Export trading company (ETC) An ETC scouts for hot market trends and focuses on foreign buyers that want to sell those exports. They then match the buyers with domestic manufacturers who want to export their goods. The export company often will take temporary ownership of the goods while in transit, and after they distribute the goods, they make a commission. Export management company (EMC) EMCs work on behalf of the seller. They tend to specialize in a product niche or industry. If a furniture maker wants to sell to other countries, they’d pay an EMC to find dealers and distributors in an overseas market. The EMC would arrange safe and secure shipping, and handle paperwork. An EMC receives a salary, commission, or retainer. Import-export merchants These free-agent intermediaries discover and directly purchase various kinds of goods from a domestic company or overseas manufacturer and then resell them at a markup. In this import-export business type, the merchant takes on all the risk, but the profit potential may be higher.
Research the market To determine whether the products you’re interested in are likely to sell, you can use tools like Google Trends, industry reports, GlobalEDGE’s Market Potential Index, analytics from social media channels, and the International Trade Administration’s data and analysis. Select an appropriate business type Model your import-export business on a type that best matches your vision—ETC, EMC, or import-export merchant.
Uniform Intermodal Interchange & Facilities Access Agreement
The only standard industry contract that governs the interchange of equipment between intermodal trucking companies and equipment providers (ocean carriers, railroads & equipment leasing companies). Participation in the UIIA increases operational efficiencies and eliminates the need to manage multiple interchange contracts and insurance filings. UIIA currently has over 13,000 Motor Carriers and 58 Equipment Provider signatories and is utilized for approximately 95% of all North American intermodal equipment interchanges. The Intermodal Interchange Executive Committee is the ten-member group of participating Ocean, Rail,Motor Carrier and Equipment Leasing Company representatives that oversees the administration of the UIIA. Click here for list of Committee members and action items as it relates to the UIIA.
Driver Vehicle Examination Report Service
The Driver Vehicle Examination Report Service (DVER) provides an efficient method for Intermodal Equipment Providers (IEPs) and Motor Carriers (MCs) to be notified that a DVER has been issued on intermodal equipment. The DVER service is currently offered at no charge to GIER IEP subscribers and UIIA MC participants as a value-added service to the GIER and UIIA programs.
Benefits Of The DVER Service
- Notifies intermodal equipment providers and motor carriers that a DVER has been issued on intermodal equipment. IANA has established a direct interface with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that allows timely delivery of the DVER notification.
- Sends violation details via XML, as well as PDF e-mail delivery.
- Provides web portal access for DVER management, storage, lookups, retrieval and reporting.
- Provides expanded reporting functionalities to generate reports by inspection level, violation type and/or specific violation code.
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- Captures electronically the transfer of liability, damage and indemnification set forth under the UIIA from the originating Motor Carrier to the receiving Motor Carrier when a street interchange is performed.
- Stops the clock on the import move and begins it on the export move for street turns.
- Validates the receiving Motor Carrier has a valid UIIA interchange with the UIIA Equipment Provider(s) involved in the street interchange transaction.
- Interfaces with IANA's Global Equipment Registry (GIER) application to confirm the SCAC Code for the chassis Equipment Provider to validate the interchange status between the Motor Carrier and the chassis provider (as long as the chassis EP is a UIIA participant).
SIA Overview
- Provides access to supporting documentation related to the street interchange/street turn transaction to all involved parties, which can be of assistance in cases of disputes.
- Enables Equipment Providers to properly allocate free time and per diem based on terms contained in their individual UIIA addendum as well as maintenance and repair charges.
Financial Information
Here you will find a range of financial information including quarterly filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, weekly carload reports, quarterly performance summaries, and presentations delivered to investors.On Feb. 12, 2010, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, (formerly known as Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation) and BNSF Railway Company became subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC continues to file annual, quarterly and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These filings, as well as historical SEC filings of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, are accessible in the "SEC Filings" section below. BNSF Railway Company filed reports with the SEC through February 2018. They are accessible in the “SEC Filings” section below. Beginning in February 2018, reports for BNSF Railway Company are no longer filed with the SEC, but certain financial information can be found on this website.For information about Berkshire Hathaway Inc., visit the Berkshire Hathaway website. Former stockholders of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation may access historical stock and merger related information in the "Former BNI Stockholders" section below.--------