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International Trade Useful Info
Currency Conversion
Easily converts many currencies.
Offers 2-way conversions for 164 currencies, including the Euro. Has current and historical conversions for the other currencies from 1-1-90 as well as currency forecasts.
Government
Searchable databases with travel publications and warnings, cultural and political notes, and U.S. embassy addresses.
Searchable database on social, demographic, and economic information. Current economic indicators. Includes searchable database for harmonized codes.
Many links to importing and exporting assistance websites, traveler information, and Customs enforcement activities.
U.S. Customs Service -Import/Export Resource
Site that links to publications, forms, and videos about importing and exporting.
U.S. Customs Service - Publications and Forms
This section provides an overview of importing and exporting issues related to the U.S. Customs Service. You will find links with information on duty rates, HTS, rulings and regulations, small importer, publications and forms.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Information on countries, international job opportunities, world market and trade reports, world market and trade circulars, trade shows, and tariff schedules. Specific information on countries and commodities. Provides exporter assistance.
Search site with international policy and U.S. foreign policy around the world. Country information and travel warnings.
Government page that links to a newsroom section, person finder section, jobs, and site search.
Dept. of Commerce's Export Portal site. Gives information on why and how to export and has resources to help get export business started.
US International Trade Commission
Has a very powerful report generator SIC codes, SITC codes, US customs districts for the imports/exports.
This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 4-digit SIC.
Small business economic information. Trade & development links for resources by region and country.
Southern United States Trade Association
A federal agricultural resources website with many links.
Find all demographic information here.
Trade Assistance and Leads
Cross Border Tax and Transactions
Focuses on international tax planning and transactions. Links to current issues, business practices, and contacts in the U.S., Canada, and other foreign countries.
Export Import Bank of the U.S.
Includes U.S. Export Activity maps, small business programs, press releases, and country information.
Searchable site with country research, industry research, contacts, trade shows, shipping services and communication.
Several links to sites concerning federal export assistance programs as well as country and regional market information.
Help in planning global growth with tips to help export successfully. Includes small business services and reports on U.S. and international companies. There is a fee to use the site.
International Chamber of Commerce
Broad span of sources covering conferences International Court of Arbitration, Commercial Crime Services, and global business issues.
Bulletin boards of classified goods to sell or buy that are easy to use with free search engine.
Information for U.S. companies accessing foreign markets. Links to several countries' information pages.
Searchable database that includes trade leads, international market insights, industry sector analysis reports, market research reports, commercial guides, and country specific information. There is a fee to use the site.
PA SourceNet -- Your Pennsylvania Business Connection
Assists PA companies in finding buyers. Search by suppliers, products or company names, sales leads, and trade leads. Provides contacts for export assistance.
General trading information: learning how to trade, developing a business plan, marketing the company, and finding trading partners.
Trade leads, trade statistics, market reports, trade show directory. Company, product, and general information on countries. There is a fee to use the site.
Intended to help U.S. exporters gain from 200+ trade agreements. Includes trade complaint hotline and market access information.
International trade data in goods and services data, top 10 U.S. trading partners, and supplemental tables.
U.S. Trade and development Agency
Assists U.S. companies in pursuing overseas business strategies. Searchable site providing trade and export news, a library and contacts.
U.S.D.C. Trade Information Center
Searchable database with phone numbers for help, export programs guide, country and regional market information, trade leads, trade shows, financing, and export assistance.
Small business economic information. Trade & development links for resources by region and country.
Marketplace for global trade, provider of online marketing services for importers and exporters.
Trade Shows
Focuses on European trade shows and conferences. Search alphabetically, by date, location, or subject. References to other show databases and search engines, trade show organizers, and publications.
International Trade Events Database
Searchable site with international trade events up to a year away. Does not include links to the events' homepages.
The Meeting & Event Planning Center
Designed for making plans. Including facilities, hotels, convention centers, travel, country and city profiles, news etc.
