Duty calls
13 September 2012
Companies can minimise spending on imports by clarifying their suppliers’ responsibilities and managing tax obligations, as Catherine Truel explains
International sourcing is a fact of business life for many these days. For purchasers, it may illuminate how much they can help by seeing global supply as an invisible chain of services linking intermediaries in several languages and currencies. However, the links in the chain can generate myriad charges, which makes them perfect breeding grounds for costs that buyers...