Country desk
Goods, basis and route
The desk shows what a country usually ships or receives, on which basis, and which document closes the carriage. The day range is a planning note for the deal, not a carrier rate.
Chile ships copper cathode and lithium carbonate by sea to Hamburg and Rotterdam. The desk watches the load inspection and the certificate of origin.
Kazakhstan moves aluminium, zinc and nickel via Aktau and rail to Duisburg, and iron ore toward Constanța. On the Caspian there are often two documents: handover and receipt.
Hungary ships wheat, corn and sunflower by the Danube, rail and road. The desk watches moisture, protein and the river draft in season.
Poland ships urea and polyethylene via Gdańsk, and timber toward Berlin. Each lot needs a quality passport.
Norway sells crude on FOB Bergen: an inspector measures the volume at the terminal. Coal goes by sea to Gdańsk.
Germany receives metals in Hamburg and at the Duisburg plant, and timber in Berlin. For DAP the desk checks origin documents before discharge.
The Netherlands is the Rotterdam hub: copper, lithium and urea arrive by sea and wait for warehouse acceptance. The document is a bill of lading.
Italy takes grain at the Trieste mill. The desk watches protein, moisture and the waybill.
Czechia buys metals. The usual path is sea to Hamburg and then rail into the country, two to four days after discharge.
Austria receives corn and wheat in Vienna from the Danube. The desk watches moisture and the river waybill.
Constanța receives ore from the Caspian and grain from the Danube. The desk then watches the bill of lading or the river waybill, and inspection at discharge.
A desk note. The carrier named in the deal states its own rate and its own document.