Glossary

These are warehouses or places under customs control intended to receive goods that cannot be declared under a customs procedure within one working day of their arrival. At the end of this stay, which is limited in time, the goods must be placed under a customs procedure. At the end of this period, which is limited in time, the goods must be placed under a customs procedure.

These are warehouses or locations under customs control intended to receive goods that cannot be dispatched immediately after export formalities have been completed. At the end of their stay, which is limited in time, the goods must either be dispatched or be placed under another customs procedure.

This is a tool that enables large international groups to group together debts and receivables through a financial organisation that they have set up for this purpose. In this way, the foreign exchange risk is limited to the balance of these debts and the foreign currency loans that can be made.

All the knowledge concerning the organisation and management of a company.

Under a management contract, an exporting company manages a company set up (or already existing) abroad (commercial management, accounting, HR management, etc.) belonging to a commercial partner who remains the owner of the company. The aim is to put the know-how of the managing company at the service of the foreign company in order to improve its productivity.

Observation of market trends. Competitive intelligence. Study of how the competition operates (corporate culture, strategic orientations, market positioning, etc.).

Market research is used to assess a product's ability to develop commercially in a defined area or with a defined target. It is carried out in the form of a survey or analysis to gather the information needed to verify the suitability of the product for the market.

Mediation is established through the presence of a mediator who will succeed in re-establishing communication between two opposing parties in a dispute.

This is a technique that will make it possible to finance receivables from buyers residing outside the customs territory. The bank will grant an 18-month payment period.

Agreement formalised in writing between a debtor and his creditor, the purpose of which is to consolidate the debt that has fallen due and to set deadlines for its repayment. A moratorium provides for the payment of interest and includes an acceleration clause. It may be accompanied by guarantees.