Steps to Starting a Successful Import Business

How to find products to import and then do market research to find out if you can sell them. What legal form is best for your business? Register for sales taxes and protect your trademarks. Consider operating a home-based business. Look at the advantages of bonded warehousing. Learn about ways of paying for imports and the companies that offer trade financing. Take a look at freight alternatives and customs clearance. How to use advertising and direct marketing to sell your imports. Set up your own Web site and sell using e-commerce software. Learn about fulfilment–how to get your imported products into the hands of your purchaser.