Recurring machinery exports to Latin America
A machinery manufacturer with monthly shipments to Chile and Colombia. We standardised the paperwork, contracted freight on a fixed window and took delivery all the way to the end customer under DAP.
The context
A Brazilian manufacturer of food industry machinery sold to distributors in Chile and Colombia on FOB terms. Every shipment was treated as a brand new operation: documents redone from scratch, freight quoted on the spot and little visibility once the container left the port.
What we did
- Sales moved to DAP, with TMLOG responsible for the international transport and for delivery at the distributor address.
- An ocean freight contract with a weekly window out of Santos and Paranaguá, securing predictable space and cost.
- Export documents standardised (invoice, packing list, certificate of origin under ALADI) with revised templates and a check before every shipment.
- Clearance at destination followed by our local agents, with a weekly status report to the client.
Outcome
Shipments now leave on a fixed calendar, with paperwork approved first time and delivery tracked through to the end customer. The manufacturer gained an important commercial argument: selling at a delivered price, without the buyer having to understand the logistics.
About this case: for confidentiality reasons we do not disclose the client name or the figures of the operation. What is described here is the real scope of the work and the way it was carried out.
International trade and logistics specialist with experience in import, export, customs clearance and international business development at TMLOG Global Trade & Logistics.
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