Quoting from [Wester]:


Hello all good members of the Ali Forum.


Please could someone help on the best method of organising payment with interested buyers of my product, particularly when my pricing is FOB . What is the best way to organise payment so I am not being cheated by the buyer and also when my payment options are limited to T/T and Western Union. Should anyone be exporting on FOB pricing arrangements, I would love to hear from you.

I am naive and new to the business and particularly with online trading ( though already I am getting excited by the market venue through Alibaba...thanks Ali!!!)


Thanks,


Wester

Wester,

If you are growing Organic crops as your signature suggests, there is a good market in Australia and probably new Zealand for you.

You will need to be certified by your govenment about this.

http://www.pngonline.gov.pg/government/entry.nsf

that is the entry to the govenment website. You will need to talk with (probably) both the Dept of Agriculture and also there should be a department to hlp exporters as well. Not sure what major department that is.... Also if you are on Bougainville there is a specific department for them I think.

Ask them for as much help as possible. there are some very good people trying to help small business people in PNG so make the most use of them you can!

They may also be able to help with contacts for buyers in both Aus and NZ too so ask as many govenment agencies as you can for help

Hope that gives you a starting point.... best of luck!