International Commercial Terms, referred to as Incoterms can often be puzzling, especially if you are venturing into the business of international trade for the first time. For instance, if you have no experience shipping from China you are bound to be at a loss when you come across various terms; foreign to you.
A newbie shipping goods for the first time might come across terms such as EXW and FOB. These terminologies like any other can be quite confusing when you encounter them for the first time. However, these are common terms used in the shipping industry all across the globe; it does not matter whether you are cargo shipping from China or any another country; as these are standard terms that you will come across all the time.
Cargo shipping from China by sea is not only for companies importing bulk cargo, but for individuals that want to import smaller packages as well – packages as small as one cubic meter in volume. Low volume cargo items are shipped together with cargo being imported by other companies.
