Common difficulty that traders face when exporting goods or services
Identify a common difficulty that traders face when exporting goods or services to other countries.
Many customers require face-to-face negotiations on their home turf.
A letter of credit is a document
issued by a bank at the request of an importer.
Which of the following refers to an order written by an exporter instructing an importer, or an importer’s agent, to pay a specified amount of money at a specified time?
Bill of exchange
Which of the following is a valid observation of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank?
It is an independent agency of the U.S government and promotes international trade.
A counterpurchase occurs when
a firm agrees to buy a certain amount of materials back from a country to which a sale is made
A(n) _ occurs when a firm builds a plant in a country and agrees to take a certain percentage of the plant’s output as partial payment for the contract.
Buyback
Export credit insurance is provided by the _, an association of private commercial institutions operating under the guidance of the Export-Import Bank.
Foreign Credit Insurance Association (FCIA)
A drawback of relying on an export management company is that a company can fail to develop its own exporting capabilities.
True
A sight draft is payable on presentation to the drawee.
True
The main principle of countertrade is to accept advance payments for goods and services that are exported to another country.
