FromNovember1tillnow,theBraziliancustomsstrikehasentereditsfifthweek.ThelargestportinSouthAmerica,thePortofSantos,isfacingseriousdelays.Thedelayincontainertransportationhasincreasedfrom5daystoaweek.Manycontainercargoeshaveincurreddetentionanddemurrageduetomissedflights.Inaninterview,JoseRoque,CEOofSãoPauloandSantosShippingAgencyAssociation(Sindamar),said:AllSantoscustomsofficialsareonstrike,andthelossisimmeasurable.Wemustfindasolutiontothedeadlockassoonaspossible.Inaddition,tomakemattersworse,officialsfromthetaxanalysisdepartmentoftheBrazilianInternalRevenueServicealsojoinedthestrike,andtherehavebeendelaysatimportantbordercrossingpoints,especiallytheborderareaswithArgentinaandParaguay.JoseRoquesaidthatifthissituationpersists,theterminalisexpectedtorunoutofstoragespaceinthelogisticswarehousesoon.Asthereisnocustomsclearance,allstoragespacewillbeoccupied.WhentheshipleavestheportofSantos,itwillalsocauseshippingduetonocargo.Lossoffees.ThemostseverelyaffectedlandcrossingisFozdoIguacu,withtwobridgesconnectingitsneighborsParaguayandArgentina.Uruguaiana,oneofthemainbordercrossingsontheroadtoBuenosAires,hasalsobeenhithard.Thereare600truckswaitingforcustomsclearance,whichtakesabout5days.Facedwiththeriskofaportandcustomsstrike,Chineseexporterscandealwiththefollowingsevenaspects:1.Theexportcompanykeepsintouchwithcustomersandshippingcompaniesinatimelymanner,confirmsthesituationoflocalcustomsandterminals,andmakescountermeasureswithcustomersandshippingcompanies.2.Keepuptodatewiththelatestdevelopmentsinrelevantcountries,includingthosethatareonstrike;thosethathaveoccurredbefore;andsomecountriesandregionswithunstablepoliticalsituations.3.OnthebasisofAllRisks(allrisks),theexportgoodsareinsuredwithStrikesRisk(strikeinsurance),whichcancompensateforthedirectlossofinsuredgoodscausedbystrikesandmaliciousactsofanyone.4.Forthegoodsstrandedintheportcausedbythestrike,understandthelocalcustomsandlawsandregulations,andpreparearesponseplantopreventimportersfromopportunisticallytakingadvantageoftheopportunitytolowerprices,orrefusaltopayforthegoodsandabandonthegoodstocausethegoodstobeauctioned,andtrytoavoidadditionallosses.5.Forimportersabandoninggoods,trytoavoidgoodsauctions.Youcancontactlocalwarehousesforwarehousing,findnewbuyers,andconductsecondarysales.6.Forsituationswhereastrikeistakingplaceattheportofdestination,orastrikeisexpectedtooccur,thepaymentmethodshouldbecarefullyselectedandtheprincipleof"noreleasebeforepayment"isadheredto.7.Forcompaniesthathavenotshipped,trytoavoidcargoarrivingattheportduringthestrike,andkeepclosecontactwithfreightforwarders,shippingcompaniesandcustomers.