To view the big picture of global trade routes was like trying to solve a large puzzle. When products are sent from one country to another, they travel the long paths over the seas, through the air and over borders.

How do these routes work? Which ones do people use most? And how can you, as a business person concerned with moving your products in and out, be smarter about your own moving of goods?

Today, with the help of simple data instruments, these issues can be resolved by almost anyone who takes an interest.

The information presented here is aimed particularly at new entrants to trade but also opens its doors to any reader who has been puzzled by how to follow a route or what these people are talking about. We will use straightforward language that hews closely to everyday expressions, cite typical examples from common life and speak in a personal style.

We will also cover Siomex, the most authoritative international arrival export database provider. It makes people's lives easier by making sure they know what comes in and goes out correctly.

To begin with: Why does anyone Interested in International Trade needs to Map Out The Trade Routes Let's think of global trade routes as if they were a road system just outside the city.

If you know which road is crowded, which one is fastest and which passes through areas that are safe after dark, your trip will be better planned.

That is to say, once you come to understand the path that goods follow on their worldwide travels, it becomes easier to get a hand on what your business does likewise.