Tomas Silva
Research Editor
Tomas Silva is the site's Research Editor, tracking logistics and cost data and maintaining comparison tables. His coverage includes agent logistics, shipping-line performance, customs data, price tracking and QC metadata. He records agent response times, warehouse weight, QC photo timestamps, carrier scan intervals and customs-clearance days. He calculates total landed cost from the item price, agent fee, shipping and any applicable tax, and updates the retest queue when batch codes change. The resulting tables and order records provide a basis for comparing the time and cost differences between agents and shipping lines.
7 Jahre in diesem Themenfeld
- Kakobuy agent fees
- Shipping line performance
- Customs risk by region
- Batch code tracking
- Rep price tiers
- Landed cost math
Werdegang
- 2016
- Began importing goods from Asia for a Rotterdam retail group.
- 2019
- Started logging agent shipping data for personal orders.
- 2022
- Joined Kakobuy Reps as research editor.
- 2023
- Built the desk's landed cost and retest database.
- 2024
- Expanded shipping line coverage to 12 carriers.
Qualifikationen
- Logistics Data Analysis
Rotterdam Maritime Institute 2019
- Customs and Trade Compliance
Port of Rotterdam Training 2021
- Editorial Data Standards
Kakobuy Reps Editorial Standards Board 2023
Tomas Silva records agent response times, warehouse weights, QC photo timestamps, carrier-scan intervals, and customs-clearance days. He calculates total landed cost by adding the item price, agent fee, shipping, and any applicable tax, and updates the retest queue when batch codes change.