Now that the lockdown around the world seems to be lifting and the world is returning to normal again, how can you revamp your exports? Businesses will want to get back on their feet right away. It’s almost like a stampede that the world can feel rumbling away in the background. But, you have to reestablish contact with your supplier and reaffirm relationships with consumers and clients. It’s a tall order and yet, it must be championed in such a way that secures your ability to continue on as you once did. But the export market is very complex, more so than the import market. It’s your responsibility to make sure your products are meeting the rules and regulations of the market you are entering. With that in mind, let the revamp begin!

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Reestablishing contact 

Hopefully, throughout the past few months of inactivity, you have been keeping in close communication with your clients abroad. Whether they are fellow small business owners, distributors or ecommerce wholesalers, you should have been updating them on your business. But, now is the time to reestablish contact and let them know what you want to achieve for the future.

Hold a meeting with all your export clients, and talk about the following things.

• How fast can you get back up to speed, what are the short term and long term plan?
• What is the quantity of product you can get to them?
• What is the timeframe you can perform this in?
• What can you do to ease their troubles and challenges? If they have any worries or inabilities to adapt quickly, is there anything you can do to accommodate their needs?

Shipping internationally

Gigantic cargo ships will begin to cross the seven seas once more, and you need to be with a company that can deliver you the best standard in international shipping. However you also need it to be reasonably priced, after all, you have been and may still be going through a financial storm. UPS provides some of the best Affordable UPS shipping quotes for SMB’s in the world. They are a company known for their ability to ship parcels and bulk products across the world, be it via cargo planes or cargo ships. With their mobility and logistical capability, you can once again ship your products to clients thousands of miles away. You need someone who will be reliable and trustworthy during this hard time.

Be the first

Exports in some areas have dried up, and understandably so. No one is buying anything anymore but once the doors are open again, you can bet your bottom dollar consumers will rush to the stores again. So you must be one of, if not, the first! Try to secure exclusive rights to being one of the first products your clients sell. This may cost extra but if you can sign a quick exclusivity sales agreement, you could secure a very important market position.

It’s a very exciting yet challenging time to be in the export market. But one day things WILL return to normal. So why not prepare for this to be the case, now?