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BUYUSA.GOV. US Commercial Service which helps US companies new international business partners. Includes links to guides, webinairs, market research reports and trade statistics.
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest. Published by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development.
Commercial News USA. Print and website advertising for U.S. exporters.
Export-Import Bank of the United States. U.S. Official Export Credit Agency.
Federation of International Trade Associations. Links to international trade Web resources annotated and indexed; trade leads; world trade news, etc.
Global Edge. International business Web portal. Categories include country information, trade law, portals, leads, trade shows, etc.
Global Trade Negotiations. Center for International Development. Harvard University. Includes links to NGOs.
U.S. International Trade Administration.Comprehensive site links to U.S. government export portal, export.gov; Trade Information Center includes industry information; U.S. & Foreign Commerical Service; Import Administration; etc.
Office of the United States Trade Representative. Includes annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, trade agreements, and country information.
World Port Source. Directory of ports from 195 countries.
Orbis. ORBIS is BvD's global information product that enables you to search across 10 million companies. The Library subscribes to a number of other BVD Directories which have a geographic focus. Some examples are listed below.
- AMADEUS. Detailed information on over 15 million public and private companies in 43 European countries.
- FAME covers the UK and Ireland.
- ICARUS. Profiles on approximately 14 million companies (of which 1.65 million are branch locations) in the US and 1.4 million companies (of which 160,000 are branch locations) in Canada.
- JADE. The largest 370,000 Japanese companies.
- QIN. Detailed reports on Chinese companies.
Commercial News USA. Helps American companies find buyers and distributors for their products and services.
Europages -- The European Business Directory. Business-to-Business directory of 550,000 European companies in over 35 countries.
The FITA Directory of Export Management Companies. Trade intermediaries that represent U.S. manufacturers.
Hoover's Online International Company Directory. Profiles for approximately 40,000 U.S. and international companies.
International Chamber of Commerce. (ICC) Includes information about Incoterms 2000.
Thomas Publishing Company: Partial list of Product Directories
- Thomasnet.com Thomas Register of American and Canadian Manufacturers.
- Thomex.com. Supplier of industrial product information for India.
- GUIA-NEI. Thomas Industrial Registry of Brazil.
- SeihinNavi. Japanese language.
WAND. Global Internet trade directory for buyers and sellers. WAND directories have suppliers from 172 countries.
World Chamber of Commerce Directory.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Stacks HF294 W66.
World Trade Centers Association Online . Requires free registration
American Association of Exporters and Importers. Represents the American trade community on international trade issues. The AAEI's Essential Trade Professional Library includes a useful list of resources such as the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and other important resources. The AAEI sells these publications, but many are free from government websites. Use the list as a reference.
Capela, John J. Dictionary of international business terms.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HD62.4 .C36 2004.
Exporters' Encyclopaedia. Check sections: Export Documentation, Country Chapters, Shipping, Communications, Information Sources, Transportation Data.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF3011 E9.
Hinkleman, Edward G. Dictionary of International Trade. Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF1373 .H55 2002.
Export Administrations Regulations Database. US Bureau of Export Administration. Includes HELPFUL HINTS TO EXPORTERS.
ISO - International Organization for Standardization. Network of the national standards institutes of 163 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. It is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.
MAC. Market Access and Compliance. U.S. ITA site - promotes foreign market access and trade compliance for U.S. firms, featuring regional pages.
Morrison, Terri. Kiss, bow, or shake hands : the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF5389 .M67 2006.
WTO Trade Topics. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the worlds trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.
ARABDATANET. National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce. U.S. Arab Trade Data.
WTO Trade and Tariff Statistics. Historical.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Stacks HF 1721 W676.
World Export Data (WED), 1948-1983. Faber, Jan; Nierop, Tom. ICPSR. Comprehensive annual tabulations of exports among nearly all nations of the world.
Global Insight includes IMF Direction of Trade Statistics.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Current Periodicals HF91 D537a. Quarterly.
Foreign Trade Statistics. U.S. Census Bureau. FOREIGN TRADE is the official source for U.S. export and import statistics and responsible for issuing regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States.
International Trade Centre. Presents trade and market profiles, Country Maps, based on trade statistics which benchmark national trade performance and provide indicators on export supply and import demand. Includes FDI. Search by Country.
State Trade Data. U.S. Census. Tracks imports/exports between states and foreign countries.
UN Comtrade. United Nations. Trade statistics from 1962 to the most recent year available.
International Trade Statistics Yearbook. UN 1950-
Lippincott Library Reference Stacks HF 91 U473.
ITC Trade Dataweb. U.S. International Trade Commission's Interactive Tariff and Trade Data System, included Commodity Translation Wizard. U.S. import statistics, U.S. export statistics, U.S. tariffs, U.S. future tariffs and U.S. tariff preference information
Monthly Statistics on International Trade. OECD. 1983-
Also in print. Lippincott Library Current Periodicals HF 91 O65.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. UNCTAD. Commodity prices, trade statistics and more.
Sample Search: Click on Statistics and then select Statistical Databases.
Also publishes the Trade and development report.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Stacks HF 1410 T722.
Trade Policy Review. Click on On this Site, then scroll down to the alphabetical directory and click on Trade Policy Review
UN COMTRADE. Annual detailed import/export commodity and trading partner statistics for 130 countries
UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics.
U.S. Customs Service. Includes importing/exporting information, regulations etc.
U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: 1948 - 2000
World Trade Annual.
HF53 W6 (Latest 5 years - RS; Others - ST)
Business & Industry. International coverage from more than 1000 business journals, newspapers and newsletters in 190 countries.
Business Insights. International market research reports covering consumer goods, energy, finance, health care and technology.
Business Monitor International. Covers political risk, finance, macroeconomic performance, outlook and forecast, industry sectors and the business operating environment in emerging markets.
Euromonitor's Global Market Information Database. Consumer market information, analysis and forecasts worldwide.
European Business Facts and Figures, Eurostat.
ISI Emerging Markets. News, financial, economic, company and industry information in English and 15 additional languages from 35 worldwide emerging markets.
Trade Development. Portal to U.S. International Trade Administration industry data and staff contacts by industry speciality. Click on Trade Information Center
World Market Share Reporter
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF 5410 W675.
REGIONALInter-American Development Bank
Sample Search: Click on Sectors and Topics.
Lanic - Latin American Network Information Center
LATINFOCUS. Economic and Financial information.
Latin Trade. Monthly. Free services include current issue of Latin Trade, news, country trade information, lists - top 100 companies, etc.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Stacks HF 3230.5 a35. 1996 - present.
Market Access Database. European Commission. Includes tariffs and trade barriers databases.
Strategic.GC.CA. Canada's business and consumer site.
Sample Search: Click on Trade, Investment, Economic Analysis, Statistics
MBENDI - Information for Africa
COUNTRY INFORMATIONTrade Policy Reviews. World Trade Organization. Reviews of trade policies by country.
Business Monitor International
Background Notes. U.S. Department of State. Includes history, political, economic and trade overviews.
Samole Search: Click on Country Background Notes
Business Source Premier (EBSCO). Includes Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports and Profiles.
EIU Country Commerce. Economist Intelligence Unit. Investing, licensing and trading. Covers 60 countries.
Exporters' Encyclopaedia
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF 3011 E9. Latest Edition only
Foreign Governments / Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOS). Guide from the University of Buffalo.
International Statistical Agencies. U.S. Census Bureau.
The Handbook of Country Risk.
HD 61 R545 (Latest - RD; Others - RS)
The World Factbook. CIA.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Stacks G 122 U56a
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