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Trade, Customs
& Logistics

How façade products cross borders — the customs and foreign-trade procedures, the transport modes that move them, and the delivery terms, finance and payment that close the deal. A practical guide to getting goods from factory to site, anywhere in the world.

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Organised in three stages — About Custom, About Transportation and Delivery, Finance & Payment. Each stage has its own page; each card below opens a single guide.
The journey of traded goods Customs & Tradeexport · import · origin Transportationroad · sea · rail · air Delivery & PaymentIncoterms · finance

From customs clearance, through the transport mode, to delivery terms, finance and payment — this field follows traded façade goods across borders. Each box above opens its stage.

Customs & Foreign Trade

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About ExportHow exporting works — procedures, declarations and the customs export process. About ImportThe import process — declarations, clearance, duties and taxes on incoming goods. Service ExportExporting services (engineering, design, contracting) and the incentives that apply. Domestic Processing RegimeInward processing — importing inputs duty-suspended to process and re-export. CTSPCustoms Tariff Statistics Position — the commodity code that identifies every traded good. Custom Duties CalculationHow customs duty, VAT and other charges on imports are calculated. Certificate of OriginProving where goods originate — ATR, EUR.1, Form A and tariff preferences.

Transportation & Logistics

6Open stage
LogisticsMoving façade goods — freight, warehousing, planning and the supply chain. Highway TransportationRoad freight (FTL / LTL) — flexible door-to-door trucking and its limits. Sea TransportationOcean freight (FCL / LCL) — the workhorse for heavy and bulk façade loads. Railway TransportationRail freight — efficient long-haul continental movement of goods. Airway TransportationAir freight — fast transport for urgent, high-value or time-critical shipments. Container TransportationContainerisation — container types, sizes and loading for façade products.

Delivery, Finance & Payment

3Open stage
IncotermsThe commercial terms (EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP, DDP…) splitting cost and risk. FinanceTrade finance — letters of credit, guarantees and financing the deal. PaymentPayment methods — advance, L/C, documentary collection, open account.

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