The following publications and information sources are of interest to small business exporters. The publications and information sources are organized by chapter as they are referred to in Breaking Into The Trade Game. Other publications and information sources not referred to directly, but of relevance to each chapter heading, are also included.
CHAPTER 1: MAKING THE EXPORT DECISION
EXPORTER'S GUIDE TO FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government
Printing Office in your area.
Publication number 045-000-00263-2
Price: $4.75
Identifies major federal programs designed to assist small business owners export.
U.S. Small Business Administration
International Trade Assistance
SBA FACT SHEET #42
Available through your nearest SBA District Office.
Information on SBA's financial and business development assistance programs for the small business exporter.
PERIODICALS
AGEXPORTER
United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Information Division, Room 4638-S
Washington, D.C. 20520-1000
Phone: 202/720-3329
Price: $17.00 per year (domestic delivery)
$21.00 per year (international delivery)
Magazine on international trade and trade opportunities overseas. Published by the Department of Agriculture.
BUSINESS AMERICA
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, DC 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government
Printing Office in your area.
Price: $61.00 per year; $2.50 each issue
Magazine on international trade issues and business opportunities overseas. Published bi-weekly by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
EXPORT TODAY
733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202/737-1060
FAX: 202/783-5966
Price: $49.00 per year
The "how to" international business magazine for U.S. xporters. Published ten times a year.
THE EXPORTER
34 West 37th Street
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212/563-2772
FAX: 212/563-2798
Price: $144.00 per year
Monthly reports on the business of exporting.
FOREIGN TRADE MAGAZINE
6849 Old Dominion Drive, #200
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703/448-1338
FAX: 703/448-1841
Price: $45.00 per year (10 editions)
Features trade briefs, information on financing, shipping,
air cargo, trucks and rails, and current legislation.
GLOBAL TRADE MAGAZINE
North American Publishing Company
401 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19108
Phone: 215/238-5300
Price: $45.00 per year
Information on international finance, transportation and commerce.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAGAZINE
American International Publishing Corporation
500 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 314
Harrison, NY 10528
Phone: 914/381-7700
FAX: 914/381-7713
Price: $48.00 per year
Reports on overseas market opportunities, global corporate strategies, trade and political developments to assess their impact on U.S. imports, exports, joint ventures and acquisitions.
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Two World Trade Center, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10048
Phone: 212/837-7000
Price: $295.00 per year
Information on domestic and foreign economic developments plus export opportunities, agricultural trade leads, shipyards, export ABCs and trade fair information. Feature articles on tariff and non-tariff barriers, licensing controls, joint ventures and trade legislation in foreign countries.
WORLD TRADE MAGAZINE
Taipan Press, Inc.
500 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 714/640-7070
FAX: 714/640-7770
Price: $24.00 per year
Profiles of successful exporters and reports on
international trade developments.
BOOKS
A BASIC GUIDE TO EXPORTING
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Publication number: 003-009-00487-0
Price: $9.50
The steps involved in exporting and sources of assistance.
EXPORT SALES AND MARKETING MANUAL
by John Jagoe
Export USA Publications
4141 Parklawn Avenue South, Suite 110
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Phone: 612/893-0624
FAX: 612/903-1626
Price:$295.00 for manual
$175.00 for quarterly updates
Step-by-step procedural manual for marketing U.S. products worldwide. The manual contains illustrations, flow charts, worksheets and samples of export contracts, shipping documents and effective international correspondence. Order from the National Association of Manufacturers, P.O. Box 2000, Kearneysville, WV 25430-2000 or call 1-800-445-6285.
EXPORTISE
The Small Business Foundation of America
1155 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202/223-1103
Price: $49.50
Instructional manual on conducting international business, with detailed information on the process of exporting.
WORLD BUSINESS DIRECTORY
The World Trade Centers Association
Gale Research Inc.
Attn: David Hoagg
835 Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313/961-2242
FAX: 313/961-6241
Price: $395.00
Directory of trade-oriented businesses. Included is coverage of emerging trade regions. Four volumes.
