Turnkey foreign trade outsourcing

Foreign economic activity requires simultaneous work with suppliers, contracts, currency payments, transportation, customs clearance and accompanying documents. For a company that is just starting to import or regularly works with foreign partners, maintaining its own foreign trade team is not always justified. In such cases, part or all of the tasks can be transferred to a specialized contractor.

GC Kardinal provides foreign trade outsourcing services and helps organize international supplies from agreeing on terms with a foreign partner to receiving goods in Russia. The client does not need to independently coordinate many participants in the process: the main operations are combined into one logistics and documentary scheme.

The scope of services depends on the specific delivery. The company can delegate individual operations or the entire process of foreign economic activity for support.

The work may include:

• interaction with a foreign supplier;
• verification and preparation of documents;
• support of foreign trade contracts;
• organization of international transportation;
• preparation of documents for customs clearance;
• calculation of customs duties;
• support of certification and permitting documentation;
• cargo insurance;
• coordination of delivery to the recipient's warehouse.

The service is especially useful for companies that are starting to purchase goods abroad and do not yet have their own specialist in foreign economic activity.

Outsourcing can also be convenient for businesses with irregular import supplies. In this case, there is no need to constantly maintain a separate department if specialists are required only for the period of a specific transaction.

Another option is to transfer part of the processes to an external contractor for large volumes of work. For example, an in-house purchasing department can deal with suppliers and assortment, and issues of logistics, customs clearance and documents are transferred to foreign trade specialists.

First, specialists receive information about the product, country of origin, supplier, batch size and intended route. After this, the terms of the transaction are analyzed and a list of necessary actions is determined.

Particular attention is paid to documents. Even before sending the cargo, it is important to make sure that the description of the goods, HS code, contract, invoice, packing list and permitting documentation are prepared correctly.

Next, transportation and customs clearance are organized. Specialists monitor the progress of the main stages and help promptly resolve issues that arise during delivery.

After completion of customs procedures, the goods are sent to the recipient along the agreed route.

The main advantage of this format is the ability to focus on the company’s core activities without creating a separate infrastructure within the business to support imports.

Outsourcing helps:

• reduce the workload on employees;
• reduce the risk of errors in documents;
• take into account the requirements of customs legislation in advance;
• properly build international logistics;
• control delivery costs;
• quickly resolve organizational issues with transportation participants;
• receive support at all stages of the transaction.

Outsourcing of foreign trade activities can include not only transportation and customs clearance, but also the preparation of the entire delivery scheme. This is especially important if the goods are imported for the first time or require mandatory certification, labeling or other permits.

Specialists help determine in advance what requirements apply to products, what documents will be needed and what costs must be taken into account before concluding a transaction with a supplier.

This approach allows you to assess the real economics of delivery before it is launched and avoid a situation where additional requirements become known after the goods have been dispatched.

GC Kardinal helps organize foreign economic activity as a single process: from the preparation of documents and interaction with the supplier to international transportation, customs clearance and delivery of goods to the recipient.

The format of cooperation is selected individually. You can transfer to specialists the entire cycle of foreign economic activity or only individual tasks that require professional support.

For a preliminary assessment, it is enough to provide information about the product, country of departure, batch size, delivery conditions and intended route. Based on this data, specialists will be able to determine the optimal work plan and list of necessary services.

• Audit and verification of suppliers
• Quality control and shipment
• Consolidation and storage in warehouses in Hunchun, Suifenhe, Vilnius, Istanbul
• Organization of delivery and cargo insurance
• Preparation of all export-import documentation
• Loading and unloading operations

• 75+ experienced specialists Our own staff of logisticians, customs brokers and lawyers
• We have been working since 2011 Real offices and warehouses in Russia, China, Europe