On-Site USA Representative Services

The substantial Alliance U.S. presence has enabled its British management to gain extensive local on-site experience in all aspects of interstate commerce, marketing, and sales and distribution methods and practices.

The Alliance U.S. Headquarters offers overseas exporters an exclusive North American presence to service their U.S. business in the capacity of manufacturers representative, providing a specialised on-site logistical service by acting as an intermediary between U.K. export manufacturers and their U.S. client base.

This unique service interfaces with the Alliance U.K. sea and air freight operation and provides its clients with a full range of supporting services encompassing the physical transportation of inbound orders/consignments from the manufacturers' U.K. facility through the rigours of U.S. customs clearance, transit bonding, warehousing and ultimate distribution to clients' door, coast to coast U.S.A.

Alliance can arrange for the incorporation of the client's Company within the U.S.A. subsequently dealing with such matters as business licensing, product liability insurance, the appointment of a Corporate Attorney/C.P.A./U.S. Banker (F.D.I.C.), Federal and State tax filing, telephone/fax/e-mail installation, stationery printing and indeed all aspects of establishing a U.S. presence within the Alliance office and warehousing infrastructure, utilising the Alliance staff and facilities to project the desired operational corporate presence on behalf of the client.

Alliance operates an extensive range of computerised logistical and administrative services for its clients covering inventory warehousing, stock control, order processing, nationwide air and road distribution, invoicing and credit management of receivables and a host of peripheral on-site value added services, all overseen by senior (British) Alliance staff.

This facility has proven very popular with those clients wishing to maintain the considerable benefit of a tangible identity in the U.S.A., whilst avoiding the often prohibitive costs involved in establishing a dedicated administration and distribution centre, consequently incurring the attendant overheads of staff recruitment, immigration (legal) fees, payroll costs, medical, dental and workers (liability) insurances, State and Federal social security taxes, office/warehouse leases, Company vehicles, utility bills et al., in addition to the unavoidable fixed establishment costs illustrated above.

Alliance represents numerous overseas manufacturers in the U.S.A. in this capacity and can structure a client's U.S. operation according to its individual product range and own special requirements - but at a fraction of the cost of maintaining their own autonomous U.S. centre.

Services Provided by Alliance in Atlanta

1. INITIAL CORPORATE SET UP

  • Appointment of Corporate Lawyer
  • Incorporation of the Company
  • I.R.S. tax I.D. number obtained
  • Registration of Corporation with the Georgia Secretary of State
  • State tax filing I.D. number obtained
  • Applicable city business license obtained
  • Relevant insurance policies established (product liability/error & omissions etc)
  • U.S. Bank account set up
  • Appointment of C.P.A. (Certified Public Accountant)
  • Establish regular & toll free 800 number, telephone lines and fax number etc (including any special requirements such as ‘call forwarding’).
  • Custom printed stationery such as letterhead, purchase order forms and sales invoices

2. SHIPMENT OF STOCK FROM U.K. TO U.S.

  • Collection from U.K. Supplier’s factory arranged by Alliance
  • International shipping via conference vessels
  • International "U.K. company to U.S. division" commercial invoice used for Customs purposes
  • Customs clearance at U.S. port
  • Delivery of merchandise to Alliance’s Warehouse Division

NB: "Top Up" stock can be forwarded through Alliance via ocean as full container or through their market leading (LCL) groupage consolidation service, or alternatively urgent items can be sent airfreight via any of their airport offices.

3. OPERATIONAL MODUS OPERANDI

  • Mail and faxes received (addressed directly in customers name)
  • Phone calls answered in customers name (by British personnel)
  • Orders taken and processed
  • Repackaging and strapping of products (whenever applicable)
  • Domestic despatch of goods to your U.S. customer
  • Customer notification
  • Sales invoices raised in your clients name and sent to U.S. customer
  • Accounts receivable and ageing records maintained
  • Payments received and deposited directly into client’s U.S. Bank account
  • Maintenance of U.S. Bank account
  • On-Site customer relations
  • Credit enquiry and evaluation (as required)

  • Mail and faxes received (addressed directly in customers name)
  • Phone calls answered in customers name (by British personnel)
  • Orders taken and processed
  • Repackaging and strapping of products (whenever applicable)
  • Domestic despatch of goods to your U.S. customer
  • Customer notification
  • Sales invoices raised in your clients name and sent to U.S. customer
  • Accounts receivable and ageing records maintained
  • Payments received and deposited directly into client’s U.S. Bank account
  • Maintenance of U.S. Bank account
  • On-Site customer relations
  • Credit enquiry and evaluation (as required)


4. ON-SITE DUTIES

  • Inventory control and verification
  • Credit control and ongoing collection of accounts receivable
  • Tailored reports sent overseas to client’s Headquarters can include:-
    • Current on-site inventory
    • Likely stock replenishment needed
    • Summary of stock despatched during the past week
    • Details of new orders taken
    • Details of sales invoices raised
    • Details of payments received and deposited
    • Bank reconciliation
    • Sales analysis and management reports

5. FIXED EXPENSES INCURRED BY CLIENT

  • All statutory and mandatory taxes, licenses and fees to conduct business in the U.S. (including city and county business property taxes)
  • Attorney fees
  • C.P.A. fees
  • Initial phone line installation, purchase of necessary hardware and on-going communication costs
  • Stationery
  • International freight/carriage charges into the U.S.A.
  • All U.S. Customs and Import Duty fees
  • Commission to Alliance on sale of any inventory

6. BENEFITS TO CLIENT

No overheads such as:-

  • Staff contracts
  • Salaries
  • Worker compensation liability
  • Health Insurance premium(S)
  • Dental Insurance premium(S)
  • Lease on office
  • Lease on warehouse space
  • Company Cars

Beneficial reductions with Alliance’s current vendors such as:-

  • Sea and airfreight charges
  • Attorney and C.P.A. costs
  • Stationery costs
  • Tele-Communication costs
  • Office Equipment
  • Distribution charges (in the U.S.A.)

Tremendous growth ability through:-

  • Dedicated onsite U.S. presence
  • Positive cash flow and prompt collection of U.S. dollars from onsite sales
  • Marketing benefits of own onsite office and U.K. staff (Nationals) promoting your product

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