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Importing: |
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International Trade Administration
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is here to provide
practical information to help you select your markets and products,
ensure that you have access to international markets as required by our
trade agreements and safeguard you from unfair competition from dumped
and subsidized imports. |
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Trade Port
Designed to be an easy-to-use tool offering one
place to go for comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and
company databases. |
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Exporting: |
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The Bureau of Industry and Security
Activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and
technologies; enforcing export control, antiboycott, and public safety
laws |
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Financing: |
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Small Business
Association (SBA)
Established in 1953 the SBA provides
financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start,
run, and grow their businesses. |
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Export-Import Bank of the United States
The Official Export Credit
Agency of the U.S. Government |
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U.S. Commercial Information: |
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Buy U.S.A.
A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Commercial Service. This is the most comprehensive source for commercial
information about the United States of America and it allows you to
search for commercial information as specifically and broadly as you
need. |
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U.S. Commercial
Service
Offers valuable
assistance to help your business export goods and services to markets
worldwide. From this site you can access a global listing of trade
events, international market research, and practical tools to help with
every step of the export process. Let the U.S. Commercial Service help
your business prosper in today's global economy. |
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International Trade Law: |
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Find Law For Business
Search Engine. |
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International
Trade Law Library
A publication of TradeWinds Publishing. TradeWinds
is an UNTPDC Associate and online International Trade Information site
providing trade lead custom matching, discounted access to STAT-USA and
the International Trade Law Library. |
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Complying with Import
and Export Laws
This guide provides
thirteen simple rules to help companies design and implement effective
systems for complying with export and import laws. |
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Trade
Compliance Center
(TCC) is the U.S. Government's one-stop shop that
helps American exporters facing foreign trade barriers and works to
insure that "U.S. exporters receive the full benefits negotiated for
them in our trade agreements with foreign nations." |
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Embassies and Consulates: |
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Embassy World
Search engine for Embassies & Consulates around
the world. |
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Online Links to
Consulates in Los Angeles
Bangladesh -
China -
Demark -
Finland -
France -
Greece -
Japan
Korea,
South -
Mexico - Netherlands
- Philippines
- Poland
Romania
- South
Africa -
Sweden -
Taiwan - Thailand
- Turkey |
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Freight Forwarders: |
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Forwarders.com
Directory of Freight Forwarding Services and
search engine. |
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Los Angeles Customs
Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association
The Los Angeles
Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association is the premier
organization in Southern California for international trade,
representing the common business interests of Customs Brokers and
Freight Forwarders as professionals in dealing with government,
carriers, industry and one another. |
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National Customs
Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. |
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International
Federation of Customs Brokers Association |
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Global Logistics Associates |
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General Information: |
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Alibaba.com
The world's largest
marketplace for global trade and is the leading provider of online
marketing services for importers and exporters. Alibaba.com is the
number one destination for buyers and sellers to find trade
opportunities and promote their businesses online. |
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GLOBUS and NED
Access this area for
current and historical trade-related releases, international market
research, trade opportunities, country analysis, and our trade
library...the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) a searchable
database of manufacturers, resellers, and buyers around the world! |
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The Federation of
International Trade Associations (FITA)
An excellent source for trade
leads, news, events, and a link library of 4,000+ sites related to
international trade. |
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Iraqi American Chamber of
Commerce & Industry (IACCI) |