How to use this page
This is the topic hub for the SKYCARGO blog. Start with the three foundation reads, then go to the section that matches your stage. Every article is written to the rules in force in 2026; rates and regulations are subject to the disclaimer in each article and the latest official notices.
Start here: getting paid
- Getting Paid on US Export Orders: T/T, L/C, D/P and Credit Risk — How much to collect before the goods leave.
- Net 30 from a US Buyer: Sizing the Cash Gap and Managing Payment-Term Risk — Sizing the cash gap and the risk.
- Export Quotation Cost Structure: Pricing the Same Cargo FOB, CIF and DDP — Pricing the same cargo three ways.
Payments and FX
- Cross-Border Wires Explained: SWIFT Routing, Intermediary Fees and Arrival Times — What intermediaries deduct and when it lands.
- FX Hedging Basics for Small Exporters: Forward Contracts and Natural Hedging — Forwards and natural hedging in plain words.
US tax and forms
- W-8BEN vs W-8BEN-E vs W-9: The Tax Form Your US Customer Just Sent You — What the form your customer sent actually does.
- US Sales Tax and Nexus: Does Selling into America Mean You Owe It? — Whether you owe it at all.
- Marketplace Facilitator Laws: The Platform Collects Sales Tax — So What’s Left for You? — What is left for you after the platform collects.
Channels, contracts and disputes
- Retail Onboarding Beyond Slotting Fees: The Hidden Contract Terms That Bite — The contract terms that bite harder than slotting fees.
- Trade Disputes: Quality Claims, Buyer Deductions and Arbitration — Everything an Exporter Can Do Happens Before Shipping — Everything you can do happens before shipping.
- Does a Taiwanese Company Need a US Entity? Two Roads into the US Market — Your Own Company vs an IOR Agent, With the Costs Side by Side — Own entity or IOR agent, costs side by side.
From inquiry to shipment
- When Your US Buyer Schedules a Factory Audit: Checklists and Sample Logistics — Audit prep and sample timing.
- From Inquiry to Delivery: The Full Timeline of a Taiwan-US B2B Order — One order’s full timeline, start to finish.
Next step
For business cargo, compliance and quotes, ask SKYCARGO for a quote — we reply within one working day. For personal consolidation, use our sister service SHIPTW.
This hub lists 13 articles; posts are scheduled through 25 September 2026 and each link goes live on its publication date.