Agricultural Export Transportation Handbook

Contents

Subject

• Introduction
• Overview
• Quoting a Price
• Freight Forwarding
  • International Freight Forwarder
  • Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
  • Shippers Association
    • Listing of Shippers' Associations
  • Customs Broker
    • Directory of Freight Forwarders Serving Agricultural Shippers
• Ocean and Air Cargo Services
  • Ocean Cargo
    • Ocean Container Specifications Table
    • Ocean Freight Rate Bulletin
  • Air Cargo
    • Air Container Specifications Table
• Transport Documentation
  • Pro Forma Invoice
  • Commercial Invoice
  • USDA Inspection Certificates
  • Weight Certification
  • Packing List
  • Shipper's Letter of Instruction
  • Dock Receipt
  • Certificate of Origin
  • Consular Invoice
  • Insurance Certificate
  • Shipper's Export Declaration
    • Export Licensing
    • Schedule B Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
  • Bill of Lading
  • Air Waybill
  • Sample Transport Documents
• Methods of Payment
  • Cash in Advance
  • Commercial Letters of Credit
  • Standby Letter of Credit
  • Documentary Collections
  • Open Account
  • Mixed Methods
  • Additional Methods of Payment
  • Currency of Payment
• Insurance
  • Cargo Insurance
  • Coverage
  • Filing a Claim
• Maintaining Product Quality During Transportation
  • Effective Packaging and Labeling
  • Stacking
  • Packing Methods
  • Standardization
  • Unit Loads
  • Pallets
  • Slipsheets
  • Labeling and Branding
  • Temperature, Humidity, and Other Environmental Controls
  • Transportation
  • Loading Methods
  • Intransit Procedures
  • Receiving Procedures
  • Air Circulation and Sanitation in Storage
• Transport Guideline Tables
• Transport Guideline Figures
• Export Advice and Assistance
  • State Departments of Agriculture
  • General Market Research and Market Trends
  • Foreign Market Information
  • Export Assistance Programs and Services
  • Foreign Country Import Requirements
  • U.S. Export Requirements
  • U.S. Export Inspection, Grading, and Certification
  • Export Transportation
  • Export Financing and Insurance
  • Trade Policy
  • Other
  • Trade Information Center

• Publications & Journals
  • Journals
  • Publishers
• Glossary
• Bibliography

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