Trade Talks

In last month’s Cross-border Trade Val-bytes, we understood Cross-border Trade Valuation for exported goods and for imported goods in a nutshell. I hope my previous article helps you to understand the significance of valuation in international trade. In this month’s article, we will focus on the valuation of exported goods in a more comprehensive manner. Determination of Export Value: The value of the export goods shall be based on the transaction value of goods of like kind and quality exported at or about the same time to other buyers in the same destination country of importation or in another destination country of importation adjusted. While determining the value of export goods several factors are taken into consideration like commercial levels, quality levels, differences in composition, quality, and design between the goods to be assessed and the goods with which they are being compared, differences in domestic freight, and insurance charges depending on the place of exportatio