MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TIMBERLAND HK TRADING LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 808-816 Grand Central Plaza - Tower 1, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Rd Shatin New Territories

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.01.2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0781437

 

 

Legal Form :

Private

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and local purchase of garments and footwear

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name and address of the company

                                                             

TIMBERLAND HK TRADING LTD

UNIT 808-816 GRAND CENTRAL PLAZA - TOWER 1,

138 SHATIN RURAL COMMITTEE RD

 SHATIN NEW TERRITORIES, HONG KONG.

TEL: 852-26342888    FAX: 852-26341477

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INCORPORATION DATE            : JANUARY 4, 2002

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 0781437

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MS. JANICE LEE (MANAGER)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 30

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 1,284

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : SMALL AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.80333 = US$1

 

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

HKD –Hong Kong Dollars

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


*Company History*

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6 April, 2007                - Registered representative office in Vietnam.

 

*Company Registration*

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(1)

License number     : 0781437

Date issued            : 4 January, 2002

Issuing authority    : Companies Registry

Type of license      : Corporate

Legal form             : Private Limited Company Having a Share Capital

 

(2)

License number     : 34665977-000

Date issued            : N/A

Issuing authority    : Business Registration Office - Inland Revenue Dept

Type of license      : Business

 

*Company Name*

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Incorporated as           : MILLION TERM LTD

Date of incorporation   : 4 January, 2002

Changed name to        : TIMBERLAND HK TRADING LTD

Date of change            : 2 July, 2004 

 

*Office & Facilities*

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Other tel no. : 26342828 

 

*Capital Details*

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Share value             : HKD 1.00/-each

Authorized capital   : HKD 10,000.00

Paid-up capital        : HKD 1,000.00 divided into 1,000 ordinary shares

 

*Reputation*

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Reference checking for the purpose of establishing the firm's reputation within the respective industry failed to reveal any negative information.

 

*Approved Signatures*

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Mr. Jeffrey B. Swartz can sign on behalf of the company with seal affixed.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 


www.timberland.com this website belongs to Timberland Company. The design is professional and the content is well organized. At present it is in English version.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

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Total number of shareholder         : 1

Total number of ordinary shares   : 1,000

 

Shareholder's Name                                          No. of Ordinary Shares       Amount of Shares (HKD)   % of Shares

---------------------------                                        ----------------------------      --------------------------------   ---------------

TIMBERLAND SWITZERLAND GMBH                    1,000                                       1,000.00                       100.00

 

*Directors' Details*

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(1)

Mr. John David Crimmins III

USA passport no.       : 057016553

Address                      : 14 Lindsay Lane Reading Massachusetts 01867 USA

Date of appointment   : 31 March, 2007

 

 

(2)

Mr. Gregory Michael Saltzberg

USA passport no.       : 203035536

Address                      : 4 Ingalls Way Middleton Massachusetts 01949 USA

 

(3)

Mr. Jeffrey B. Swartz

USA passport no.       : 102183813

Address                      : 29 Merrill Rd Newton Massachusetts 02459 USA

 

*Company Secretary*

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LINKLATERS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD

Address  : 10Fl Alexandra House Chater Rd Hong Kong

CR no.    : 800027

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management: Ms. Janice Lee, Manager

 

Name                            Nationality         Job Description              Dept. / Division

Ms. Janice Lee              Hong Kong        Manager                        Marketing

 

*Key Personnel*

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Ms. Janice Lee

Tel no.      : 26342803

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of work:

1. Import and local purchase of garments and footwear.

2. Distribution of the products to local and international markets. 

 

Products: Clothing accessories 

               Fashion accessories 

               Footwear 

               Leather footwear 

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

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Local    : Cash or Credit

Export  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

              Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

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Local   : Cash or Credit

Import  : Letter of Credit (L/C)

               Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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Part of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales. 

 

*Export Markets*

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Part of the annual turnover is attributed to export to South East Asia. 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


*Subsidiaries, Joint-ventures & Affiliates*

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Maintains a representative office in Vietnam. Details are as follows:

 

Address     : Ton Duc Thang Ben Nghe Ward Dist 1 Tp Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

Tel no.       : 9104629

CR no.       : 41-001318

Manager    : Mr. Simon Luke Sharrocks

 

*Strategic Partners & Alliances*

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Maintains 5,300 employees in the Group. 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       : 3                OBTAINED SCORES         : 50

 

Rating Key

Implication

Implications

1

Scores 85–100

Excellent

2

Scores 75 – 84

Above Average

3

Scores 50 – 74

Average

4

Scores 35 – 49

Fair

5

Scores 15 – 34

Below Average

6

Scores 01 – 14

Poor

NR

No Data

No Data

 

The rating indicates the payment pattern of SC based upon our Payment Database, comments from suppliers of SC, information from banks (if available), as well as industrial sources.

 

Dealings on open terms may be possible for SMALLL amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


As a private limited company there is no legal requirement according to local corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

*Bank Details*

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Bank Name                   : BANK OF AMERICA (ASIA) LTD

Branch                          : Quarry Bay, Hong Kong 

Branch Address             : 17Fl Taikoo Place - Devon House 979 King's Rd Quarry Bay Hong Kong (Head Office) 

SWIFT Code                  : BOFAHKAX

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered medium-sized in its line with favorable. Credit dealings with SC should be confined into small amount at present.

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Trading              2300                 Apparel/Other Textile Products

Trading              2389                 Apparel and accessories,

Trading              3149                 Footwear,

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Trading              3926205050       Articles of apparel & clothing accessories of plastic,

Trading              4203100090       Articles of apparel

Trading              6100                 Articles of apparel & clothing accessories-knitted or crocheted

Trading              6117                 Made-up clothing access. parts etc. knit etc

Trading              6200                 Articles of apparel & clothing accessories-not knitted or crocheted

Trading              6217                 Made-up clothing access, garment etc parts

Trading              6309                 Worn clothing and other worn textile articles

Trading              6403                 Footwear, outer sole rub, plastic or lea & upper leather

Trading              6404206040       Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather and textile uppers, for men

Trading              6404206060       Footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather and textile uppers, for women

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Exporting to North America

Exporting to USA

Importing from Asia

Importing from China

Importing from South Korea

Importing from Taiwan

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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