How To Start an Import / Export Business

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From importing fabrics to exporting light bulbs, you can turn the world into your market--without even leaving home. Entrepreneur Magazine's start-up guide on how to start an import / export business may your ticket to a fantastic future and a six figure income.

This bestselling guide tells you how to succeed right from your own home. All the knowledge you need to successfully run an import/export buisiness is included. Information on 16 foreign markets gets you up and running (and making money) quickly.

In this in-depth guide, you'll also learn:

• what an international trader's work life is really like
• the steps you need to get started
• how to target your market and determine who your potential clients will be
• the legal aspects you'll need to comply with
• how to ship your merchandise and how to get paid once the goods arrive
• what your start-up and operating costs will be and how to set prices
• why this would make an ideal homebased business
• and much more

What can you expect to make as an international trader? The amount’s entirely up to you, depending only on how serious you are and how willing you are to expand. Annual gross revenues for the industry range from $30,000 to $200,000 and beyond, with an average of about $75,000. Some traders work from home, supplementing 9-to-5 incomes with their trading expertise. Others have launched thriving full-time businesses that demand constant care and feeding.

Dan S., an exporter in New Jersey, runs his trading business on his own. Farther down the East Coast in Maryland, Wahib W. heads an export company that, with a staff of five, oversees multimillion-dollar contracts.

“There’s tons and tons of opportunity for [export] trade,” says Wahib W. “U.S. manufacturers are at least 10 years behind the clock in exporting.” So the potential for growth is entirely up to you — as long as you’re willing to put in the time.

“Be prepared to work long hours!” advises Jan H., a trader in Belgium.

“You have to try with all your energy,” says Bruno C., an export manager in France. And Wahib echoes this sentiment. “Just keep doing your job,” he counsels. “Work on it all the time.”

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