http://www.exporthotline.com

This web site provides reports on 78 countries by industry (business trends, market updates, best prospects, sales leads, company profiles, key contacts).  It also provides a free exporter's kit.

http://www.imex.com/imex/menu.html

The IMEX Exchange, Inc. is dedicated to promoting international trade on the Internet, and through international trade, cooperation and understanding between nations and people. The IMEX Exchange, Inc. is set up as an electronic marketplace for business-to-business information, government-to-business information, new products, and services for global companies or those companies planning to enter the global marketplace.

 http://www.stat-usa.gov

This comrehensive source is a service of the U.S. Departement of Commerce and contains country reports, trade statatistics,etc.

 http://www.sbea.org

TheSmall Business Exporters Association  (SBEA) is a forceful and influential advocate of those important matters facing small and mid-sized exporters.   SBEA brings together business people of common interest who possess skills and talents valuable to each other and the nation. The SBEA provides advocacy, networking, and other member services.

 http://www.tradeport.org

This site is sponsored by the Bay Area Economic Forum and LA Trade in San Francisco.  Although intended to stimulate California's import-export business, the site is open to anyone.  It features everything from tips for new importers or exporters to analyses of the export potential of many foreign markets.

 http://www.ita.doc.gov/tic

This site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce offers free information on U.S.government export services, market research reports, counseling services for specific countries, and referrals to other helpful sources.

 http://www.uscib.org

This is the only U.S. organization authorized to issue ATA carnets for international trade.

 http://www.worldbank.org

This site provides country information, world economic and financial news.  It is a global knowledge base covering multiple topics in finance, development, and social policy.   It contains a search engine that can call up any country in the world and present an economic overview.

 http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

The World Fact Book is published by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and is often referred to as the CIA Fact Book.  The most recent available is 1997.  It contains in-depth profiles of individual countries by categories of history, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

 http://www.wtca.org

The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) has more than 300 regional offices located in virtually every major trading city in the world.  It links business and governement agencies involved in global trade.  This web site offers trade information, trade education, programs, exhibit and display facilities, and trade mission assistence.

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(Last Updated 8/8/02 by E. J. & J. D. Hunger)