A GUIDE TO EXPANDING IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
by Ernst & Young
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Phone: 1-800-225-5945
Price: $39.95 hardcover
ISBN: 0-471-528-307
Handbook providing practical information and instructions
for global expansion.
BUILDING AN IMPORT/EXPORT BUSINESS - REVISED AND
EXPANDED EDITION
by Kenneth D. Weiss
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Phone: 1-800-225-5945
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 0-471-536-27X
A handbook designed to guide the novice through complexities of foreign trade. Discussion includes source and outlet management, suppliers and distributors, goods and currencies.
EXPANDING MARKETS INTERNATIONALLY
Instrument Society of America
P.O. Box 3561Durham, NC 27702
Phone: 919/549-8411
FAX: 919/549-8288
Price: $24.00 ISA members, $30.00 non-members
Includes export market sales techniques, international field support needs, international business transactions and international sales and marketing plans.
PROFITABLE EXPORTING: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MARKETING
YOUR PRODUCTS ABROAD
by John S. Gordon and J.R. Arnold
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Phone: 1-800-225-5945
Price: $60.00
ISBN: 0-471-61334-7
A step-by-step guide on how to enter and succeed in the export marketplace. Topics include markets, strategies, organizational management, risk analysis and controls.
OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES
Export Hotline: 1-800-USA-XPORT
Presented by AT&T and the Hotline Referral Network in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Export Hotline is a corporate sponsored, nationwide fax retrieval system providing international trade information for U.S. business. Its purpose is to help find new markets for U.S. products and services.
The Export Opportunity Hotline
The Small Business Foundation of America
1155 15th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 1-800-243-7232
In Washington, D.C. 202/223-1104
Answers questions about getting started in exporting. Advice on product distribution; documentation; licensing and insurance; export financing; analyzing distribution options, export management firms; customs; currency exchange systems and travel requirements.
DEVELOPING YOUR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN
Lake Michigan College
International Business Center
Small Business Development Center
2755 East Napier Avenue
Benton Harbor, MI 49022-1899
Phone: 616/927-8100, extension 5116
Fax: 616/927-8103
Price: $20.00 disk, $20.00 hard copy
CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFYING INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
FOREIGN ECONOMIC TRENDS
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: $67.00 per year
Commercial and economic data on a country-by-country basis. Consists of material issues published irregularly for approximately one year. Prepared in cooperation Department of State.
FOREIGN TRADE REPORT FTR925
United States Merchandise Trade: Exports, General
Imports, and Imports for Consumption
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: $136.00 per year.
A monthly country-specific breakdown of imports and exports
by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) number.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC BULLETIN BOARD (EBB)
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-1986
FAX: 202/482-2164 or try EBB as a guest user by dialing
202/482-3870 with PC and modem (2400 baud, 8 bit words,
no parity, 1 stop bit)
EBB is a personal computer-based electronic bulletin board providing trade leads and up-to-date statistical releases from the Bureau of Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve Board and other federal agencies.
NATIONAL TRADE DATA BANK (NTDB)
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-1986
FAX: 202/482-2164
Price: $35.00 per disk or $360.00 for one year
The NTDB is an international trade data bank compiled by 15
U.S. government agencies. It contains the latest census data on
U.S. imports and exports by commodity and country, the complete
CIA World Factbook, current market research, the Foreign Traders
Index and many other data series. The NTDB is available at over
800 federal depository libraries, or can be purchased on CD-ROM
for personal PC use.
Offices of Africa, Near East and South Asia 202/482-1064. Categories include general and country information (Nigeria and South Africa). For the Office of the Near East, categories include general and country information (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen). Categories for the Office of South Asia include general and country information (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).
WORLD FACTBOOK
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: $23.00
Produced by Central Intelligence Agency, this book gives geographic and demographic information about each country around the globe.
WORLD BANK ATLAS
The World Bank
Publication Department, 1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433
Phone: 202/473-2209
Price: $7.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling
Gives population, gross domestic product and average growth rates for every country.
