Author Archives: DE International

When a replenishment order from China takes weeks to arrive, the question is not only how much to order but when to place it. The reorder point and safety stock answer that, and they decide how much cash sits as inventory.

Dates are a low-moisture fruit, so the storage risks are different from fresh produce: moisture pickup, sugar crystallisation, darkening and insect activity. Here is how importers hold khejur in good condition for months.

First-in-first-out assumes the oldest stock expires first. For imported food, cosmetics and pharma with varied production dates, that assumption breaks, and you need first-expired-first-out instead.

The little steel bolt through your container door handle is a legal record. Here is what ISO 17712 requires, how the seal number ties to your bill of lading, and what a broken seal at Chattogram triggers.

A power bank, an aerosol, a bottle of solvent-based glue, all are dangerous goods by air. The Shipper Declaration for Dangerous Goods is the document that makes them shippable, and getting it wrong grounds the shipment.

Bangladesh has moved customs duty payment onto the automated challan system, a-Chalan. Here is how the payment flows from your bill of entry to the treasury, what can go wrong, and how it changes release timing.

A fumigation certificate proves the cargo or its wooden packing was treated against pests. It is a different document from the ISPM 15 stamp, and knowing which one your shipment needs prevents a hold at Chattogram.

When customs and the importer disagree on value, classification or rate, Section 81 of the Customs Act lets the goods clear against a security deposit while the question is finalised. Here is how it works and how to use it.

Not every Chinese factory holds export rights. When it does not, your order ships through a foreign trade agent, which changes who the shipper is, how the VAT refund works and where your risk sits.

The pro forma invoice is the document your bank and Bangladesh customs both rely on. Here is every line it must carry, how it differs from the commercial invoice, and the mismatches that cause trouble later.