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Plainly – Getting stuff from one place to another. With international importing/exporting, it goes beyond "shipping and handling." How does it get from the war
by shanecleveland 11y ago
Plainly – Getting stuff from one place to another. With international importing/exporting, it goes beyond "shipping and handling."
How does it get from the warehouse to the port? Going by ocean or air? What taxes, duties, etc. are due at customs? How does it get from the receiving port to the final destination? Who arranges each step? Who pays for these things?
- personjerry 11y agoAh, okay. Why don't they just use FedEx then?
- tim333 11y agoHave you seen FedEx's prices? I recently got a quote for a small packet from London to Tiblisi. From $109 + vat for the slow service.
- shanecleveland 11y agoIf you sold something on E-Bay to someone in China then, yes, you might just use FedEx. If you are exporting a container-load of apples that need to be refrigerated and arrive within two weeks, then there are a lot of "logistics" to figure out. FedEx may be able to do it – perhaps part of the equation – but there's likely faster and cheaper methods available. Figuring that out is logistics.