U.N. STATISTICAL YEARBOOK, 37th Edition
United Nations Publications
Room DC 2-0853
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212/963-8302
Price: $100.00
Economic and demographic data for 220 countries. Most
recent statistics through 1989.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS YEARBOOK
United Nations Publications, Room DC2-0853
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212/963-8302
Price: $125.00
Statistical analysis of overall foreign trade by regions and countries, as well as world exports by origin, destination and product category.
DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK
United Nations Publications
Two UN Plaza, Room DC2-0853
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212/963-8302, 1-800-253-9646
Price: $125.00
Demographics for 220 countries. Most recent statistics
through 1989.
UNESCO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK
Unipub
4611-F Assembly Drive
Lanham, MD 20706
Phone: 1-800-274-4888
Price: $95.00
Economic and demographic data for 200 countries.
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING HANDBOOK
Gale Research Incorporated
Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313/961-2242
FAX: 313/961-6241
Price: $235.00
Detailed marketing profiles for 141 nations. Includes country reports averaging 31 pages in length. 4,400 pages in three volumes.
WORLDCASTS
Predicasts North America
11001 Cedar Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 1-800-321-6388
FAX: 216/229-9944
Price: $1,300.00 for entire set; regional and product editions, $900.00 each; single editions $450.00
Abstracts over 60,000 forecasts for products and markets in countries outside the United States. Published annually.
EXPORTER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dun's Marketing Services
Three Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054-3896
Phone: 1-800-526-0651
Price: $530.00 per year
An annual handbook covering more than 220 world markets.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FOREIGN TRADE REPORT:
ANNUAL U.S.EXPORTERS, HARMONIZED SCHEDULE B COMMODITY BY COUNTRY
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the GovernmentPrinting
Office in your area.
Price: $39.00
OVERSEAS BUSINESS REPORTS
U.S. Department of Commerce
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: Varies depending on country.
Reports provide background statistics and economic information on specific countries. Published annually. (These reports are also available on the National Trade Data Bank.)
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
Publication
2001 L Street N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202/785-6323
FAX: 202/785-0345
Price: $18.00 per issue or $225.00 per year.
Provides economic summaries of OECD's 24 member countries.
Published semi-annually.
TRADE PAGES INTERNATIONAL
1730 K Street, N.W. Suite 304
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 1-800-366-5968
FAX: 202/331-3759
Price: $59.95 per country
Country-specific directories of key government and private
sector contacts. Seventeen sections of invaluable information.
DOING BUSINESS IN....SERIES
Matthew Bender and Company
1275 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
Phone: 1-800-424-4200
Cost range: $160.00 to $835.00
A series of multiple-volume manuals on doing business in a number of foreign countries. Information includes legal environments, product liability, foreign investment, tax considerations, local forms of business incorporation, foreign investment and intellectual property.
WORLD TRADE RESOURCES GUIDE
Gale Research Incorporated
Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313/961-2242
FAX: 313/961-6241
Price: $169.00
Eighty of the world's largest trading nations as well as many smaller countries. Includes country profiles, vital statistics on population, currency exchange rates, GNP/GDP, import/export/trade balance figures, major trading partners, principal commodities and imported and exported.
FLASH FACTS -- TO GET EXPORT INFORMATION INSTANTLY
For several areas of the world, the information is at your fingertips from the U.S. Department of Commerce, if you have a touch-tone telephone and a fax. Dial the number, follow instructions and the requested information will automatically be faxed to you. The Automated Fax Delivery System Flash Facts are available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week, free of charge.
Flash Facts are available for the following regions:
Eastern Europe Business Information Center (EEBIC) 202/482-5745. Information is available on specific Eastern European countries including Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithunia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
Doing Business in Mexico 202/482-4464. Current trade-related documents concerning Mexico are available. Information is also available on the North American Free Trade Agreement; tariffs, permits and customs regulations; marketing, distribution and finance; investment; statistics and demographics. The same type of information is available for Canada by calling 202/482-3101.
