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Choosing the Incoterm
Where the supplier’s responsibility ends and yours begins. A badly negotiated EXW can cost more than a CIF, and a DDP almost always hides the seller’s margin.
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Logistics advisory
Guidance to choose the right Incoterm, structure costs, understand the applicable customs regime and decide with numbers before you buy.
- Incoterms 2020
- Landed cost
- Applicable customs regime
- Route and mode analysis
What it involves
Most logistics overspend is not created in transport: it is created when negotiating the purchase. Accepting the wrong Incoterm, missing a prior permit or not knowing a product’s duty rate can sink a deal that looked profitable on paper.
We work with first-time importers and with companies that already import but want to tidy up their operation. We review the full chain — from purchase order to delivery — and point out where money is being left on the table.
This is not desk consulting: it is the same team that later runs the shipment, so the recommendations come from what actually works at Honduran ports and customs offices.
What’s included
What this service covers
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Landed cost
The full structure: goods value, freight, insurance, duties, VAT, port charges, storage and inland transport. The real number a selling price is built on.
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Regime and compliance
Which regime fits, which prior permits apply, which health registrations must be in place and what timelines each agency runs.
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Operation design
Route and mode comparison, the break-even point between air and ocean, optimal purchase frequency and the choice between consolidating or shipping direct.
How we work
How it runs, step by step
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Diagnosis
What you buy, from whom, how often and under what terms.
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Analysis
Tariff classification, duty calculation and comparison of routes and modes.
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Recommendation
Suggested Incoterm, applicable regime and landed cost structure.
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Execution
If you decide to work with us, the same team runs the shipment end to end.
Frequently asked questions
About this service
Is the advisory service charged?
The initial consultation on routes, transit times and cost structure is free: it is part of quoting properly. Larger studies — classifying full catalogues or redesigning a supply chain — are quoted separately.
I have never imported. Where do I start?
By knowing what the product will actually cost delivered to your warehouse. With the description, value and origin we give you that figure and tell you which legal requirements to have ready before paying your supplier.
Other services
See all services01Ocean freightFull container, consolidated cargo, project and out-of-gauge shipments from any port in the world to Puerto Cortés, Puerto Castilla or San Lorenzo.02Air freightGeneral, perishable and dangerous goods with the main airlines. Charter and part charter for urgent or oversize shipments.03Ground transportFull and partial loads within Honduras and across the Central American corridor, with the equipment each shipment needs.
PRIME LOGISTICS
Shall we quote your advisory shipment?
Tell us what you need to import or export and we will send you a quote with every line itemised. No charges that show up later.
+504 3161-3465 · ventas@primelogisticshn.com