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drop shipment

n
(Commerce) a consignment invoiced to a wholesaler or other middleman but sent directly to the retailer by a manufacturer
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Treat goods sellers that engage in drop shipment transactions the same as sellers that deliver goods directly to their financially distressed customers, particularly where the customer receives the same benefits from both transactions.
As for contact lenses, the manufacturers charge him postage and packing, but instead of two steps for a delivery--once to him and then an onward charge to the patient--he now organises a drop shipment straight from the manufacturer and this means he only incurs a single postage charge.
Most metal buildings come as a drop shipment. You order the material, the company drops it at the designated place, and you either put it up yourself or hire someone to do that.
Deploy and drop shipment to the end-user is also possible, and DeskView Load does not require a roll-out center.
And, he adds, his team did reengineer some systems segments: Winn-Dixie's DSD (Drop Shipment Delivery) system was rewritten from scratch.
This column first provides an overview of the theories surrounding substantial and attributional nexus and then examines how nexus is asserted for sales and use tax purposes in drop shipment and flash title transactions.
The promotion includes free spare parts for wearable items and drop shipment of the machine and the film.
The positive impact of drop shipment has been observed in a number of areas, particularly seasonal items.
Counsel noted that, twenty years after its enactment, the legislature had deleted a section of the statute that seemingly identified drop shipment situations when a receipt should be apportioned to the state.
That the steel industry has remained buoyant while the foreign companies drop shipment shows the strength of the market, he said.
Additionally the company has drop shipment agreements with most retail co-ops, including LMC, ENAP, Ace and Truserve.