Proyecto de exportación de artesanías elaboradas en el Instituto de Educación Especial Carlos Garbay M. de la ciudad de Riobamba a los Estados Unidos, estado de California

Abstract

Everything extraordinary in this world is made by hand. Undoubtedly, the added value that gives the craftsman's hand is irreplaceable, but in this case, is also a multidimensional object; that is behind every craft there is a historical, cultural and identity active than also has value by function. The craft can be used at home, in the office, hotels or restaurants and serves as gift or decoration piece. These qualities are also appreciated abroad, especially in countries in Europe and the United States. With these antecedents, we propose to investigate how a project to export handicrafts to the United States, State of California, affects the improvement of the economic activities of the institute of special education Carlos Garbay the city of Riobamba. The institution was analyzed and we determined that has an organized financial management according to the law, exclusively craft and production capacity that is from 12,480 units every six months which are consistent with market demands. Within international standards, there are previous experiences in exporting handicrafts, making it feasible to perform some kind of exportation of handicraft products of the institution, as long as compliance with applicable legal requirements and continue the orderly production . It was possible to meet the demand of wooden handicraft products to the United States, with a value of USD 233,000, according to the data. (Proecuador, 2013) It is possible to perform operations with the foreign market and get positive returns, with the productive activities of the institution. Make the necessary legal procedures in order to comply with international standards with regard to operations of International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS). Continue with investigations in connection with the offering of craft products in the countries of the American continent to continue business operations for the benefit of institutions and so adding new products of the Ecuadorian industry.