Incoterms® 2010 Part 2 – Revision Rationale

Incoterms® 2010 Part 2 Revision Rationale Lance Scoular The Savvy Navigator twitter.com www.import-export-made-easy.com Customs Free Zones Electronic Communication Heightened concerns about security in movement of goods Changes to transport practice Incoterms 2010 Updates and Consolidates Delivery Rules 13 to 11 Simplification and Clarification References to Buyers and Sellers gender neutral Incoterms Explain 3 Letter trade terms Reflect business-to business practice in contracts for sale of goods. Tasks Costs Risks New Incoterms 2010, responsibilities of buyers & sellers for delivery of goods locally & internationally. EXW, FAS, FCA, FOB, CFR, CIF, CPT, CIP, DAP, DAT, DDP

www.gopherforum.com With winter on its way, many new lawn care business owners are looking to add snow plowing to their list of winter services. Trying to come up with an idea on how to charge can be challenging, especially for new businesses. A Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum member asked such a question regarding snow plow services. I have clients asking to have one payment for snow plowing their driveways for the winter season. Is there anywhere that one can get some sort of idea as to the expected snow for the season this year? I have searched everywhere, but found nothing. Realizing that predicting snowfall for any given year is about impossible, I am just wondering if anyone here has come up with an idea to supply this type of service. I did some last year, but lost each of them this year because we only had enough snow to plow 2 times, but they felt they paid a lot for just the 2 snow plows. Pete I charge by the hour sometimes. My minimum for snow plowing small driveways is under 6 inches of snow. Over 6 inches of snow I will charge 40% more. My hourly rate is 5/hr per truck. Salting or sanding the driveway or lot is 40% more. It is hard to price a job when you first get into snow removal. The actual removal is easy. If you have the right equipment you could make good money. I leave a invoice in their mailbox if they are not home, but I knock when Im done with the job to see if they have cash or a check for me. If not then they have 10 days to send me the …