Special Resources
Common Acronyms
Services
1. VAT Recovery:
2. Translation Companies / Cultural Training:
- Cross-Cultural Training & Consulting
- Aperian Resources Cultural Training (formerly Meridian Resources)
- AAA Translation, Inc.
- K International plc
- Confluent Translations LLC (formerly NCS Enterprises Inc)
- Translation Central
3. Transportation / Carrier Resources:
4. Trade Organizations:
- TechAmerica (formerly American Electronics Association)
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- Society for International Affairs
- Mid-Atlantic DEC
5. Trade Leads:
- Import/Export Leads from Around the World
- Going Global
- Trade Port
- World Trade Centers Association
- Canadian Importers Database
- Export-Japan
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce's Aerospace & Defense e-Market Express
6. International Trade (Import/Export) Information:
- Automated Export System
- Bureau of Industry & Security
- Bureau of the Census
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- International Trade Data System
- Market Access & Compliance
- Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Schedule B Export Codes
- The Chemical Weapons Convention
- The Advocacy Center
- Trade Compliance Center
- Trade Information Center
- U.S. Commercial Service
- U.S. Customs
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce
- U.S. International Trade Administration
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Trade Representative
- ATA Carnet
- Incoterms
- DG Trade
- Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- National Association of Foreign Trade Zones
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- China's Export Controls
7. International Trade Consultants:
- The All American Small Business Exporters Association
- The Mid-Atlantic District Exporters Council
- Transworld Ventures LLC
8. International Phone Dialing:
9. International Organizations:
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Canadian Government White Pages
- Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency
- Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
- National Association of Foreign Trade Zones
- European Union Online
10. International Marketing Companies:
- Asia Marketing and Management - Owned by James Chan, Ph.D., this company consults with companies that want to do business in Asia
- IMEX Exchange, Inc.
- Marketing Results
- University of DE Library
- Federation of International Trade Associations
11. International Insurance Services:
- Credit / Receivable Insurance
- CNA
- Political Risk Insurance
- OPIC
- Transportation Insurance
- The International Underwriting Association
- CoFace Group
12. Import and Export Forms:
13. Government Agencies and Government Forms:
- Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
- European Union Servers & Institutions
- Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
- Federal Election Commission
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Food and Drug Administration
- Foreign Trade Information System
- Government Printing Office of the U.S.
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Internal Revenue Service (home page)
- Internal Revenue Service (forms and publications)
- International Trade Administration
- International Trade Commission
- Library of Congress Legislative Reference
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Office of U.S. Trade Representative
- Patent and Trademark Office
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Social Security Administration Totalization Agreements
- Social Security Websites in Other Countries
- The White House
- Trade Compliance Center
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security
- U.S. Council for International Business
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection
- U.S. Customs Forms
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce
- U.S. Federal Government White Pages
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. State Dept.
- U.S. Treasury
- U.S. Trade Commission
14. Freight Forwarders and Custom Brokers:
- Clear Freight Inc.
- Directory of Freight Forwarding Services
- Freight World
- International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations
- National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA)
- Daniel F. Young Inc. (New Jersey/New York)
- NCM Group (merged with HDI Gerling)
- Shipper's Mall
- DJS International Services, Inc. (Texas)
15. Foreign Exchange / Currency Conversion:
16. Finance / International Banks:
- American Bankers Association
- American Express
- Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
- International Monetary Fund
- Overseas Private Investment Corp
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- World Bank
- Penn Capital Group LLC (Investment Bank)
17. Credit Reporting Agencies:
- Dunn & Bradstreet
- Finance, Credit & International Business
- Graydon International (formerly Graydon America)
- Kreller
- Coface
18. Country Profiles:
- Background Notes
- CIA World Factbook
- Electronic Embassy
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- S.J. Rundts & Associates Country Risk Reports (subscription required)
- State Dept. Country Reports on Economic Trade Policy (discontinued in 2001)
- Trade Information Center - Country Information
- U.S. State Dept. Travel Warnings
- Export-Japan
- DG Trade
- The Saudi Network