International Trade
Getting Started
- International Business Resources on the WWW - comprehensive directory of international business, marketing, and trade resources
- International Trade and Business News and Secrets - a searchable directory for subscribers containing over 170 International Trade newsletters
- US International Trade Commission - an information referral service containing information related to international trade and investment
Doing Business With
- Business in Europe - provides information on business development in Europe, including Ernst & Young guides, subscription required
- CIA - The 1999 World Factbook - Country Listing
- Invest in Canada
- International Statistics - country overviews, statistics, etc.
- Meet China - contains directory of suppliers in China
- North American Transportation in Figures - statistics from NAFTA participating countries
- STAT - USA County Commercial Guides - produced by the US Government, Internet source for Country specific business and economic information.
- Strategis - Canada's Business Information Site
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency by Region & Sector
Business Etiquette
Associations & Organizations
- American Countertrade Association
- European Union
- The Federation of International Trade Associations
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- The Organization of Women in International Trade Associations
- United Nations
- United States Council for International Business
- World Chamber of Commerce Directory
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Trade Centers Association
- World Trade Organization
Government
- Export.gov AdministrationU.S. government export portal.
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Small Business Administration
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Import-Export
- Online B2B Marketplace - Millions of products, suppliers and importers information online
- Bancomext - Directory of Exporters - search for Mexican exporters by product and region.
- Europages - the European business directory
- Import Export Advertising - import/export directory for products and services
- International Import Export Exchange - providing international trade leads and international trade resources
- STAT-USA - search the National Trade Data Bank for import/export leads
Logistics
- FITAFederation of International Trade Associations - paid site for detailed data about shipping in and out of U.S.
- A-Z Freight Gateway - links and information
- PackTrack.com - free tracking for a variety of carriers
- Freightworld.com - worldwide freight transportation and logistics
- Port of Houston Authority
- United States Postal Service
- Directory of Freight Forwarding Services
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- ICC Incoterms
Banking
- Export-Import Bank of the United States - official export bank of the U.S.
- International Monetary Fund - promotes exchange stability and orderly exchange arrangements among member countries
- The Universal Currency Converter - offers interactive foreign exchange rate conversion
- World Bank Group - information on development progress
Regulations
- Export.gov - Trade Information Center
- NAFTA
- US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
International Business Databases, Directories and Portals
- Business Patrol - web resources in the B2B information industry
- International Business Resource Connection
- Food Market Exchange - Internet-based trading hub
- Global Trade Negotiations - on global trade negotiations
- Kompass - product, contact and other information for companies worldwide
- Global Trade Information Services, Inc. (GTI) - international merchandise trade data including World Trade Atlas
- Import- export information
- Latin America International Business Information (IBI) Directory
- International Business Protocol
- Global business knowledge web-portal
- World’s Largest Global Trade Directory
- US Department of Commerce - online trade leads
- Economic, business, and international trade information
- Internet International Business Exchange
- Unz & Company - Im/Ex Seminars & Documentation
- World Biz.com
