Sofia Martinez
| Research Editor | Agent fee structures, shipping line data, customs rules |
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| Experience | 10 years covering this niche |
About Sofia Martinez
Sofia Martinez is Research Editor, focusing on agent fee structures, shipping-line data, and customs rules. They build comparison tables and track fee changes across Kakobuy, Superbuy, and alternatives to Pandabuy. Their work brings together agents' published fee schedules and the charges checked through test orders. They update the shipping-line database monthly, maintaining an ongoing record of the information used in the desk's comparisons.
- Kakobuy fee schedule
- Shipping line restrictions
- EU import VAT
- Agent consolidation rules
- Parcel insurance
Career timeline
- 2013
- Logistics analyst at a Rotterdam shipping consultancy
- 2016
- Research lead for an e-commerce trade publication
- 2021
- Joined Kakobuyus as research editor
Credentials
- MSc Supply Chain Management
Erasmus University Rotterdam 2014
- Customs Broker License
Dutch Customs Administration 2017
How I test
Sofia Martinez collects fee schedules from agent websites and checks them against test orders. They update the shipping-line database every month.