Export Selling vs. Export Marketing
Export Selling vs. Export Marketing
Export
Marketing
Export selling involves selling the same product,
at the same price, with the same promotional
tools in a different place
Export marketing tailors the marketing mix to
international customers
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Requirements for
Export Marketing
An understanding of the target market
environment
The use of market research and identification
of market potential
Decisions concerning product design, pricing,
distribution and channels, advertising, and
communications
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Potential Export Problems
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National Policies Governing
Exports and Imports
Most nations
encourage exports
and restrict imports
In 2011, the total was
$2.7 trillion
European Union trade,
domestic and foreign,
is $3 trillion +
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Top 10 Clothing Exporters
2011 ($ billions)
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Government Programs that
Support Exports
Tax incentives
Subsidies
Governmental
assistance
Free trade zones
The Miami Free Trade Zone, near the airport
and port of Miami, manages transactions of
over $1 billion of trade a year.
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Governmental Actions to Discourage
Imports and Block Market Access
Tariffs
Import controls
Nontariff barriers
Quotas
Discriminatory
procurement policies
Restrictive customs
procedures
Arbitrary monetary
policies
Restrictive regulations
Portland, Oregon Customs Center
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Examples of Trade Barriers
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Tariff Systems
Single-column tariff
Simplest type of tariff
Schedule of duties in which rate applies to imports
from all countries on the same basis
Two-column tariff
General duties plus special duties apply
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Preferential Tariff
Reduced tariff rate applied to imports from
certain countries
GATT prohibits the use, with three exceptions:
Historical preference arrangements already
existed
Preference is part of formal economic integration
treaty
Industrial countries are permitted to grant
preferential market access to LDCs
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Customs Duties
Ad valorem duty
Expressed as percentage of value of goods
Specific duty
Expressed as specific amount of currency per unit
of weight, volume, length, or other unit of
measurement
Compound or mixed duties
Apply
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Other Duties and
Import Charges
Anti-dumping Duties
Dumping is the sale of merchandise in export
markets at unfair prices
Special import charges equal to the dumping
margin
Countervailing Duties
Variable Import Levies
Temporary Surcharges
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Key Export Participants
Foreign purchasing
agents
Export brokers
Export merchants
Export management
companies
Export distributor
Export commission
representative
Cooperative exporter
Freight forwarders
Manufacturers export
representatives
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Organizing for Exporting in
the Manufacturers Country
Exports can be handled
As a part-time activity performed by domestic
employees
Through an export partner
Through an export department
Through an export department within an
international division
For multi-divisional companies; each possibility
exists for each division
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Organizing for Exporting
in the Market Country
Direct market representation
Advantages: control and communications
Representation by independent
intermediaries
Advantages: best for situations with small sales
volume
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Trade Financing and
Methods of Payment
Documentary credits (letter of credit)
Documentary collections (bill of exchange)
Cash in advance
Sales on open account
Sales on consignment basis
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Documentary Credit
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Documentary Credit (Cont)
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Duty Drawback
Refunds of duties paid on imports that are
processed or incorporated into other goods
AND re-exported
Reduce the price of imported production
inputs
Used in the U.S. to encourage exports
After NAFTA, U.S. reduced drawbacks on
exports to Canada and Mexico
China had to reduce drawbacks in order to
join the WTO
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Sourcing
Must emphasize benefits of sourcing from
country other than home country
Must assess vision and values of company
leadership
Advantage can be gained by
Concentrating some of the marketing activities in a
single location
Leveraging companys know-how
Tapping opportunities for product development and
R&D
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Factors that Affect Sourcing
Management vision
Factor costs and conditions
Customer needs
Logistics
Country infrastructure
Political risk
Exchange rate, availability,
and convertibility of local
money
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