Office of the Pacific Basin 202/482-3875 or 202/482-3646. Categories include general export information, regional and country information (Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam).
Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) 202/482-3145. Categories include U.S.-Newly Independent States trade statistics, current export and investment opportunities and upcoming trade events, general investment and defense conversion opportunities, World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) opportunities, export and trade opportunities and BISNIS publications.
CHAPTER 3: FOREIGN MARKET ENTRY
EXPORT TRADING COMPANY GUIDEBOOK
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: $8.50
Produced by the Department of Commerce Office of Export
Trading Company Affairs. Provides essential information on the
functions and advantages of establishing or using export trading
companies.
DIRECTORY OF LEADING EXPORT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
Third Edition
Bergano Book Co.
P.O. Box 190
Fairfield, CT 06430
Phone: 203/254-2054
FAX: 203/255-3817
Price: $49.50
Lists export management and trading companies, their product
areas and their foreign language capabilities.
BERGANO'S REGISTER OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTERS
Bergano Book Co.
P.O. Box 190
Fairfield, CT 06430
Phone: 203/254-2054
FAX: 203/255-3817
Price: $95.00
Contains thousands of entries of importing firms and major distributors in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
European Distributors
P.O. Box 3467
Laguna Hills, CA 92654
Phone: 714/859-4040
Price: $37.50
Maintains a data bank of European distributors.
COMMERCIAL NEWS USA
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-4918
For a small fee, U.S. companies can list a photo and description of their product in Commercial News USA, which is distributed to more than 100,000 companies and government officials overseas.
EXPORT MAGAZINE
Johnston International Publications
950 Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone: 708/296-0770
Price: $50.00 for 6 issues
Lists products of U.S. firms. Distributed worldwide.
AMERICAN LITERATURE REVIEW
Thomas International Publication
Five Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
FAX: 212/629-1140
Sent to businesses around the world, ALR is a catalog of the product catalogs of hundreds of U.S. exporters.
AMERICAN EXPORT REGISTER
Thomas International Publication
Five Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212/290-7213
FAX: 212/629-1140
Price: $120.00
A two volume, 3,000 page guide featuring names of U.S.
exporters, their product listings in more than 4,200 categories,
and where they export, by region.
THE WORLD TRADE SYSTEM: A COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE
GUIDE
Gales Research, Inc.
Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313/961-2242
FAX: 313/961-6241
Price: $165.00
Provides trade activity for every country of the world. Information on principal exports, principal imports, principal trading partners, international economic relationships, membership in regional trading organizations and political data.
TRADE SHOWS WORLDWIDE
Gale Research, Inc.
Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313/961-2242
FAX: 313/937-6241
Price: $195.00 Seventh
Edition
Over 5,700 scheduled exhibitions, trade shows, association conventions, and similar events around the world are listed.
CHAPTER 4: THE EXPORT TRANSACTION
THE EXPORT OPERATION: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
Unz & Company
190 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-631-3098
Price: $55.00
Arranged as a series of recommendations from an industry expert to an imaginary shipper. Provides the guidance needed to avoid many of the pitfalls of foreign trade.
EXPORT DOCUMENTATION
International Trade Institute, Inc.
5055 North Main Street
Dayton, OH 45415
Phone: 1-800-543-2453
Price: $67.50
Examines steps that must be taken to process any international order.
EXPORT DOCUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES
Unz & Company
190 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-631-3098
Price: $55.00
Leads the new exporter through every element of the export process and introduces the experienced exporter to ways of doing things perhaps not yet considered.
INCOTERMS 1990
ICC Publishing, Inc.
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212/206-1150
Price: $24.95
Defines the thirteen 1990 trading terms and specifies the respective rights and obligations of buyer and seller in an international transaction.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS USED IN
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
ICC Publishing, Inc.
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212/206-1150
Price: $75.00
Complete text of the most useful instruments in
international trade. Contains documents concerning contractual
relations and documents related to the regulation of
international litigations.
