Ehsan Amiri

It is the capital of a business which is used in its day-to-day trading operations, calculated as the current assets less the current liabilities. From an international point of view it would be the capital exporters require to purchase supplies, components, to produce or resell products for sale to international markets.

It is not uncommon for an EU based customer not to want to go to the trouble and expense of being the ‘importer of record’. If they won’t, you have two options: engage a freight forwarder or other customs agent in the EU country, or your own business can become the EU importer of record in that country. Make sure to update your agreed Incoterms if required, so there is no mismatch between contractual terms and reality.

Food contact materials with import control requirements:

• Polyamide and melamine kitchenware from China and Hong Kong;
• Polycarbonate infant feeding bottles containing Bisphenol A

There are certain foods that you cannot bring into Ireland if you are coming from outside the EU. This includes food that you:

• have in your luggage, or
• send to someone, or
• order remotely (for example, by mail, by telephone or via the Internet) and have delivered to you

The export packaging requirement vary from product to product but the primary function of packaging is to protect the product from any damage due to contamination, crushing, breakage, climatic conditions and theft before, during or after its transportation from the place of its manufacturing to its destination. In order to avoid damage to the product, the exporter must take into account all possible factors that can prove to be hazardous to the product safety during its handling and storage at different points of its shipment to the final destination.

The factors that should be considered when deciding best type of packaging include fragility, durability, mode of transportation, resistance to abrasion, value, and susceptibility to moisture, chemical reaction like oxidation and corrosion, chemical stability and shelf life.