by Gabriela | Nov 4, 2011 | Doing business
So you want to sell a product to Latin America? What is it called? Really? Think again… You’ve heard it all before: Americans call them pacifiers, you call them dummies. They talk about diapers, we talk about nappies. You find those key words, write them in...
by Gabriela | Oct 19, 2011 | Trade Shows
Reflections on the British Nursery Sector and Latin America I was delighted to attend the Baby Show for Trade in London this year – one of the top trade shows for the nursery industry. My personal highlight was visiting the Silver Cross stand – Silver Cross is no...
by Gabriela | Oct 19, 2011 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Dealing with Latin American import duties There are many obstacles in exporting to Latin America. However, the one mentioned again and again by British businesses is import duties. They hurt because they are unavoidable, they are nonnegotiable and because anyone with...
by Gabriela | Oct 6, 2011 | Doing business, General
The expert view from Rob Lucas at Shulmans LLP The countries of Latin America, like most countries, recognise trade marks and have a developed trade mark system to secure and protect brands. Further developments are anticipated as Argentina, Brazil and Colombia are...
by Gabriela | Sep 28, 2011 | Doing business
Recently, following Kind und Jugend in Cologne, we asked the question “can the British nursery sector make it in Latin America?”. Here we consider the main obstacles faced by this industry and how to overcome them. The perception that British is expensive: this...
