Agreements - Rep & Distributor   Copies of publicly filed agreements: http://contracts.onecle.com/index.shtml   Risk Ratings   Country risk ratings: http://www.coface-usa.com/CofacePortal/US_en_EN/pages/home/risks_h ome EXIM Country Limitation Schedule: http://www.exim.gov/tools/country/country_limits.cfm Foreign bank ratings: http://www.micahfreedman.com/projects/web/bankwatch/marketing/coverage.html Terrorism risk map: http://www.aon.com/risk-services/terrorism-risk-map/ Risk reports on emerging markets: http://www.thebenche.com/189-countryreports/ Portal to country risk sites: http://www.countryrisk.com/index.html   Country Data   CIA World Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Country commercial guides: http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no Special market factors: http://www.nationmaster.com/statistics/stats&all=1 National Geographic World Facts: http://www.theodora.com/wfb/ Difficulty of doing business: http://rru.worldbank.org/businessplanet/default.aspx?pid=1 Market difficulty ratings: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/CustomQuery/ Country Insights & Country Commercial Guides: http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryindex.asp Country stats and rankings: http://www.indexmundi.com/ Human Development Reports: http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2007-2008/  BBC country development indicators: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/geog/health/development/economic/index.shtml Country/ cultural insights: http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/countryinsights-apercuspays-eng.asp Agricultural trade data: http://faostat.fao.org/ Global real estate data: http://www.cushwake.com/cwglobal/jsp/globalHomeSSO.jsp Global maps you can edit: http://edit.freemap.jp/en/trial_version/edit/world IMF World Economic Outlook (and economic growth projections by country): http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/update/02/ United Nations global database: http://data.un.org/ Datamyne blog (plus excellent shipping data on main website available by subscription): http://thedatamyne.com/blog/   Currency Converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/   Export Controls & Licensing   Export regulations checklist: http://www.bis.doc.gov/complianceandenforcement/liststocheck.htm Export regulations & restrictions database: http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/ear_data.html ECCN numbers (hi tech products): http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/do_i_needaneccn.html     Export Information & Training:   Export Institute of the United States (excellent training CDs): http://www.exportinstitute.com Society for International Affairs: http://www.siaed.org Michigan State University: http://globaledge.msu.edu Texas Tech University: https://cgbpexport.ba.ttu.edu World Trade Centers Association: http://world.wtca.org/portal/site/wtcaonline   Export Insurance   Overview: http://www.export.gov/finance/eg_main_018098.asp  EXIM Bank: http://www.exim.gov/products/insurance/small_bus_multi_buyer.cfm Private Insurance: http://www.atradiusamericas.com/microsite2/?GCID=S18603x001&KEYWORD=export+insurance http://www.onesourcerm.com/?gclid=CLW8_L-loZECFTaEOAodcD2dHA http://www.eulerhermes.com/en/credit-insurance/credit-insurance.html   Foreign Companies   MANTA worldwide company listing: http://www.manta.com/coms2/page_search_form International Yellow Pages: http://www.yellow.com/international.html European Yellow pages: http://www.europages.com/ (Please note: The US Department of Commerce  and some of its partners  have access to proprietary database listings of foreign firms) Top global retailers: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nrfe/stores-globalretail08/ International retail associations: http://www.retailcouncil.org/aboutus/partners.asp  Global reverse phone number lookup: http://www.fonefinder.net/ Database of companies by industrial category: http://www.wand.com/core/default.aspx   How To Publications   Basic Guide to Exporting: http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/toc.html Ask the Experts Q & A: http://www.exportinstitute.com/agora.cgi?cartlink=askthe_experts.htm Don’ts of exporting: http://www.gattiassociates.com/CM/Articles/Articles1275.asp International Payments: http://www.sitpro.org.uk/trade/paymentmethods.html  British government trade advice: http://www.sitpro.org.uk/trade/index.html  Webcasts on trade: http://www.globalspeak.com/html/export-gov/webcasts.asp Guidance on trade topics & forms: http://www.export911.com/ Links to key international trade agencies: http://ups-scs.com/tools/links.html   INCOTERMS for Shipping:   ICC official INCOTERM website: http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/id3045/index.html INCOTERMS quick reference chart (Australian government): http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/FS_Incoterms.pdf INCOTERMS wall chart (excellent): http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/wallchart/wallchart.pdf Legal discussion of INCOTERMS: http://dealattorney.blogspot.com/2007/12/incoterms.html Guidelines for using INCOTERMS (at bottom of page): http://www.otal.com/Services/incoterms.htm   International Business News   Searchable global news database: http://www.silobreaker.com/  Current trade news: http://www.itdn.net/newsfeed.html?d=newstop&f=soctrade    Tariffs, Duties, Forwarders, Shipping, regulations, etc.   