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d. Export and import agent

• An export-import agent is not a broker --- the agents

are lower on the business totem pole. An agent does

not need a license, just knowledge and a good

reputation. The job of an agent is to work on "both

ends" of the export deal, that of origin and that of

destination.

• middleman or intermediary between a product's

manufacturer and resellers or even consumers in the

international market scene. He bridges the gap

between these two parties and effectively makes

smooth business transactions between countries.