In common parlance:
Trading companies organize commodities, but do not produce commodities, which is an intermediate link in commodity circulation. Earning the price difference between upstream and downstream of commodity circulation often exists as middlemen! It buys goods from upstream manufacturers and then transfers them to downstream buyers or consumers to earn the difference profit. You can also engage in consulting services or technology development.
Extended data:
Business scope of trading company:
1) Quality, hygiene, safety and quality inspection of various import and export commodities.
(2) the quantity identification of various import and export commodities, as well as the quantity identification of the whole batch of goods and the goods in the package.
(3) Packaging and signs of various import and export commodities.
(4) Load measurement of various import and export goods.
(5) Hatch inspection, monitoring and unloading, damage identification and damage identification of imported goods.
(six) inspection of the cleanliness, hygiene, tightness and refrigeration efficiency of the cabins, carriages and containers of export goods, as well as stowage identification and loading monitoring.
(7) The carrying vessel of import and export commodities shall declare that it is the same as average.
(8) Providing pre-shipment inspection services for relevant countries to implement the comprehensive supervision system for imported goods.
(9) Other inspection and appraisal services, such as property appraisal and evaluation, price comparison, examination and issuance of value certificates, sampling or sealing of goods, export of complete sets of equipment from design review to manufacturing supervision, export of goods from raw material inspection to finished product acceptance and even pre-shipment inspection.
(10) Imported goods are inspected in the country of production or the place of shipment, or foreign inspection agencies are entrusted to conduct pre-shipment inspection.
(1 1) National Security Certification Agency applies for services.
(12) national safety certification technical consulting service.
(13) factory follow-up inspection service entrusted by foreign certification bodies.
(14) Safety inspection services such as product pre-inspection entrusted by customers.
(15) Undertake EMC test and issue CB test certificate and test report.
(16)ISO9000, QS9000 and ISO 14000 quality system certification consulting services.
Web link? Baidu Encyclopedia "Trading Company"