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Trade Promotion: Import and export information, trade missions, trade shows.

American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil
AmchamNet is a corporate network from the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil. It joins the information about economy, businesses, citizenship and politics between Brazil and the United States.

Arizona-Mexico Commission
The Comision Sonora-Arizona, was established 37 years ago as joint forums for social and cultural exchange and economic development.

Asia Pacific Economic Corp
Primary regional vehicle for promoting open trade and practical economic cooperation among Asia-Pacific economies.

Asian Sources OnLine
Lists south asia trade resources, directories of importers and exporters, business opportunities, links to interesting resources, direct searchings.

Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America
AACCLA is a leading advocate of increased trade and investment between the U.S. and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Provides a wide range of resources for trading with Australia.

Belgian Foreign Trade Board
The Source of Information at the heart of Belgium and Europe  

Bulgarian Industrial Association
Contribute to the achievement of consistent harmony between the interests of its members and the long term of the national economy.  

CENS Access
Provides business news & trade info from Taiwan including weekly economic index, market analysis, and Taiwan business directory database.

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
The largest institution for the promotion of foreign trade in China.

Copca
Encourages the globalization process of Catalan companies, including more than one hundred business associations and 33 business promotion centres around the world.

Department of Foreign Affairs Canada
Conducts all diplomatic and consular relations on behalf of Canada as well as all official communication between the Government of Canada and the government of any other country and international organization.

European Chamber of International Business
Provides a virtual showroom, specific databases, international trade fair and 80 links with partners.

FAS Online - US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
The mission of the Foreign Agricultural Service is to advance the interests of the agricultural community and the general public by working to develop and expand foreign markets.

Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce
A listing of Israel' s Industry Sector Profiles.

Federation of International Trade Associations
The Federation of International Trade Associations provides access to the directories of member associations, chambers of commerce, exporters associations, importers as well as summaries of their publications

Freetrader

Contains trade news, associations, government resources, shipping/logistics, trade finance, law, legislation and more.

GEMS(Global Export Market Information System), (DOC)
Including the top 50 U.S. exports by commodity and by country. Up-to-date reports on NIS markets, exchange rates, business leads and promotional events.

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
Provides information and contacts in Hong Kong.

International Business Forum
Provides a forum for companies wishing to export or expand into foreign markets.

International Chamber of Commerce
Promotes international trade and investment.

International Federation for Alternative Trade
Global network of Fair Trade Organizations (FTO).
IFAT's members are producers, importers, retailers, and financiers, aiming to improve the livelihoods of the disadvantaged.

Jamaica Exporters Association/SBED Market Information Service
Contains information on potential customers/contracts, sources of supply of materials, industry prices, statistics and trend revealing articles.

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Promotes international investment and exporting to Japan and provides information on Japanese economy and business.

Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Coordinates government policies and varied interests of commerce and industry, while making efforts to expand economic cooperation with other countries.

Korean International Trade Association (KITA)
Contains contact information, trade leads and trade information.

LATCO Tools of Trade in Latin America
Promotes trade between Oregon and Latin America. Member Services include: conferences, workshops, a newsletter, an Internet email list, on-line forums and a member directory.

MIPIM
The MIPIM trade show offers you a shop window to showcase your projects,achievements and know-how for the benefit of all decision makers attending the world's largest real estate market..

Monterey Bay International Trade Association
Facilitates trade information of the Pacific, Latin America and Europe.

OAS Foreign Trade Information System
Provides resources for trade among countries in North and South America.

Piers
Piers (Port Import Export Reporting Service) is a database with comprehensive statistics on global cargo movements transiting seaports in the United States, Mexico, South America and China to companies around the globe. Piers is the leading provider of global trade information.

Singapore International Chamber of Commerce
SICC is the oldest Chamber of Commerce in Asia and the oldest commercial organization in Singapore.

Taipei Trade Shows
Provides trade shows information in Taipei.

Taiwantrade
Taiwantrade is a global online trading hub to stimulate immediate access to suppliers in Taiwan.

Thai Department of Export Promotion
Assists in matching Thai manufacturers with overseas buyers and provides quick and cost-effective access to Thai products through a number of informational and organizational facilities.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Promotes ASEAN through the provision of timely, up-to-date and value-added information on the activities undertaken by its member countries.

The Trade Show News Network
Provides the most powerful and up-to-date trade show information on the Internet.

The Trading Hub
Export information from the New York District Export Council.

Trade Venezuela
Provides contact information for Venezuelan manufacturers and technical specifications about their products, investment opportunities, joint ventures.

