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6 guides on logistics for apparel importers.
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Duty-free · Sourcing
Sourcing knitwear from Nepal for Australian brands: the 50% rule, GST and lead times
Nepali knitwear enters Australia duty-free only if 50% of factory cost qualifies. Here is how the 25% fabric cap, paperwork, GST and lead times work.
Updated · 7 min read
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Sourcing · Logistics
Sourcing knitwear from Nepal: a guide for UAE and Dubai buyers
Nepal-made knitwear pays 5% UAE duty on CIF plus 5% import VAT. Here is the landed-cost arithmetic, invoice attestation, documents and freight to Dubai.
Updated · 7 min read
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How to · Logistics
Proforma vs commercial invoice, and every other document in your garment shipment
Learn what each garment shipping document is for and who issues it, from proforma invoice to B/L and origin papers, and the errors that hold cargo.
Updated · 2 min read
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How to · Logistics
How much does a t-shirt weigh? Real numbers for shipping and freight
See real t-shirt weights by size and GSM from a factory that weighs them, singles to cartons, plus a method to estimate any garment’s shipping weight.
Updated · 2 min read
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Logistics · How to
Incoterms for apparel imports: EXW, FOB & CIF from Nepal explained
Learn what EXW, FOB and CIF mean for importing garments, who pays for freight and carries the risk at each stage, and how landlocked Nepal ships.
Updated · 2 min read
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Sourcing · Logistics
Shipping garments from a landlocked country: how orders leave Nepal
Nepal is landlocked, so how do garments ship? Sea freight via Kolkata or Visakhapatnam, air from Kathmandu, and the lead times and Incoterms to plan for.
Updated · 2 min read
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