1. Are you looking to export merchandise from the United States, but you are unwilling to assume your buyer’s credit risk?

2. Is your business struggling with letter of credit compliance issues, including discrepancies in connection with a presentation, as well as resulting bank delays?

3. Do your employees already have their hands full, and you would prefer to out-source your export documentation needs and bank presentations entirely so that they can focus on other important tasks?

4. Would you benefit from decades of collective experience by using K International to review the shipping terms of your transaction before you even enter into a contract, thereby solving problems before they happen?
5. Are you faced with a large overseas project involving staging, export packaging, stowage and bracing, and possibly staggered or “just in time” delivery, and you could use logistical advice?

If any of the questions above apply to you, we are in a position to help.  There is no need to extend “open account” selling terms to your overseas customer or to insist on full prepayment up front before shipping.  K International can help you understand the nuts and bolts of a letter of credit.

It is crucial to know your rights as a beneficiary under a letter of credit.  Many banks include model provisions in their letters of credit that are redundant, confusing or simply incorrect, and many applicants request “protection” that is way beyond market standards.  K International will not only analyze what terms should be removed or changed, we will also explain what provisions should be added to protect your interests. 

In fact, some of our customers prefer to out-source their export documentation needs and bank presentations entirely to K International, thereby exploiting efficiencies and raising productivity.  

Even if you are required to work with an appointed freight forwarder, your interests are worth protecting.  K International is able to negotiate terms initially and then coordinate the execution, all on your behalf, if desired.  However, our comprehensive support encompasses more than merely documentation-related services.

K International has overseen a wide variety of complex shipments, including the transportation of an entire industrial plant, which featured a combination of containerized cargo and oversized pieces.  We worked with engineers to determine the order of disassembly/assembly, as well as appropriate markings, so that the shipment could be tracked and remain on schedule on both ends.  Particularly when a project seems most daunting, we can provide organization and structure. 

Upon request, K International can provide potential commercial clients with references from a number of our existing customers who continue to rely on our judgment and expertise, in some cases for more than a decade.

Please feel free to call or email us with a specific inquiry.