Newsroom
Company news and announcements
Corporate developments, partnership notices and updates from the trade directions we operate in. Media and partnership enquiries go to the same address as everything else.
- Published
- 8 notices
- Enquiries
- info@martsym.com
Sourcing6 min readReading a quotation: the four numbers that decide landed cost
Unit price is the number buyers negotiate hardest and the one that moves landed cost least. Three others usually matter more.
Read the article
Logistics5 min readWhen consolidating beats filling a container
A full container is the cheapest way to move goods per cubic metre and often the most expensive way to buy them.
Read the article
Compliance5 min readThe paperwork a cosmetics shipment cannot clear without
In cosmetics the documentation is part of the product. A shipment that cannot be evidenced is a shipment that cannot be sold.
Read the article
Logistics5 min readLead time is a scheduling problem before it is a shipping problem
A quoted lead time that ignores the date you need the goods is not a commitment. It is an estimate of how long something takes.
Read the article
Trade5 min readIncoterms decide who carries the risk, not who pays the freight
The most common misreading in international trade is treating an incoterm as a pricing detail rather than a transfer of liability.
Read the article
Sourcing5 min readWhat a factory's capacity claim is actually worth
Anyone can find a factory. The work is confirming it can produce to your specification, at your volume, on your date — and that nobody else has booked the same line.
Read the article
Partnerships1 min readSupplier and distributor enquiries open
We are reviewing new manufacturer, distributor and agency relationships across all four registered trade directions.
Read the article
Corporate1 min readMartsym Trade Ltd incorporated in London
The company was registered in England & Wales under company number 15967593, consolidating four wholesale trading directions under a single UK counterparty.
Read the article
Want to be part of the next announcement?
Tell us the category, the volume and the market you operate in. Concrete proposals get a concrete answer.