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Online International Trade Information
The Internet is a gold mine of international trade information.
Literally hundreds of Web sites offer valuable how-to guidance, trade
statistics, market research, trade leads, trade facilitation services,
and extensive links to other international sites. Internet users
have many options, perhaps too many, to find what they need. A few
Internet “portals” have sought to aggregate this abundance of riches
in more user-friendly, one-stop environments. The best of the “free”
portals are:
- http://elcamino.citd.org –
the Web site of the California Centers for International Trade
Development (CITDs) offers one-stop access, at
no cost, to virtually all trade information and
tools typically required in the export process -- from governmental
as well as non-governmental sources. The Trade
Information Database on
this site includes over 1,000 “deep” links to 12 broad and 47 subcategories
of information, including virtually all information contained in
the Commerce Department’s export.gov and STAT-USA portals.
- www.export.gov –
the Web site of the Commerce Department’s U.S. Commercial Service
(USCS) offers free access to the wealth of trade information compiled
by U.S. embassies and consulates abroad (also mostly included in
the CITD site above).
- www.stat-usa.gov –
the U.S. Department of Commerce’s STAT-USA is the single point
of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information
from across the Federal Government. STAT-USA features fee-based
access to the National
Trade Data Bank (NTDB, the area for current and historical
trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities,
country analysis, and a trade library.
- http://globaledge.msu.edu –
Created by the Center for International Business Education and
Research at Michigan State University, globalEDGE™ is a knowledge
web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide
to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on
global business activities.
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