lecture
Intermediaries In contracting of sale: export-import department of the company, sales representative; agent, distributor (or wholesaler), export-management company, trading-house; In transportation: forwarding agents, terminal operators; logistic centers; In insurance: independent brokers; dependent underwriters; In finance: factoring companies; nominated banks;
Steps for market entry Indirect export; Direct export; Licensing; Franchising; Foundation of Joint venture; Buy-up domestic companies, and markets; FDI-Subsidiaries;
Steps for market-entry 1. On the behalf of / for the account /at the risks of his principal: Sales representative → not subject to VAT tax law; Not entitled to conclude a concrete deal ; fixed salaried; contract of employment or agency; Agent → professional; commission fee on FOB base; contract of agency; Types: salaried (retainer;) stockiest; consignment stokiest; after-sale services; del credere;
Steps for market entry 2. On the behalf of / for the account of/ at the risks of his own; Distributor → contract of sale and contract of agency ; mark-up; full liability for the products towards customers; Liable jointly and severally towards consumers; takes on financial (liquidity), performance risks as well; Wholesaler function; Types of distributors: after-sale service, stockiest; Re-exporter buys and resells in its own name, not disclosing the origin of goods; use of arbitrage; Types: covered vs. not-covered; transitor;
Steps for market entry 3. On the behalf of his own, but for the account of and at the risk of his principal: Export-management company → contract of sale with the foreign partner+ contract of agency with the domestic partner ; Limit price; Commission fee +Premium; Takes on all potential liability towards foreign partner because it acts as if it were the original supplier/or final purchaser;
Steps for market entry 4. Trading House: all functions, but especially Financing; Aggregating the demand and the supply → having the large-scale position; All linked operations: warehousing, transportation, logistic services; Clerical work; Sogo shosha; London specialized in;