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QUESTION ON Exporting Philippine Handicrafts and Procedures
I’m planning to export handicrafts from the Philippines to US. (I already have potential buyers there. I would like to know the procedure of doing it (list of steps I have to undertake as well as papers & permits I need) Also if possible the cost of permits or where I can verify them
– Dr. R. Rufino , Philippine
ANSWER
Advice by Nach Maravilla
Publisher, PowerHomeBiz.com
Dear Dr. Rufino,
Congratulations on your planned venture to export handicraft to the USA. –
To answer your question briefly, you may click on this link to The Department of Trade and Industry. They give more precise procedures and detailed information and of course, with authority. http://www.dti.gov.ph/dti/index.php?p=223
It is better to follow their instructions and suggestions, however, on the shipping process, I suggest that you contact an Export Broker. To do the shipping yourself requires a lot of work for you in the documentation and inspection process. If you hire a brokerage firm, you only prepare your PACKING LIST (s) and the broker takes over. Then hands all documents to you when the container is loaded and shipped. Then you can present these documents to your bank and collect the proceeds of the Letter of Credit. If the merchandise are PREPAID, then you can mail the Invoices and required documents to your buyer (s)
By the way, this answer is on the presumption that you are already organized and ready to go.
Otherwise, I suggest that you make more research, specially on the category of the craft that you wish to get involved with. Then make a market study and see how it could produce a good profit for you because handicrafts in my experience is a very low margin business. The cost from the manufacturer to final loading of the goods sometimes become very high and the buyers also demand that they pay only so much. Make a thorough research before you do anything else. Visit the the DTI website as well as get information from CITEM. They will help you succeed.
I have a few articles about International Trading which might be of help. You can read them here:
- Starting a Home-Based International Trading Business
- Starting Your Own Home-Based International Trading Business
In the meantime, start with the Bureau of Census and Statistics.
Let me know the outcome.
Nach M Maravilla
Recommended Resources on Export and Export Procedures
- Basic Guide to Exporting: The Official Government Resource for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
- Export/Import Procedures and Documentation
Article originally published in April 2006. Updated February 24, 2012 Again on February 2, 2016
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