A field guide to cross-border paymentsSupplier payments, FX and import costs
ABOUT / FREIGHT AND FUNDS

From supplier quote to warehouse

A supplier’s price is only part of the order. Freight and Funds covers the paperwork, payment terms, currency decisions, and import costs that come before stock reaches your shelves.

01 / WHO IT IS FOR

Small trade teams

Written for US importers and exporters, marketplace sellers buying overseas, and small freight teams. Articles start with a shipment or payment question and the information needed to answer it.

02 / WHAT YOU WILL FIND

Guides and tools for the job

Use the corridor guides, payment timelines, editable landed-cost model, historical FX data, and articles with source links to prepare questions for your bank, supplier, forwarder, or broker.

How we approach an article

An article should help you work out what is missing, who can confirm it, and how a changed assumption affects the decision. Official requirements and our suggested workflows are identified separately, with links so you can check the source.

Invented figures and scenarios are labeled. A country guide cannot give one tariff rate for every import. FX charts are not payment quotes, and the worked projects are examples rather than customer testimonials.

What this edition provides

This edition contains the publication’s guides and working tools. It does not identify a verified operating company or offer an available brokerage, freight-forwarding, or financial service. Operator details and relevant affiliations still need to be supplied, confirmed, and added to the disclosures.

Pre-shipment checks

Check the order before it ships.

Review the invoice, bank details, documents and costs before releasing the balance.

Open the shipment checklist

Start with “China”, “FX” or “letter of credit”.