Should You Use a Foreign Distributor? If you sell products globally, hiring one can ease the process.

Jul 14, 2003

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If you can find foreign distributors for your product,you'll be able to simply sell them your products and let themworry about reselling them at a profit in their domestic markets.Distributors are nice because they can offer foreign customerstop-notch service and are easier for you to deal with because theytypically buy enough of your product to build up an inventory.

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