Exporting Furniture, Tips required :)
Post 1 of 7
Hi,
I want export Wooden Furniture to Europe, but i dont have much experience about International market. I am well experienced in Local market and can make quality furniture and sell it scuessfully, but i dont know how to do it internationally. Here i've few questions, would be thankfull if one can answer them:
(I planned to start with UK buyers, is it ok?)
1. How can i find potential/serious buyers in UK?
2. I dont want to start with a v.big order, it may involve a big cash flow, how can i agree buyer on small order?
3. How can i secure my payment? i heard about Bank L/C can someone explain it in more detail?
4. what are other tips which can be helpfull for me
Thanks for your help.
I want export Wooden Furniture to Europe, but i dont have much experience about International market. I am well experienced in Local market and can make quality furniture and sell it scuessfully, but i dont know how to do it internationally. Here i've few questions, would be thankfull if one can answer them:
(I planned to start with UK buyers, is it ok?)
1. How can i find potential/serious buyers in UK?
2. I dont want to start with a v.big order, it may involve a big cash flow, how can i agree buyer on small order?
3. How can i secure my payment? i heard about Bank L/C can someone explain it in more detail?
4. what are other tips which can be helpfull for me
Thanks for your help.
18 Jul 2006 05:49
Post 3 of 7
Replying to [SAT-81]: Furniture. wood Furniture in uk ,you should find buyer by yourself 1 fair .you show your goods and buyer find them , 2 website . 3 ad 4 newpaper 5 other .your friends in Furniture area.
19 Jul 2006 22:18
Post 4 of 7
2. I dont want to start with a v.big order, it may involve a big cash flow, how can i agree buyer on small order? big order ? none buyer will give big order .first just small .you know . first maybe sample second samll order third normal order ............................... you got a big order.
19 Jul 2006 22:21
Post 5 of 7
3. How can i secure my payment? i heard about Bank L/C can someone explain it in more detail?
you got cash .
but l/c or tt is just okay .what you want get is just money but buer want to get goods on time so you should make sure that you can servce them well .
you got cash .
but l/c or tt is just okay .what you want get is just money but buer want to get goods on time so you should make sure that you can servce them well .
19 Jul 2006 22:23
Post 6 of 7
1 think as you are buyer
2 servce them well
3 honest
![[em2]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_laugh.gif)
2 servce them well
3 honest
19 Jul 2006 22:24
Post 7 of 7
Replying to [welf]:
big order ? none buyer will give big order .first just small .you know . first maybe sample second samll order third normal order ............................... you got a big order.
First of all thanks Welf for your valuable help. Fortunely or unfortunely the first order i got is a big order![[em1]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_smile.gif)
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. So that why i was asking.
2nly i've noted down your tips, I am contacting my friends in furniture area, also going to start work on my website... I hope i'll start positively.
And if i need more help, i'll disturb you again
Once again alot of thanks for your help
Best Regards
Ahmed
big order ? none buyer will give big order .first just small .you know . first maybe sample second samll order third normal order ............................... you got a big order.
First of all thanks Welf for your valuable help. Fortunely or unfortunely the first order i got is a big order
/ . So that why i was asking.2nly i've noted down your tips, I am contacting my friends in furniture area, also going to start work on my website... I hope i'll start positively.
And if i need more help, i'll disturb you again
Once again alot of thanks for your help
Best Regards
Ahmed
20 Jul 2006 01:32
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