Trade Articles

This site offers several export-related articles grouped under the following general categories.

  1.  Export Basics – Are you Ready (to export)?, FAQs, Federal Agencies, Shipping Essentials, Website Globalization.
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  2.  Finance, Insurance, and Costs – Costing and Pricing, Duty Drawback, EXIM Bank, OPIC, Overseas Duties/ Tariffs, Payment Terms, SBA Brief, SBA Export Financing, VAT Reclaim, World Bank.
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  3. International Travel – Business Culture, Tips and Suggestions, Tradeshows, Visiting the Market.
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  4. International Trading PartnersAdvocacy Center, Agents & Distributors, Agent and Distributor Contracts, Due Dilligence Reports.
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  5. Market Research – Approaching the Market, Market Intelligence, Risk Management, USCS Industry Teams.
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  6. Regulations and Compliance – GDPR Compliance Brief, GDPR Requirements. (We are still building this section; more to come.)
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  7. Shipping and Logistics – Export Documents, Free Trade Agreements, Freight Forwarders, HA/ Schedule-B Numbers, Incoterms 2020, Pre-shipment Inspection, Sample Export Documents.