Import Business Guide

Practical guides on importing goods, customs and supplier payments: clear explanations, step-by-step instructions and checklists.

Daniel R. Whitaker

Daniel Whitaker spent fourteen years as a customs compliance manager and import operations lead for mid-sized US distributors, handling Incoterms negotiation, HTS classification, and supplier payment terms across Asia and Latin America. He now advises small importers on documentation, duty exposure, and letter-of-credit mechanics, writing from the paperwork side of the trade rather than the sales side.

Supplier Payment Terms and Trade Finance: Getting the Money Side Right

10/29/2026

Here's an uncomfortable truth about importing: plenty of deals die on price, but the ones that actually bankrupt people tend to die on payment terms. That's...