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checking the containers before they arrive at
their port of destination. This guarantees the
product arrives as expected and if there is an
error it’s resolved before it is imported.
“We make sure everything corresponds
completely to what the documents say, complies
with all regulations and that we don’t
have to wait at the port to get our merchandise,
a process that could take up to five
days,” Venegas said.
And most important is that the export-import
process is totally secure. After checking
the containers at the port of origin, Intertraffic
closes them “with certain security devices
that guarantee the merchandise will arrive
as it was left, without anybody taking or leaving
anything during the trip,” Venegas said.
When the container arrives in Mexico, it goes
directly to customs, without delays and with
the security the merchandise is complete.
“Robberies have stopped for us,” Venegas
said.
Intertraffic is one of the first Mexican
companies that offers this type of service
and it’s been successful.
“At first it was very difficult. We couldn’t
find a way to make this economically viable
or to have it function on time or coincide
with everything and be simple. We made
several attempts but they weren’t adequate.
Finally, after trial and error, we figured out
how to do it ... Today the percentage of error
is minimum and we haven’t had any incidents
with the authorities,” Venegas said.
If the client asks for it, products can arrive
in Mexico ready to be distributed and sold:
labeled, separated by size or model, with
instructions in Spanish, publicity for promotion
or prices, with everything ready.
The company began in China and has
expanded its operations to India, Singapore,
Vietnam and soon to Europe and America.
In China it has corporate offices in Hong
Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Yiwu. This
year it waits to enter the markets in Russia,
Argentina and Germany, where there are
companies interested in its services.
Currently, it has around 25 clients, with
most of them being auto parts stores, toys
and electronics firms and companies that
sell clothing, shoes, food, chemical products
and construction materials. Its clients in
Mexico are in Monterrey (in Nuevo León);
Chihuahua (northern Mexico); Puebla (in
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Grupo Intertraffic has successfully made more efficient
the importation of products to Mexico.
These are some of the results:
Merchandise isn’t detained at cargo ports. The container
arrives directly at customs.
The export-import process is totally secure. The company has
eliminated the risk of having merchandise robbed during the trip
from the port of origin to the port of destination.
There are clients who have reduced their costs by 20%.
In 2008, it managed 2,000 containers.
the central part of the country); Mérida (in
the southern state of Yucatán); and Guadalajara
(in Jalisco).
Considering the experience it’s gained
during the last two years, Intertraffic has
achieved an important role in Mexican business
relations. The service it offers allows
established Mexican companies to dedicate
themselves to doing business, without worrying
about the transportation and processing
of exports and imports. For that, they
count on the help of an expert. n
In 2009, it expects to increase its operations
to 2,500 containers.
The company estimates that in 2010, it will
manage 5,000 containers with a total value of between
4 million and 5 million usd.