Why do buyers go quiet after the first quotation?

Most often because the quotation could not be compared. If the unit, the Incoterm or the validity is missing, the buyer cannot line you up against the others and moves on. The next most common reasons are a lead time that misses their season, a minimum order quantity above what they asked for that was not explained, and a missing certification their market requires. A short follow-up that asks which of those it was, rather than repeating the offer, gets an answer often enough to be worth sending once.

Does my HS code have to match the buyer's?

They frequently differ, and it is the buyer's import classification that sets the duty. The first six digits are harmonised internationally, but each country adds its own further digits, and the same goods can legitimately sit under different national subheadings. Confirm the code the buyer intends to use before shipment, because a mismatch between your export declaration and their import entry causes delays and can trigger a query on value. Where the classification is open to argument, the buyer can apply for a binding or advance ruling in their own country.

Should I send free samples?

Send a sample when there is a specific requirement behind it and the buyer has given you enough commercial detail to price against. Charging for the sample and the courier, and offering to credit that cost against a first order, filters out sample collectors without insulting a serious buyer. Distinguish a stock sample, which shows what you normally make, from a pre-production sample made to the buyer's specification, which is the one worth formally approving. Keep a sealed, dated counter-sample so there is a physical reference if the shipment is later disputed.

A buyer wants exclusivity or a distributorship. How should I handle it?

Treat exclusivity as something bought with volume, not granted with hope. If you agree to it, tie it to a minimum annual purchase, a defined territory, a fixed term, and an automatic reversion to non-exclusive if the volume is missed, and put it in writing before the first order rather than after. Be careful with requests for exclusivity before any trading history, and be careful about registering trademarks or product approvals in the distributor's name rather than your own, because that is difficult and expensive to unwind if the relationship ends.

What should a first reply to a buying requirement contain?

Answer the buyer's stated quantity, specification and delivery point directly, then give price and currency, the Incoterm with the named port or place, minimum order quantity, packing and units per carton, lead time measured from a stated event, payment terms and how long the offer is valid. Add a short numbered list of anything the requirement left blank that you need in order to firm the price. Do not lead with a company introduction and a catalogue; buyers comparing several suppliers read the numbers first.

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List of Electronics Buyers and Importers in Netherlands - Buy Leads Directory

Browse Electronic & Electrical buying requirements posted by importers from Netherlands and send your quotation free of charge.

Selling Electronics into Netherlands? 10 buyers and importers there have posted live requirements, and the heaviest demand is in Electric Lamps, Tubes, Bulbs, Lights & Light Fittings, Laptops, Notebooks & ThinkPad and Personal Computers.

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EN590 D2 Diesel

Origin - Kazakhstan Quantity : 350,000 Ton NOTE : Looking for Price - 50 of 600.000 USD ... Europe Oil and Gas is very flexible, they will allow and p.....show more

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2026-10-28

Diesel EN590 10 PPM

Quantity: 200,000 MT Trial, Later 400,000 By 12 Note: Invoice Seller Send Present SGS To Buyer Then Buyer Pay The Full Amount As He Will Not Do Any Ex.....show more

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2026-10-28

R290 Heat Pump Water Heaters

Condensor: High efficient tank COP: 4.8 Compressor: Pana-sonic Function: Sanitary hot water, heating, cooling NW: 115kg

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2026-05-04

STARLINK V4 Standard Kit Satellite Antenna & WiFi Router

Hello, my name is Saeed. I am the manager of a trading company working in the field of communications and we have Starlink orders. Please share the pr.....show more

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2026-02-13