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Introduction to International Trade Documentation – Part 4

The Exporter/Seller                                      The exporter/seller is an individual or company engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, or brokering raw materials, component parts, finished goods or services to the importer/buyer for manufacture, assembly, resale or direct consumption. The Importer/Buyer The importer/Buyer is an individual or company engage in the business of purchasing raw materials, component parts, finished goods or services from exporter/seller for import to a domestic market for manufacture, assembly, resale, or direct consumption. Freight Forwarder/Logistics Company International freight forwarders are in the business of moving goods from one country to another. Logistics firms are in business of planning and controlling the flow of raw materials, work in progress, or finished products from point of origin to point of destination. The destinations can include a factory for further processing, a warehouse for storage, or the market