INTERNATIONAL EXPORTING AGREEMENTS
Matthew Bender & Company
International Division
1275 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
Phone: 1-800-424-4200
Price: $95.00
Guide to the negotiation and the drafting of contracts for export sales.
CHAPTER 5: FINANCING EXPORT SALES
AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BANKING SERVICES
Marine Midland Bank
2 World Trade Center, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10048
Phone: 212/912-2222
Price: $10.00
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT & BANKING REPORT
Business International
215 Park Avenue, South
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212/460-0600
FAX: 212/995-8837
Price: $590.00 per year
Methods, management structures and motivations of market players of all sizes. Examines markets as they respond to changes in the financial climate, and provides a monthly round up of the latest events, appointments and personnel moves.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LIBRARY
Unz & Company
190 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-631-3098
Price: $189.95 for 7 titles; individual title prices
range from $39.95 to $99.95
Package includes seven titles that offer practical information about issues involved in financing international trade, getting paid by overseas customers and accounting for international ventures.
DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
John Wiley & Sons
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Phone: 1-800-225-5945
ISBN: 1-471-836-540
Price: $55.00
Definitions of over 300 trade-related terms.
FINANCING AND INSURING EXPORTS:
A USER'S GUIDE TO EXIMBANK PROGRAMS
Eximbank Public Affairs Office
811 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20571
Phone: 1-800-424-5401
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL HANDBOOK
Business International
215 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212/460-0600
FAX: 212/995-8837
Price: $195.00
A reference manual including rules on remitting dividends and profits, repatriation of capital, trade financing, borrowing and investing instruments, tax rates, risk management tools and import and export controls.
GUIDE TO DOCUMENTARY CREDIT OPERATIONS
ICC Publishing Corporation
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212/206-1150
Publication 415 Price: $18.95
EXPORT LETTERS OF CREDIT AND DRAFTS
International Trade Institute, Inc.
5055 North Main Street
Dayton, OH 45415
Phone: 1-800-543-2453
Price: $67.00
Explanation of letters of credit (LCs) transactions. Includes information on how to read LCs, examples of various types of LCs, and what to do when you cannot collect or comply.
UNIFORM RULES FOR COLLECTIONS
ICC Publishing Corporation
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212/206-1150
Lists international guidelines for collections.
CHAPTER 6: TRANSPORTING GOODS INTERNATIONALLY
DICTIONARY OF SHIPPING TERMS
Unz & Company
190 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-631-3098
Price: $49.95
Lists all terms and abbreviations used in the movement of goods by water.
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, DC 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: Subscription $87.00 with updates
Provides in-depth information on export licenses, restrictive trade practices or boycotts, import regulations, documentation requirements and related information.
EXPORT AND IMPORT PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION SERIES
Unz & Company
190 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-631-3098
Price: $55.00 for each document book
Series of document reference books for the most commonly used import/export and hazardous goods forms, includes, but not limited to, Shipper's Export Declaration, Shipper's letter of instructions, pro forma invoice, commercial invoice and Certificate of Origin.
EXPORT SHIPPING MANUAL
Bureau of National Affairs
Distribution Center
9435 Key West Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 1-800-372-1033
Price: Three manuals $572.00 for one year subscription.
Update every week as information changes.
EXPORT SHIPPING
International Trade Institute
5055 North Main Street
Dayton, OH 45415
Phone: 1-800-543-2453
Price: $67.50
Guide to understanding ocean/air tariffs, usage of ocean/air containers, how to obtain an international freight quotation, port marks on international cargo, international ocean/air shipping documents, basic trade terms and service organization.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
Unz & Company
190 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-631-3098
Price: $75.00
Comprehensive exploration of the shipping industry.
SCHEDULE B STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES
U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Phone: 202/783-3238 or contact the Government Printing
Office in your area.
