Importing Used Clothing to Africa

Used cloths business is a highly lucrative business worldwide. Millions of tons of the items are shipped annually. The secondhand clothing industry is facing serious challenges in many African countries. This is because the industry impacts negatively on local cloth merchants, textile industries, tailors and fashion designers. Some East and West African countries have put an outright ban on the commodity. African countries that propose a ban...

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Start Aloe Vera Export

Cultivated Aloe Vera plants are in high demand in Europe and America. The market is lucrative because of the plants valuable properties. Consumer products that have aloe vera are ointments, creams, skin lotions and cosmetic products. The short green plant has thick fleshy prickly leaves and serrated leaf margin. Widely cultivated around the world the popular plant has over 450 species. It is generally grown as an ornamental plant and medicinal plant....

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Start Crude Oil Import/Export Business

Only a few countries produce crude oil and not in commercial quantity. Even those that manage commerciality consume most of their product. They also augment the demand with imports from other countries. For example the United States of America in 2015 produced about 14 million barrel per day and consumed 19 million barrels daily. The short fall is augmented with imports of crude. It is not uncommon for petrol producing nations to also have...

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Start a Gallstone Exportation Business

Gallstone exportation involves packaging and selling a solid mass found in the gallbladder of an animal. The clay like solid is usually harvested from mature cows or oxen. They come in different sizes, shapes, colors and dimensions. To determine the value, the solid substance is dried and weighed. The color is usually determined by elements in the substance. The gallstones are predominantly used by alternate medicine practitioners and pharmaceutical...

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Start Shea Butter Exportation Business

Shea butter comes from the Shea nut found predominantly in Africa. The economic viability of the product is due to its various applications. Majority of the produce is used in cosmetics, moisturizers, creams and lotions. Top suppliers of the product are found in West and Central Africa. Major exporters of Shea butter are Central Republic, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Uganda. Others include republic of Ghana, Togo and Uganda. In recent times...

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How to Start Gum Arabic Exportation

The value chain for gum Arabic export starts from the raw material to export, sea freight, import and sales. The end market price is predicated on production levels of major exporter/importers of the product. The largest producer of gum Arabic is Sudan with millions of dollars in annual sales. In Africa small farmers account for 80% the produce. Things that affect the price of the product are war, civil unrest, famine and government initiatives. Advantage of...

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