Food products are one of the largest groups of goods that are subject to both import and export. Thus, when deciding to introduce a particular type of food into the European Union market, it is essential to know in advance the rules and requirements that apply to the...

Transportation from China of various types of items has been very popular for a long time. Entrepreneurs import both finished products and necessary semi-finished products for manufacturing processes carried out in the country. The most common choice for this purpose...

Sea transportation from the US to Poland is still a very common option for importing various types of goods. No less popular is also the export and sea transport to the USA. In both cases, it is necessary to organize many documents and complete the applicable tax and...

Belonging to the European Union results in many conveniences and favorable solutions for both individuals and businesses. One of them is intra-Community acquisition of goods, which makes it possible to purchase many attractive foreign products and deliver them to the...

Nowadays, in foreign trade in terms of transport and range, there are basically no more restrictions. It is possible to successfully arrange both imports and exports to almost all countries and corners of the world. And although technology is developing at a rapid...

Carriage and forwarding are concepts inherent in the field of transportation. However, there are important differences between them. Despite this, there are still many people who confuse the meanings of these words. Meanwhile, the use of the terms carrier and...

Many stores and businesses decide to start exporting their products outside the European Union. Such sales are an opportunity to obtain a preferential VAT rate of 0%. This gives the opportunity to achieve lower overall deductible costs in the annual settlement. For...

Letter of Indemnity, abbreviated as LOI, is a document that functions under Habsburg rules, which allows the carrier of goods to release them to the consignee without a proper and original bill of lading. This document is a letter of guarantee, at the same time...

In transportation and shipping, it is necessary to know and use many specialized designations. Among them are CN codes relating to the Combined Nomenclature. Their knowledge is extremely important for both import, export and the new VAT rate matrix. What are CN codes...

Less-than-container load (LCL) transport is the carriage of shipments of small dimensions, relatively light weight and varied shapes. It is organized when there are not enough goods from one company to fill a container or trailer space. Less-than-truckload freight...

A ship's agent is a profession that is associated with the complex handling of sea freight. These people act as representatives of shipowners, operating in their specified area or in a designated port. Familiar with local conditions, they work closely with ship...

Fuels are classified as dangerous goods, which makes the rules for their transportation strictly defined by law. We are talking about the ADR international convention on the carriage of dangerous goods by road, the RID regulations for the international carriage of...