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Cases · Markets, trade & operations · International trade, customs & sanctions

Start exporting to a new country

We want to start exporting to a new country. Where do we begin?

WONE Global checks product rules, customs, tax and payment terms for that market, and sets up contracts and documents with professionals on both sides.

Countries in the typical case Türkiye · United Kingdom

The situation

What is happening

What is at stake

First exports fail on paperwork: wrong classification, missing certificates, unpaid invoices or a product that is not allowed.

A scenario

Furniture makerMid-sized company · from Turkey · in United Kingdom

It has received its first large order from a UK buyer and has never exported there before.

Where it ends A first export that arrives, clears and gets paid.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “What do we need to sell our products abroad?”“Export checklist for a first-time exporter”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global checks product rules, customs, tax and payment terms for that market, and sets up contracts and documents with professionals on both sides.

Usually led by Customs, trade and export controls, with Contracts and commercial law, Tax and structuring and Payments and currency.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Day 1WONE Global checks product rules, customs and VAT for the UK.
  2. Week 1Contract and payment terms reviewed on both sides.
  3. Week 2Documents and shipping terms set.
  4. ThenFirst shipment clears and is paid for.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Sell direct, through a distributor or via a marketplace
  2. 02Product, import and registration requirements in the destination
  3. 03How you will be paid and in which currency

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A route-to-market recommendation
  • Import and product requirements for the destination
  • Contract, invoicing and payment terms ready

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Customs, trade and export controls, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Türkiyein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

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Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

Roberto GilardinoShanghai · China

WONE Global Capability Partner · China

Roberto Gilardino

Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries · Horizons (Shanghai) Corporate Advisory Company · Shanghai

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).

Karin HorevTel Aviv · Israel

WONE Global Capability Partner · Israel

Karin Horev

Founding Partner · Horev & Co. Law Office · Tel Aviv

Adv. Karin Horev has been practicing corporate and commercial law for more than 20 years, with a focus on complex technology-related matters. Over the years, Karin has led a large number of complex and wide-ranging tran…

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