Companies shifting perishable goods risk losing the lot if they refuse to pay up.
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And they'll do it with almost anything, generally staying away only from food or other perishable goods.
For sure, running a massive distribution system of perishable goods would be trying.
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Some items, like perishable goods or "hot" cyclical fashion items, carry the additional risk of becoming stale or obsolete before they can be sold.
For those struggling to prevent the importation of pests or endangered wildlife, rapid and accurate identification tools are essential particularly when perishable goods are being held up.
The 1994 ruling of its Court of Justice that Union countries must not buy perishable goods from Turkish Cyprus has halved the area's production of potatoes and citrus fruit.
Delays at dilapidated customs posts ruin perishable goods.
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Within the 7, 100-island archipelago, PAL has long been the principal carrier of mail, newspapers, medicines, perishable goods, not to mention such vital exports as electronics, which account for half of all the goods the Philippines sells overseas.
Companies producing perishable goods frequently use air-freight.
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But if you have received certain goods or services which would be awkward or virtually impossible to hand back (e.g. perishable goods or home improvement services), then you will have to pay for what you have received, even if you cancel the contract.
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Impressive growth in air freight is largely a result of growing demand for transportation for high-value and perishable consumer goods.
They can also be combined with sensors so that a tagged crate of refrigerated goods could alert a system if perishable items inside became too warm, for example.
Remember, unsolicited donated goods such as used clothing, miscellaneous household items, and mixed or perishable foodstuffs require helping agencies to redirect valuable resources away from providing services to sort, package, transport, warehouse, and distribute items that may not meet the needs of disaster survivors.
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