IMPORT PROCESS OF COCOA BEANS FROM IVORY COAST TO FINLAND
Boulnois, Agathe (2012)
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012090513398
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012090513398
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of this thesis was to study, understand and describe the international purchasing process of a particular product from a third country to a European country.
The first chapter of this report introduces the bachelor’s thesis: the background of the topic, the purposes and outlines of this study. The two following chapters are related to the specific good imported: the cocoa beans. The history of this commodity good is described in this part, together with the issues it generates and its standards.
The key theory of an import process is then described, starting with the supplier selection, following by the transportation mode, payment and delivery terms, and ending with the customs part.
The empirical part of the thesis consists of an effective guideline for a company interested in importing cocoa beans from Ivory Coast to Finland. This part will enable a buyer to understand step by step the requirements of an import process, but it will also orientate him or her in the most difficult parts of this import process.
Finally, the last part of this study consists in an evaluation of the process, analysing the successes and failures, and suggesting potential topics for further studies linked to the thesis I have completed.
The first chapter of this report introduces the bachelor’s thesis: the background of the topic, the purposes and outlines of this study. The two following chapters are related to the specific good imported: the cocoa beans. The history of this commodity good is described in this part, together with the issues it generates and its standards.
The key theory of an import process is then described, starting with the supplier selection, following by the transportation mode, payment and delivery terms, and ending with the customs part.
The empirical part of the thesis consists of an effective guideline for a company interested in importing cocoa beans from Ivory Coast to Finland. This part will enable a buyer to understand step by step the requirements of an import process, but it will also orientate him or her in the most difficult parts of this import process.
Finally, the last part of this study consists in an evaluation of the process, analysing the successes and failures, and suggesting potential topics for further studies linked to the thesis I have completed.