Searchable database of over 50,000 trade shows. Order more information on shows by e-mail.
Helpful Information
International trade with rating system of articles, additional sites, etc. Search from 1,000 links, imports, exports, small business related sights.
Produces analysis and forecasts of political, economic, and business environments for more than 180 countries. Registration required.
Searchable database for U.S. industry. Industry news and forecasts.
Thousands of market research reports from different publishers. Market graph summaries on 500 market products and market share data on over 8700 consumer products. New market intelligence reports.
Searchable database of trade association, leads, companies, products, services, global markets, and tools.
Kutztown University Small Business Development Center
Searchable database for products and companies throughout the world - 1.5 million companies and 19 million products in over 60 countries.
Contacts for assistance in every stage of business development and free consulting. Provides list of professional development seminars. Links to county resources for companies and Score -- Counselors to America's Small Business.
Good source for links to government, international information, and international organizations.
Demographic information including consumer trends for business leaders, marketing tools, and forecasts.
Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
Program of global data links, U.S. industry and trade outlooks, and state export data.
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center
Provides entrepreneurs and small businesses with individual consulting and training and information for growth. Links to 17 centers in PA segmented by country and to various internet resources for business development.
Information about investment decisions, client service and marketing.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
General business start-up information. Information for new exporters and links.
Searchable database for harmonized codes.
International database with tabular data for companies, industries, and products from a range of trade and government resources.
Provides harmonized code search engine and links to other trading sites.
United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance -- Small Business Compliance Center
Provides comprehensive and easy to understand environmental standards for 9 industries. Lists contact centers and people.
Duquesne University -- Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center
Provides links to other very useful websites in USA. Also has link sections for Europe, Asia, and Latin America with links to other resources.
International Business Resource Connection -- University of Kansas
Site provides data on country resources, business resources, trade leads, Midwest trade database, and cultural perspectives.
Online magazine with searchable database and news categories – industry and regional. Has links to other resources such as online classifieds and market forecasts.
Virtual International Business & Economic Sources
VIBES provides over 1,600 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge.
A portal site with links to resources to help you take your small business international. Find out what is going on with small business around the world, including Australia, Great Britain, Canada and the Pacific Rim.
Another portal site provided by About.com that has links to many helpful resources about going into world trade. Has links to currency conversion, e-business sites, and government sites.
This school’s site has a few links to internet resources for business. With links to do research about Europe, trends, monetary conversion , and other useful sites.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Large site with links to searchable databases and links to many useful websites. Separated into region, state, national, news, and international sites. Navigation menu has links to other resources separated by categories.
Has many useful resources separated into sections such as – international business, add & search business, media & finance, and digital facts & figures.
Golden Gate University Library
Simple library resource page that has navigation menu at top which leads to links pertaining to the subject you chose.
Business and technology portal and global community network for e-business, information, technology, and knowledge management. Site also has search feature and news links.
Online magazine site that has a Small-Biz essentials section with helpful sites. A well designed site with many business information sections, even an “ask an expert” forum.
Library site separated into sections – global, national, regional, journals, and practitioner. Has a large list of links that would be helpful.
The Business and Economics Library
Library site with many useful sites listed. Has a navigation menu that directs you to the correct section of links.
International Small Business Consortium
Also a portal site with links separated into many pages. Has searchable databases, news section, and services section.
Information site on how you can get your merchandise and equipment through customs, duty-free.
The one-stop resource for international shipping assistance. FedEx Global Trade Manager can help you find and print the right documents to accompany your international shipment.
A public-private partnership of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Global Publishers. A referral service that connects users to global marketplace.
The Delaware River and Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Export Consortium (SEPEC) assists small and medium-size export-potential businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Site has market research links and links to other resources to help start an export business.
Michigan State University - Center for International Business Education and Research (MSU-CIBER).
Portal site that contains many relevant websites on International trade. It is separated into categories for easy searching.