Software agreements are legal contracts between software developers or vendors and users that govern the use of the software. These agreements outline the terms and conditions of use, as well as any restrictions or limitations placed on the software. Software agreements models and templates can take many different format, including end-user license agreements (EULAs), software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, open source licenses, ... Read More »
A Logistics Contract or Logistics Services Contract is a legally binding agreement that deals with freight transportation services such as domestic freight forwarding services, motor carriers, local rail drayage services, domestic water carriers, and others. Almost every business has a relationship with a logistics company that will or should be eventually documented in a formal contract. Nonetheless, a transport contract ... Read More »
Startups represents today the majority of innovative developments and initiatives coming either from the research and development department of big companies or from young entrepreneurs. In the last years the number of startups has increased rapidly and legal aspects –between them contracts and agreements– have appear to support the entrepreneurs ventures. These entrepreneurs make business growth and profit maximization their ... Read More »
The information on the international transport of goods is very relevant for foreign trade operations. For this reason, export and import companies and also those that provide transport services such as logistics operators and freight forwarders must know and properly manage those sources of information in the logistics sector in which they can find out about relevant data of the ... Read More »
Business in Latin America continues to offer opportunities in different sectors, despite the political uncertainty in which many of its countries are immersed. This is evidenced by the investment interest of Chinese and, more recently, North American companies, which are positioning themselves strongly in certain sectors, especially those related to raw materials and natural resources. However, in spite of the ... Read More »
International trade documents templates, either for exporting or importing, are a really important aspect of foreign trade operations, as the wrong or not complete preparation or even the absence of some of them can prevent goods from travelling correctly and passing customs and tax controls at borders, both in the country of origin and, above all, in the country of ... Read More »
Incoterms FCA – Free Carrier is the most used of the 11 Incoterms 2020. According to data provided by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), FCA represents approximately 30% of foreign trade operations, followed by CIF (22%) and FOB (20%), which are the Incoterms that have traditionally been used in the recent past. REASONS FOR USING FCA The justification for ... Read More »
Business in India offers great opportunities to exporters and investors of western countries in an enormous and expanding consumer market of over 1.300 million people, and with more than a quarter of the world’s population under 25 years, that will be world’s third largest economy by 2030, after China and the United States. If China is considered the “world’s workshop” ... Read More »
A Broker Agreement is a type of contract use mainly in international trade that sets forth the terms and conditions under which a Broker will either: find interested buyers for goods and/or services being sold by a Seller, or find goods and/or services for a Buyer to purchase. The Broker’s role may be limited to just introducing a buyer and a seller, or may ... Read More »
Doing business in Africa is becoming increasingly attractive and easy for Western companies that are identifying new opportunities on the African continent. For this reason, both European countries and the United States are implementing policies to access African markets, although China is the main investor and supplier on the continent. Chinese strategy has consisted on investing in the primary sector ... Read More »
