• Agreements - Rep & Distributor
   
  • Copies of publicly filed agreements
• Risk Ratings
   
  • Country risk ratings
  • EXIM Country Limitation Schedule
  • Foreign bank ratings
  • Terrorism risk map
  • Risk reports on emerging markets
  • Portal to country risk sites
• Country Data
  
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Country commercial guides
  • Special market factors
  • National Geographic World Facts
  • Difficulty of doing business
  • Market difficulty ratings
  • Country Insights & Country Commercial Guides
  • Country stats and rankings
  • Human Development Reports
  • BBC country development indicators
  • Country/ cultural insights
  • Agricultural trade data
  • Global real estate data
  • Global maps you can edit
  • IMF World Economic Outlook (and economic growth projections by country)
  • United Nations global database
  • Datamyne blog (plus excellent shipping data on main website available by subscription)
     
• Currency Converter:
  • Currency Converter
• Export Controls & Licensing
  • Export regulations checklist
  • Export regulations & restrictions database
  • ECCN numbers (hi tech products)
• Export Information & Training:
  
  • Export Institute of the United States (excellent training CDs)
  • Society for International Affairs
  • Michigan State University
  • Texas Tech University
  • World Trade Centers Association
• Export Insurance
   
  • Overview
  • EXIM Bank
  • Private Insurance:
    • atradiusamericas
    • onesourcerm.com
    • eulerhermes
• Foreign Companies
   
  • MANTA worldwide company listing
  • International Yellow Pages
  • European Yellow pages
  • (Please note: The US Department of Commerce  and some of its partners  have access to proprietary database listings of foreign firms)
  • Top global retailers
  • International retail associations 
  • Global reverse phone number lookup
  • Database of companies by industrial category
• How To Publications
   
  • Basic Guide to Exporting
  • Ask the Experts Q & A
  • International Payments
  • British government trade advice
  • Webcasts on trade
  • Guidance on trade topics & forms
  • Links to key international trade agencies
• INCOTERMS for Shipping:
   
  • ICC official INCOTERM website
  • INCOTERMS quick reference chart (Australian government)
  • INCOTERMS wall chart (excellent)
  • Legal discussion of INCOTERMS
  • Guidelines for using INCOTERMS (at bottom of page)
• International Business News 
   
  • Searchable global news database
  • Current trade news
• Tariffs, Duties, Forwarders, Shipping, regulations, etc.
   
  • HS codes explained
  • Schedule B and HS code search engine
  • U. S. import tariffs and trade data
  • Foreign import tariffs
  • Special foreign tariff programs
  • Asian country trade regulations
  • Foreign trade agreements
  • Freight forwarders directory
  • Freight and logistics portal
  • Free trade agreements (especially for agricultural products)
  • NAFTA Certificate of Origin Tool
  • Trade regulations & information
  • VAT taxes on imports
  • Links to key international trade agencies
  • Key shipping forms
  • Ocean container dimensions
  • Proforma invoice template
• Trade Finance 
   
  • Trade Finance Guide (overview)
  • EXIM Bank Programs
  • SBA Programs
• Trade Leads & B2B Portals
   
  • DOC trade leads
  • European portal
  • Another European portal:
  • Chinese portal
  • Indian portal
  • Brazilian portal
  • Trade association trade leads portal
  • China manufacturer directory
  • Yet another Chinese manufacturer portal
  • International development projects & tenders
  • World Bank projects database
• Trade Shows 
   
  • Trade show directory
  • Another show directory
  • Yet another
  • German trade show directory (very good)
• Trade Statistics
  • Trademap (global data - EXCELLECT)
  • Comtrade (global data)
  • WTO (global data)
  • USITC (US data only)
  • Trade Stats Express (basic US data only)
  • Strategis (US & Canada data only)
• Translation:
  • Google Translation 
• US Government Trade Sites:
   
  • U. S. Commercial Service (main federal trade portal)
  • E-Market Express (export sector research and events)
  • Department of Agriculture (food & wood products)
  • Small Business Administration (trade finance)
  • Trade and Development Agency (overseas project support)
  • Patent and Trademark Office (intellectual property)
  • U. S. Trade Representative (trade agreements)
  • State Department (foreign travel info and warnings)
•  US Liaison Offices at International Development Banks 
   
  • US Advocacy Center home
  • Asian Develoment Bank
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
  • African Development Bank 

SBDC International Trade Center
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