How do you find Export Import Business??

March 13, 2008 3:25am CST
Hello friends!! I am doing exports imports business since last one year. I am not finding it as easy as it seems. It has many obstacles. Should have paiteince which working and to be ready for all the aspects of busines. I would like to have your suggessions on this. Thanks and Regards!
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@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
13 Mar 08
Hi, Import and Export business. I work for a freight forwarding handling. Our deparment handle all the Import volume for the company. We work with shipping line, airlines and customs to follow up with shipment. I started working in this field 7 years ago and loved it. However, I only loved it until up to two years ago. I used to work for an direct importer (pardon me on the terminology). An importer is a company that will contract with vendors overseas and place order for manufacutring merchandise for entry in to the USA Market. It was one of my favorite job. It was amazing and the salary is pretty decent. However, freight forwarding is quite different. If you have the patience this is the right job, it takes dediction time and patience. With the right tools, you can find yourself making some good money and liking the job. "Only if this industry will require employees to work from home". The downfall, it requires lots of overtime work because a day is never smooth there is lots of problems to solve and unplanned issues to resolve. Let me know if you still have more questions.