Can anyone tell me where and how to apply for an importer license.thanks in advance.?
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try your local customs and passports office. mainly found in your main post office in your home town.
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I would say use a courier, DHL offer a worldwide service and a tracking service. \n\nWith customs and import taxes, it will depend on each individual country and how many are being shipped. You will need to familiarise yourself with various countries rules. In the UK the website would be www.hmrc.gov.uk. The link below is for a PDF file with information about import valuations. http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/downloadFile?contentID=HMCE_CL_000230\n\nYou may also wish to consider that most countries have different keyboard layouts and that laptops with "foreign" layouts are not popular in most countries. \n\nAre they high spec laptops?? Are they cheap?? As a retailer of computers in the UK, I can purchase laptops from numerous sources, but the profit margins are quite small. The cheapest laptops here (celeron/256/14"VGA)  are £399 (US $725). While there are some that sell for £1500, the majority sell between £500-£700. \n\nFinally, if you would like to contact me, please do. And if you want to send me a free laptop (to test the customs rules), it would be gratefully received ;)
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The best place to go is Thomas Register, which is the most comprehensive resource for finding information on suppliers of industrial products and services in North America. Do a search for the type of products you need, and the results include contact information of manufacturers, their website addresses (if any), and brief description of the company. I suggest that you specify more clearly what you want as "car care products" can mean anything from "car detergent wash" to "car cleaners"\n\nhttp://www.thomasnet.com/\n\nThen contact the company you are interested in representing, and ask them for their guidelines and processes in choosing foreign representatives.
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Best bet would be to compile it yourself.  In US, you can use yellowpages.com to get a listing and contact information for "import/export" companies
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Start by learning more about the business.  One paper I strongly recommend that you read are the following US Bureau of Custom's papers \n\n"Importing into the United States: A Practical Guide for Commercial Importers" http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/publications/trade/iius.ctt/iius.doc\nHow Cargo Flows Securely into the US http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_summary/cargo_flow_map.ctt/cargo_flow_map.pdf\nUS Import Requirements http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/publications/trade/usimportrequirements.ctt/usimportrequirements.doc\n\nHere are some steps to help you get started on an import and export business:\n\n1. Select your product - the more you know about your products, the better you can run your import/export operations. Start with what you know, but be open to opportunities you see as you go along.\n\n2. Research, research and research. If you are based in the US and wants to start an import/export business here, then you need to learn all customs laws, trading restrictions and quotas, international trade data, and more. Find out where you can find good information about the products you plan to trade.\n\n3. Identify potential contacts. From your list of products, identify the countries that supply those products. Then find the producers of your target products in those countries. \n\nI recommend reading the following:\n\nStarting a Home-Based Exporting Business \nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol8/exporting.htm\nLaying the Foundations of Your Home Based International Trading Business\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol21/trading.htm\nHow to Start an Import/Export Business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290657,00.html\nCMTAC Trade Information Database http://latrade.cmtac.org/trade_info/index.cfm\nDon'ts of Importing \nhttp://www.gattiassociates.com/CM/Articles/Articles1277.asp\nFlowchart of the export process http://www.export.gov/exportbasics/index.asp\nGoing Global http://www.going-global.com/articles/\n\nThese trade association websites also have loads of information on how to start an export import business:\n\nFederation of International Trade Association http://fita.org/index.html\nProfessional Association of Exporters and Importers http://www.paei.org/\n\nYou may also want to check out the following books:\n\n- Import/Export: How to Get Started in International Trade \n- Exporting, Importing, and Beyond : How to 'Go Global' With Your Small Business \n- Selling to the World: Your Fast and Easy Guide to Exporting and Importing \n- Start and Run a Profitable Exporting Business \n- Start Your Own Import/Export Business
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Best to get some local papers or speak to an emplyment agency there !!!
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Dear friend\n\nNormally export business is an expansion of the domestic business. If you have products which you feel are acceptable abroad you must have got some information of the market. Not only you should have knowledge of the market and of the product that you propose to export you must also have the capacity to procure the product in a marketable lot. If you are exporting in small quantities you may not get a good price and the economics of the order will not be favourable to you. \n\nHowever if you have a product you can take the help of the Chambers of Commerce who will assist you in finding the probable markets for the same. Take part in some international exihibitons to display your products. May be you will be required to send some products to your prospective buyers as free trade samples.\n\nBetter still, if you can find an exporter who is actually exporting the product, please make an entry in the market by exporting your product thru him. This will ascertain the acceptability of your product abroad and with the experience you can venture on your own.\n\nBest wishes
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Try checking for your states business sites.  Search where and what you need to do!  I just did a Y!Search for Illinois Business License and it came up with many sites to help you apply for a license.  Try checking through them and finding one that is good for you!
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An easy thing to do would be to contact the major manufacturers and ask them who covers your local region of the country. They will know and be able to give you that persons contact info.
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There are several ways to go about it:\n\n1. Research existing publications. There is a publication called EUROPE TRADE DIRECTORY OF IMPORTERS (2006 edition), which consists of 3 printed volumes with 1,480 pages of 54,000 importers from Western and Eastern European countries. Check the commodities you are interested in and find out what countries these importers are located.\n\n2. Go to the embassies of the companies you are interested in dealing with. Embassies have trade attaches, and their goal is to promote trade within their country. They have listings of importers and exporters in their country. You can ask them for information on the importers of that particular commodity in your country.
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I used to work for the United States Commercial Trade Service in San Francisco, and we deal with this sort of thing all the time. We connect small businesses here in the US with international vendors. Plus, it's a free service offered by the government, for the most part. If you want specific information, then they start charging you. Their website is www.export.gov \n\nGood Luck!
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Search for Board of Trade / Import Houses, etc
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Try using a company based in the UK called "Greycoat Placements " ,you will find them on the web , good company and place people worldwide . If not just place an ad in the relevent trade papers , \nBest of luck
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decide what you want to import into nigeria and find sources for that. do a bit of research beforehand though...is what you want to import a good product. a suggestion would be to look for a chamber of commerce near you, they usually provide good information.\n\nMy 2 Cents Worth!!!
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You may first want to contact the US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. Their website is a good place to start, seems to have alot of useful information. Good Luck.
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Hello Ronald\n\nYou should check you email, most license numbers and a link to confirm will come to you there.\n\nLeon
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One thing you will need to learn a whole lot about is called "Freight Forwarding" and it may be a good idea to go to work for one.  Not willing?  Then you will have to study up very thoroughly all details of this subject on your own.  Pay particular attention to payment procedures.\n\nYou are in great danger going into import/export without this knowledge from my point of view.  See what existing importer/exporters have to say...\n\nDoesn't take too much to start once you have the knowledge.  You will need a website, Uncle Sam will be proud of you if you help export U.S. products, thus increasing employment here and helping to reduce the trade deficit.\n\nYou will need to familiarize yourself with the United States Department of Commerce and all their rules and regulations on this subject.  Custom House procedures.  Banned imports, banned exports.  If you do not, you could get yourself in enough trouble to actually end up in prison.\n\nGo for it, but do this preliminary footwork so that you can avoid pitfalls.  In a business, never promise anyone anything that you are not absolutely sure you can deliver on, taking unforeseen events in mind as well.\n\nDon't tie a lot of money up in one big transaction.  Start small and move cautiously while you are learning the ropes.\n\nBeware of con artists in foreign nations.  Learn about letters of credit and good references.  Beware of brand new companies and people.  Keep track of reliable and unreliable contacts.  Keep excellent records of everything.\n\nI have not actually done this work, just an older person with broad knowledge.  Someone else may do better on your answer, friend.