Daniel Reyes

← All editors

Daniel spent six years coordinating export parcels at a Portland freight forwarder before moving into writing full time. He started Kako Buying Primer in 2021 after a year of answering the same beginner questions from friends: what a warehouse check-in means, why volumetric weight costs more than the scale says, and when a consolidation request has to be filed. He writes most of our glossary and fee material and keeps the order log that every timing claim is drawn from.

• Editor-in-Chief
• Shopping-agent fee structures, cross-border parcel logistics, order consolidation and beginner terminology
• 12 years covering this niche
• Shopping-agent service fee lines
• Warehouse check-in and consolidation cut-offs
• Volumetric versus actual weight
• Customs declarations for small parcels
• Order-preparation checklists for first-time buyers
• Parcel consolidation math

Career timeline

• 2012 Graduated with a journalism degree and took a copy desk job at a regional business weekly.
• 2015 Moved to a Portland freight forwarder as an export documentation coordinator.
• 2018 Promoted to parcels team lead, handling consolidated small-parcel shipments.
• 2021 Founded Kako Buying Primer with two colleagues from the trade press.
• 2023 Built the site's standard order log and introduced the six-month retest cycle.

Credentials

• Certificate in Freight Forwarding Fundamentals Pacific Freight Institute 2015
• Bachelor of Arts, Journalism University of Oregon 2012
• Customs Brokerage Essentials (short course) Portland Trade Academy 2018