U.K. Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment's trade services offer support to companies based in the UK to achieve their export potential.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Established in 1964, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) aims at the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy.

U.S. Agency for International Development
Sponsors foreign assistance aid to advance U.S. economic and political interests.
Has considerable regional, industry or sector information on business assistance and programs in energy, environmental, agribusiness and telecommunications sectors, as well as sources for financing export ventures.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Gathers and disseminates statistical data, grants patents, and promotes minority entrepreneurship. A number of offices within the department maintain websites with considerable useful information content. They include Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), the Census Bureau, (a division of the Bureau of Economics and Statistics) the International Trade Administration, and the Patent and Trademark Office.

U.S Department of Commerce, Export Portal
U.S. Department of Commerce web site that provides Country Commercial Guides and other helpful information for free.
Select "Make Export Sales Happen", and "Where Should I export". Upon clicking for research, you will find current Country Commercial Guides, Industry sector information and other helpful items.

U.S. Dept. of State
Includes discussions on hot topics in U.S. diplomacy, recent press briefings, and contact information. The site also provides very important information on any political export restrictions.

U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
A non-profit business association chartered in Washington D.C. to promote trade, investment and joint ventures on both sides of the border.

U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
Improves the knowledge and understanding of Saudi Arabia within the U.S. business community, and vice versa, and promotes trade and investment between the two countries.

U.S- Taiwan Business Council
The US-Taiwan Business Council serves as a portal to Taiwan, as our network of relationships gives our members access to people and information to help them succeed in their Taiwan endeavors.

Washington International Trade Association
WITA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing a neutral forum in the nation's capital for the open and robust discussion of international trade policy and related issues.

World Trade Organization (WTO)
Settles disputes, provides assistance and international trade information to developing countries.

Directories and Listings: Suppliers, buyers, agents, distributors, trade associations.

AsianNet
Directory of Asian companies, manufacturers and dealers.

Bangalore Yellow Pages
Lists of exporters and importers.

BizWeb
Gives an index of company home pages on the WWW.

Chilnet Electronic Yellow Pages
Chile Business Directory.

Cyber-Merchants Exchange
Free international trade resource for industry buyers.

ECeurope.com
Post and view B2B trade lead messages in the fastest growing "Business-to-Business" Trading Hub (eMarketplace) on the WWW. Connecting companies in Eastern, Central & Western Europe with international buyers & sellers around the World.

EC Korea
A self-managed business directory, with free online catalog, bulletin board, business news, stock index and Arirang Network.

Electronic Commerce 21
Korea's leading global electronic commerce site, run by Korea International Trade Association/Korea World Trade Center, offers virtual Trade Point web services such as trade opportunity, company directory, digital catalogue, business in Korea and trade show.

ExportZone USA
ExportZone USA is an information help center dedicated to the development of U.S.A. exports to the world.

Global Contact's NAFTA Register
Search/source international trade products and services by company, product/service, or SIC code.

Internet Tradeline Inc
An international exchange for business and commerce.

Kompass on the Internet
Directory of 1.5 Million Companies, 19 Million key product references, 2.5 million executives' names, 370,000 trade and brand names, in over 60 Countries.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Facilitates information related with the activities and news of the members countries, online documents, statistics, summaries, publications, and interesting links.

Serra International, Inc.
A listing of international freight forwarder and customs brokers.

Taiwantrade
Taiwantrade is a global online trading hub to stimulate immediate access to suppliers in Taiwan.

Telexport
A listing of French importers and exporters.

Trade India
Business information, including the Exporter's Yellow Pages, Export Import Trade Flash (a biweekly newspaper), Indian Importer's Directory and Trade India Bulletin Board.

Trade Show Central
Trade Show Central provides information on more than 50,000 Trade Shows, Conferences & Seminars, 5,000 service providers, and 8,000 venues and facilities around the world.

TradeNet World Service
A worldwide membership organization of importers and exporters.

Tradenz
Contains information on New Zealand exporters.

Tradeshow Week
Provides the latest information on upcoming trade shows and the trade show industry.

VerticalNet
Unites buyers and sellers from around the world in vertical web communities.

World Access Network Direct (WAND)
A global trade directory of companies, matching buyers & sellers around the world.

WorldTradeOrg.com
Provides directories for products, services specializing in domestic and international trade sources and services.

Yahoo Trade Companies Directory
Provides international trade listings.

Governmental Organizations: Indexes of embassies, consulates, chambers of commerce, ministries of foreign affairs, departments of commerce, trade administration.