Price: Subscription $77.00 with updates and
supplements (2 volumes)
PERIODICALS
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE SHIPYARDS
Two World Trade Center, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10048
Phone: 212/837-7000
Price: $295.00
Shipyards is a supplement to the Journal of Commerce. It lists scheduled sailings of vessels worldwide.
SHIPPING DIGEST
Geyer-McAllister Publications
51 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212/689-4411
Price: $42.00 per year
Explores current topics related to international transportation.
CHAPTER 7: STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LICENSING LAW HANDBOOK-EUROPE
Clark Boardman, Ltd.
435 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212/929-7500
Price: $90.00
General information on European licensing law.
INVESTING, LCENSING AND TRADING CONDITIONS ABROAD
Business International
215 Park Avenue, South
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212/460-0600
FAX: 212/995-8837
Price: $1,765.00
Includes information on operating conditions and practices for 57 countries.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE U.S. ANTITRUST LAW
Clark Boardman, Ltd.
435 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212/929-7500
Price: $115.00
Looseleaf binder covering federal international trade regulations as they pertain to antitrust law.
WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY
Belmont Publications
1454 Belmont Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone: 1-800-332-3535 or 202/232-6334
FAX: 202/462-5478
Price: $297.00
A 1,200 page reference guide to virtually every key elected and appointed government official in 188 nations including all former Soviet Republics.
WORLDWIDE GOVERNMENT REPORT
Belmont Publications
1454 Belmont Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone: 1-800-332-3535 or 202/232-6334
FAX: 202/462-5478
Price: $395.00 for 26 issues
Provides analysis of ongoing changes in governmental structures and personnel around the world plus biographical information on the people involved. Bi-weekly.
HOTLINE NUMBERS
U.S. Small Business Administration
Answer Desk
Dial 1-800-8-ASK-SBA
SBA ONLINE
Electronic Bulletin Board
From Washington, D.C. -- 202/401-9600
Toll free -- 1-800-697-4636 for a 9600 baud modem. Set
communications software protocol for N (no parity), 8 (data
bits), and 1 (stop bit). This is a 24-hour-a-day service with
information on SBA export and financial assistance, speakers,
SBA's women's mentor program, minority programs and a mail box
for electronic conversations. -- 1-900-463-4636 for expanded
service.
U.S. Agency for International Development
Center for Trade and Investment Services (CTIS). Tailored
country-specific information. 9:00-5:30 EST Monday through
Friday
202/663-2660; 1-800-USAID-4-U
FAX 202/663-2670
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Trade Information: 202/720-7420
U.S. Customs
Customs will help you identify your product's code under the
Harmonized System (HS). Call 202/927-0370 for the phone number
of the Customs office nearest you. U.S. Customs has a NAFTA
hotline, too. Call 202/927-0066.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Trade Information Center
1-800-872-8723
TDD 1-800-833-8723
National Trade Data Bank
Help # 202/482-1986
8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday EST
Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) - 202/482-3870. This is a 24-hour service with information on trade leads and statistics. Compatible with 300, 1200, 2400 or 9600 bps using standard communications software. With 9600 bps service, call 202/482-1986. Staff available Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:30; 202/482-1986. Subscribe through the Office of Business Analysis 202/482-1986.
U.S. Center for Standards and Certification Information Information on product standards, testing and certification. 301/975-4040
Export-Import Bank of the United States 1-800-424-5201
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 1-800-336-8799.
EXPORT HOTLINE: 1-800-USA-XPORT
Presented by AT&T and the Hotline Referral Network in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Export Hotline, a corporate-sponsored, nationwide fax retrieval system providing international trade information for U.S. business. Its purpose is to help find new markets for U.S. products and services.
THE EXPORT OPPORTUNITY HOTLINE
The Small Business Foundation of America
1155 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 1-800-243-7232
In Washington, DC: 202/223-1104
Answers questions about getting started in exporting. Advice on product distribution; documentation; licensing and insurance; export financing; analyzing distribution options; export management firms; customs; currency exchange systems and travel requirements.
*Last Modified 7-5-01