Guides
Guides
The things worth knowing before you go back to a supplier.
- Why a lower price with a bigger minimum usually isn't cheaper — The arithmetic that makes the cheapest quote the expensive one.
- How to read a packaging quote, and the four things suppliers leave off — Per thousand, per case, tooling, carriage: what to ask before comparing.
- What the ONS producer price index tells you about your input costs — A useful negotiating fact, and three ways to misread it.
- Incoterms for people who don't import very much — The four you will actually meet, and what each one costs you.