Expanding into export business - By: Gen Federico

Everyone knows the current economic climate is harsh, but shifting global economics brings opportunities to those who are keeping an eye out for them. For example, the Euro being high against the pound means that it makes economic sense for more Europeans to look at importing goods from the UK. Even taking postage and packing into account, it may be cheaper to buy overseas in pounds than at home in Euro.

Getting the orders is the first step. eCommerce is growing at a spectacular rate, defying downward trends, and a good, well-optimised website is one of the best ways of securing international customers. It may also be worth targeting specific language groups, for example by having ordering information in that language on your website.

Order fulfilment is the next step, and overseas order fulfilment can be complicated. In particular customs declarations may be necessary, depending on the location of the recipient. International despatch has an added element of difficulty, but there are other factors to consider. If an item is identified as faulty after a period of use by an overseas customer, getting that product back to the warehouse is unlikely to be cheap, and may be difficult to arrange. Communication might also be an issue with international customers, as a common language may not exist.

Security is also a greater concern when dealing with orders being shipped overseas. There are plenty of fraudsters placing malicious orders both inside and outside the UK, but the chances of tracking down a foreign scammer is much more difficult, and the chances of recovering losses are lower.

A fulfilment services company can help you arrange international despatch, and may also offer multilingual call centre and language services to deal directly with your overseas customers and any issues arising therein. It may well be worth the investment to take your company into the international market.

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