Jay Prathaapvin Exports & Imports

We are over here in Arumbakkam at No. 53 A-140 in the 1st Block of M M Da Colony. It is a busy spot most days. The morning starts with opening the shutters and letting some air in, though the street noise comes in with it. Most of the time we are just checking lists and making sure the boxes are taped up right. We do a lot of back and forth with shipping agents on the phone. Sometimes the power goes out in the afternoon and we just sit outside for a bit until it comes back. It is not a fancy office, just some desks and a lot of files piled up in the corner. We have been in this part of Chennai for a while now so we know the local tea shop guys and the couriers pretty well. The traffic on the main road can be a headache when we are trying to get things moved out, but you get used to it after a year or two. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us handling the imports and exports as they come through. Usually, the floor is covered in packing material by three o'clock. We spend the last hour of the day just sweeping up and making sure the gate is locked tight. It is just basic work, really, keeping track of what goes where and making sure nobody gets the addresses mixed up.