Australia's Department of Commerce and Trade
Website from the Western Australia's Department of Commerce and Trade.

Australian Customs Service
Australian Customs Service Homepage, information for travellers, importers, exporters and tourists to Australia

Bureau of Export Administration
The U.S. BXA develops export control policies, enforces antiboycott provisions, issues export licenses, and prosecutes violators. It provides fact sheets to help determine who needs export licenses, as well as explaining how to obtain commodity classifications, order BXA forms, avoid doing business with unauthorized parties, and respond to antiboycott requests.

CIA World Factbook
This site provides country-specific information including geography, population, ethnic breakdown, government agencies, national economic statistics, transportation, and communications.

Colombian Government Trade Bureau
A source for commercial legislation, rulings, investment help, trade show listings, and import-export information.

Export-Import Bank Home Page
Helps finance the overseas sales of U.S. goods and services. Provides credit insurance that protects U.S. exporters against the risks of non-payment by foreign buyers.

Fedworld
Provides access to over 1,000 government resources including U.S, export regulations, the Foreign Agricultural Services and the Export Administration Electronic Marketplace.

Foreign Trade Division (U.S. Census Bureau):
Provides information on trade balances, historical data, country data, trade highlights...

French Trade Commissions in Australia
What you need to know to export to Australia.

Small Business Administration
Provides data development, dissemination, research and analysis on international and domestic trade. SBA's program offices in every state offer financing, training and advocacy for small firms.

The Electronic Embassy (Foreign Embassies in Washington D.C.)
Provides information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links to Web-based resources where available.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Includes the latest agenda, visa information, foreign policies, conferences, magazines, issues, links...

The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Provides business guide, statistics of economic and trade, laws and regulations in Taiwan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
Provides general statistical and information.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
Promotion of exports and imports of Uruguay

The Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary
Provides the latest government meetings, different sections for each ministry and statistics about the country.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service
Provides international agricultural data, export summaries (including reports on agricultural exports from the United States), and extensive trade data on more than 100 countries.

U.S Department of Commerce, Export Portal
U.S. Department of Commerce web site that provides Country Commercial Guides and other helpful information for FREE.
Select "Make Export Sales Happen", and "Where Should I export". Upon clicking for research, you will find current Country Commercial Guides, Industry sector information and other helpful items.

U.S Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
Provides a selection of export promotion products and services and coordinating all federal export promotion efforts.

United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry
Works in partnership with businesses and the scientific community to achieve excellence in science and supports the endeavors of business to become as competitive as possible.

United States International Trade Commission
Contains interesting news to international trade including reports, publications, data of tariffs and other services...

United States Trade Representative
Provides quantity and value of commodities by country and customs district.

World Chambers Network WCN
World Chambers Network WCN provides a communication and network platform for 10,000 chambers of commerce. In addition, the site provides an international business opportunity service for chambers to promote their SME members worldwide.

Foreign Direct Investment Information: Country specific information, statistics, finance, politics.

Bulgaria Online
The leading Bulgarian content provider.

Canadian Financial Network
Provides Canadian financial and corporate information, investment data and interest rates.

Czech Republic, Czech Info Center
Contains a comprehensive directory of companies, trade bids and tips for doing business in Czech Republic. Includes an
interactive trade forum.

Doing Business with Taiwan
Provides practical tips and advice.

FDI Xchange
Customized e-mail updates featuring country analysis and investment opportunities in emerging markets. Developed by the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) this e-mail alert service builds upon MIGA's existing suite of online information services for the international investment community, the Investment Promotion Network and PrivatizationLink..

Foreign Investment Agency - Bulgaria
The Foreign Investment Agency acts as a one-stop-shop, proving potential investors with free information and advice to help them make their investment decisions in Bulgaria.

Iceland Trade Council
Contains a wealth of useful links to basic sources of national economic and business information in Iceland.

Industrial Development & Investment Center, IDIC
IDIC provides assistance to foreign companies investing in Taiwan.

Invest in Canada
Investment Partnerships Canada (IPC) has a wealth of information, sources and comparison data on investing and doing business in Canada.

Israel Business Site - InterAge
Serves as a comprehensive site for business, news, government and travel contacts.

Latin American Network Information Center
Contains information on trade, travel, etc.

Lonely Planet
Down-to-earth travel information designed to kickstart your travels and help you on your way.

MENA: Middle East/North Africa
The Online business community for the Middle East and North Africa. News, trade opportunities, catalogs, events and other resources.

Pari Daily
Pari Daily is then only Bulgarian Financial & Business News Daily.

