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Customs & Border Protection publications {U.S. Import Requirements; Informed Compliance Publications, and “Know Before You Go” – regulations for U.S. residents; U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)}. |
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Doing Business in…. {select country, topics (hiring and firing, for example), and related economic data on most of the world’s economies. See also, Select a Topic which provides comparative statistics about starting a business and other topics about ‘doing business in… country’; World Bank Group (IBRD)}. |
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Doing Business in the EU {See in particular, market information; Europa}. |
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Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA) {directory of international trade associations in the United States. Also the “International Trade Associations and Chambers of Commerce“}. |
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Free/Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) {USDOC, ITA, Import Administration}. |
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Glossary of terms:
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http://www.wipo.int/ {Includes methods of payments See also letters of credit explanations; Wachovia Bank}. |
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INCOTERMS 2000 {International Commercial Terms; see also the description of these terms. There was a major revision of INCOTERMS of 1990; in eight languages — Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish; International Chamber of Commerce}. |
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Trade terms {Next Link}. |
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Trade and shipping terms {Tradeport}. |
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National Association of Export Companies (NEXCO) {export information clearing house}. |
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Product Classifications — Schedule B, CCL, ECCN, NAICS, SIC, SITC, etc., please refer to the Everything international product classification page. |
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United States federal, state and local economic development agencies {These are divisions of federal, state, and local government, or government agencies, the objectives of which include promoting exports (by providing assistance in various forms to companies located in their state); as well as attracting businesses, foreign direct investment, and other job-creating ventures to their states (by providing market analysis studies, tax incentives, worker training programs, etc.) The level of sophistication and services varies; U.S. Economic Development Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce.}
The following are links to international divisions within state economic development agencies and are state-specific counterparts to the U.S. Department of Commerce initiatives listed elsewhere on this web page. See also, the State International Development Organization (SIDO) web site (select a specific state, and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) on this page.
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Alabama, Alaska (see also the Industrial Development and Export Authority), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade – often off line; so see also, Colorado business), Connecticut, Delaware (see also “expansion into Delaware“), Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (see also Iowa Department of Economic Development), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (see also the Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment (MOITI), and the Massachusetts Export Center), Michigan (see also the Michigan District Export Council), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (see also Missouri Development; Missouri Home), Montana(see also Montana Department of Commerce and Export Montana), Nebraska (see also the Business Development site), Nevada (see also the official state web site), New Hampshire (see also main NH economic development site, and Business Resource Network for International Business), New Jersey (see also the NJ state web site), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (see also international trade), Pennsylvania (see also Team PA for site evaluation as well as supplier and sales leads), Rhode Island, South Carolina (see also the SC state web site), South Dakota (see also the International Business Institute), Tennessee, Texas, Utah (see also the International Trade and Diplomacy Office),Vermont, Virginia (see also Export Virginia), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming (see also Wyoming Business Council, and the “Why Wyoming” web site). |
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U.S. Commercial Offices, by state. |
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U.S. Commercial Service Directory {US national and international; Export.gov}. |
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U.S. Small Business Development Center {SBDC program; Small Business Administration (SBA)}. |
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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls {U.S. agency which regulate commercial transfers of defense articles and defense services, administers and enforces arms export control laws and regulations; and provides foreign policy guidance to persons involved in the export of defense articles}. |
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US Customs Service Trade {see also antidumping and countervailing duties, drawback (see “What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Drawback” publication (PDF) for explanations), and informed compliance on the importing site; export documents and export licenses on the exporting site}. |
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World Bank Group for Businesses {financing information, political risk management, and procurement for business projects in developing countries. For region and country opportunities and overviews, view the IBRD list. See also the “Business Partnership” programs (a variety of programs – designed to meet many business needs) and the Doing Business in … which provide comparative statistics about the operating environment in a country (select a topic or nation from the drop-down boxes); World Bank Group (IBRD)}. |