HS codes explained: http://www.export.gov/logistics/eg_main_018119.asp Schedule B and HS code search engine: http://uscensus.prod.3ceonline.com/#/p=0   U. S. import tariffs and trade data: http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff_current.asp  Foreign import tariffs: http://www.export.gov/logistics/eg_main_018142.asp Special foreign tariff programs: http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/gsp/gsp_tariff.asp   Asian country trade regulations: http://web.ita.doc.gov/ticwebsite/apweb.nsf?OpenDatabase&Start=1&Count=500&Collapse=2 Foreign trade agreements: http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Section_Index.html Freight forwarders directory: http://www.forwarders.com/home/directories.html Freight and logistics portal: http://www.freightworld.com/index.html Free trade agreements (especially for agricultural products): http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/ftas.asp NAFTA Certificate of Origin Tool: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/tic/login.jsp Trade regulations & information: http://www.citd.org/trade_info/sections.cfm?sid=16 VAT taxes on imports: http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=1676 Links to key international trade agencies: http://ups-scs.com/tools/links.html Key shipping forms: http://www.ups-scs.com/international/trade_resources.html Ocean container dimensions: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/ocean.cfm Proforma invoice template: http://www.quickintl.com/Media/prof.pdf   Trade Finance   Trade Finance Guide (overview) http://trade.gov/media/publications/abstract/trade_finance_guide2008desc.html   EXIM Bank Programs: http://www.exim.gov/products/index.cfm SBA Programs: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/index.html   Trade Leads & B2B Portals   DOC trade leads: http://export.gov/tradeleads/index.asp European portal: http://www.ec21.com/ Another European portal: http://www.eceurope.com/  Chinese portal: http://www.alibaba.com/ Indian portal: http://trade.indiamart.com/ Brazilian portal: http://br.tradeholding.com/ Trade association trade leads portal: http://fita.org/tradehub.html China manufacturer directory: http://www.china-manufacturer-directory.com/ Yet another Chinese manufacturer portal: http://www.himfr.com/ International development projects & tenders: http://www.devex.com/ World Bank projects database: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/0,,menuPK:115635~pagePK:64020917~piPK:64021009~theSitePK:40941,00.html   Trade Shows   Trade show directory: http://www.expocentral.com/ Another show directory: http://www.biztradeshows.com/ Yet another: http://www.tsnn.com/ German trade show directory (very good): http://www.auma-messen.com/_pages/MessenWeltweit/MessenWeltweit.aspx?sprache=e    Trade Statistics Trademap (global data - EXCELLECT): http://www.trademap.org/  Comtrade (global data): http://comtrade.un.org/ WTO (global data): http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2006_e/its06_bysubject_e.htm #geographical_regions USITC (US data only): http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff_current.asp Trade Stats Express (basic US data only): http://tse.export.gov  Strategis (US & Canada data only): http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/tdo/tdo.php     Translation: http://translate.google.com/#   US Government Trade Sites:   U. S. Commercial Service (main federal trade portal): http://www.export.gov E-Market Express (export sector research and events):  http://www.buyusa.gov/eme/ Department of Agriculture (food & wood products): http://www.fas.usda.gov Small Business Administration (trade finance): http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/index.html Trade and Development Agency (overseas project support): http://www.ustda.gov  Patent and Trademark Office (intellectual property): http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/international.htm  U. S. Trade Representative (trade agreements):  http://www.ustr.gov State Department (foreign travel info and warnings): http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html      US Liaison Offices at International Development Banks   US Advocacy Center home:  http://www.buyusa.gov/worldbank/ Asian Develoment Bank: http://www.buyusa.gov/adb/ Inter-American Development Bank: http://www.buyusa.gov/idb/ European Bank for Reconstruction & Development: http://www.buyusa.gov/ebrd/ African Development Bank: http://www.buyusa.gov/afdb/