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
Assists US companies in setting up, expanding or restructuring their European operations in the Netherlands, and provides insight and data on site selection, logistics strategies, country comparisons and introductions to Dutch networks and service suppliers in corporate and government organizations.

Russia
Contains tips for Business Travelers to Russia

Serbian Investment and Export promotion Agency
Designed to provide potential and existing investors with comprehensive information on investment climate and export potentials in
Serbia:macroeconomic facts and figures,legal framework,free trade agreements,laws,databases of available Greenfield and Brownfield sites and investment projects,regions in Serbia,downloadable publications,useful links,FAQ's etc.Also contains information about SIEPA- Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency,its services and contacts..

South Africa-related Resources on the Internet
Provides numerous links to sites concerning South Africa

Statistics Finland
Contains Finland statistics.

Thailand - SinoNET
Lists the Thai business directory of over 2,500 firms as well as travel information and "The Trade Desk."

The Internationalist
A comprehensive source for everything involved in international business, including international banks, law firms, consultants, etc.

Shipping & Logistics: Air freight, shipping, rail freight, trucking, specialized transportation, logistics management, customs brokers, package tracking.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics conducts research and analysis in several areas pertaining to international transportation, trade and travel. The Bureau also undertakes a number of statistical programs in these areas.

DHL Worldwide Express
Provides international package tracking system.

Federal Express
Provides international package tracking system.

Freight Forwarding Services
Provides the names and contact points for air shipping, rail, trucking, and all other freight forwarding activities in dozens of countries.

International Exhibition Logistics Associates (IELA)
International Exhibition Logistics Associates (IELA) is a union of internationally experienced professional exhibition freight forwarders. You will find IELA at every leading exhibition site - worldwide. So you can concentrate on the construction and presentation of your exhibit, IELA will look after everything else: customs clearance, vehicle loading and unloading, forklifts, cranes, manpower, packing, translations, storage, on-site office facilities.

International Trade Terms
A dictionary of trade terminology.

Maritime Global Net
Maritime-related news briefs and information.

Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services
STTAS offers hands-on global import/export solutions for multinational companies eager to increase their abilities to move merchandise across international borders in an efficient, seamless and compliant manner.

Seaports Info Pages
Lists world ports, maritime service guides, Internet links to shipping lines, transport, and international trade sites on the Internet.

United Parcel Service
Provides international package tracking system.

Yusen Global Logistics
Yusen Air & Sea Service (USA) offers its customers a broad range of logistics management solutions, including air, ocean and multi-modal freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, as well as customs clearance services.

Trade Law: Trade policies, rules and regulations, treaties, jurisdiction by subject, contract principles, arbitration documents.

Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)
Of particular interest is the law firm's Information about intellectual property rights in the Middle Eastern region.

Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economics Affairs, Taiwan
This website provides information of Taiwan trade administration, statistics and forecasts, trade promotion and facilitation.

Cross Border Tax & Transactions
Site maintained by Canadian and US tax lawyer and focuses on individuals and businesses investing or operating internationally.

Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
Provides access to the texts of a wide variety of multilateral conventions including diplomatic relations and environment, including 1947 GATT, the Treaty of Rome, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Universal Copyright Convention and the Convention on the Law Applicable to Contract Obligations.

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
This site contains documents from the process initiated in the 1994 Summit of the Americas to integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement.

Gatti & Associates Attorneys at Law
Timely information covering international business law.
We've provided the link to their "bad guys" lists--that is, those administered by various U.S. government agencies wherein they list persons/parties that for various reasons you must watch out for.

Global.LawNet
Serves as a base of information on state and federal court decisions, regulations, and statues, and links to other international trade law sites.

Global Trade Negotiations Home Page
This effort was launched in August 1999 to provide a centralized information resource on global trade negotiations, and gathers and disseminates information and research on the multilateral trade system.

International Commercial Law
Provides a comprehensive list of information on international trade.

International Trade Law
Gonzalez Rolon & Valdespino & Rodriguez, Attorneys is an international trade law firm. The firm practices various aspects of trade regulation and has a newletter and conducts seminars on international trade and U.S. Customs compliance.

Legal Information Institute
Provides access to many law related sites on the Web.

Small Businesses: Legal Information
Legal and regulatory information for small businesses.

Trade Law Home Page
Provides Customs and international trade information including the interpretation of over 400 federal laws administered by more than 40 federal agencies.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body within the United Nations system in the field of international trade law.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)"
A specialized agency of the United Nations whose mandate is to promote the protection of intellectual property worldwide.

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