United States Government Web sites
Big Emerging Markets - Free
www.stat-usa.gov/
The Big Emerging Markets home page is put together as a service of the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. This page provides a listing of the big emerging markets, as well as statistics and descriptions about them.
Department of Congress
www.doc.gov/
Established on February 14, 1903, to promote American business and trade, the U.S Department of Commerce is the most versatile agency in the government. Its broad range of responsibilities include expanding U.S. exports, developing innovative technologies, gathering and disseminating statistical data, measuring economic growth, granting patents, promoting minority entrepreneurship, predicting the weather and monitoring stewardship. As diverse as Commerce’s services are, there is an overarching mandate that unifies them: to work with the business community to foster economic growth and the creation of new American jobs.
Department of State, International Information Programs U. S. Embassies and other Diplomatic Missions - Free
usembassy.state.gov/
The Foreign Agricultural Service - Free
www.fas.usda.gov/
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Services serves the U.S. agriculture’s international interests by expanding export opportunities for U.S agricultural, fish, and forest products, and promoting world food security. Through this page one can explore sites and publications on: Countries, Commodities, Divisions, Exporter Help, News and Info, Programs, Trade Policy, and Trade Events.
Market Access and Compliance on-line - Free
www.mac.doc.gov/
Market Access and Compliance Online is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s web site. This page lists trade leads specified by industry or region. Users are also offered links to international business sites, such as the Big Emerging Markets.
Trade Port - Free
tradeport.org/tutorial/index.html
Trade Port is designed to be an easy-to-use tool offering one place to go for comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and company databases. Trade Port also offers a very nice main menu, called Trade Maker. Trade maker offers a wide range of trade services and trade tips, as well as a listing of trade shows. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.
Showcase Europe - Free Registration
www.sce.doc.gov/
Showcase Europe is a program of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Here you will find commercial market information on various European countries and can automatically be linked to country-specific home pages as well as Commerce Department databases.
The United States-Asia Environmental Partnership - Free
www.aecom.com/MarketsAndServices/
Designed and led by the United States Agency for International Development, US-AEP facilitates long-term partnerships between governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations in Asia and the United States to help create incentives, build private and public capabilities, and transfer technology that will improve Asian environmental conditions in the urban and industrial sectors.
The U.S Customs Service - Free
www.cbp.gov/The U.S Customs Service site provides traveler information, the logistics of importing and exporting, including information regarding the Automated export System, Export Licenses, and the Shipper’s Export Declaration Form.
Your Global Business Partner
www.export.gov/comm_svc/
The U.S. Commercial Service offers valuable assistance to help your business export goods and services to markets worldwide. From this site you can access a global listing of trade events, international market research, and practical tools to help with every step of the export process. Let the U.S. Commercial Service help your business prosper in today's global economy.
The U.S Department of Commerce: Int. Trade Admin. - Free
www.ita.doc.gov/
The International Trade Administration is dedicated to helping U.S. businesses compete in the global marketplace. ITA’s information directory offers sites of: Regions and countries, Industries, Cost Cutting, Programs, and Trade Statistics. ITA’s assistance center offers sites on: Trade Information, Export Assistance, Trade Compliance, and Import Administration.
The U.S Department of Treasury - Free
www.ustreas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury administers and enforces economic trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorism sponsoring organizations, and international narcotics traffickers based on U.S. foreign policy and security goals. This site lists summaries of sanctions against different states. It also lists files on foreign assets control regulations for exporters and importers.
United States International Trade Commission - Free
www.usitc.gov/
The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial, federal agency that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. USITC analysts and economists investigate and publish reports on U.S industries and the global trends that affect them. The agency also updates and publishes the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
The U.S Trade and Development Agency - Free
www.tda.gov/
U.S. Government Printing Office - Free
www.access.gpo.gov
Office of Defense Trade Controls - Free
www.pmdtc.org
U.S. Council for International Business-Free
www.uscib.org
The U.S. TDA assists in the creation of jobs for Americans by helping U.S. businesses pursue overseas business opportunities. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance, we help American businesses compete for infrastructure, and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries.
The U.S. Trade Representative - Free
www.ustr.gov/
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative is responsible for developing and coordinating international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading or directing negotiations with other countries on such matters. The USTR’s home page provides informational resources on: reports, speeches, an electronic reading room, people, history, agreements, testimony, press releases, contacts, and other sites.
www.stat-usa.gov/
The Big Emerging Markets home page is put together as a service of the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. This page provides a listing of the big emerging markets, as well as statistics and descriptions about them.
Department of Congress
www.doc.gov/
Established on February 14, 1903, to promote American business and trade, the U.S Department of Commerce is the most versatile agency in the government. Its broad range of responsibilities include expanding U.S. exports, developing innovative technologies, gathering and disseminating statistical data, measuring economic growth, granting patents, promoting minority entrepreneurship, predicting the weather and monitoring stewardship. As diverse as Commerce’s services are, there is an overarching mandate that unifies them: to work with the business community to foster economic growth and the creation of new American jobs.
Department of State, International Information Programs U. S. Embassies and other Diplomatic Missions - Free
usembassy.state.gov/
The Foreign Agricultural Service - Free
www.fas.usda.gov/
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Services serves the U.S. agriculture’s international interests by expanding export opportunities for U.S agricultural, fish, and forest products, and promoting world food security. Through this page one can explore sites and publications on: Countries, Commodities, Divisions, Exporter Help, News and Info, Programs, Trade Policy, and Trade Events.
Market Access and Compliance on-line - Free
www.mac.doc.gov/
Market Access and Compliance Online is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s web site. This page lists trade leads specified by industry or region. Users are also offered links to international business sites, such as the Big Emerging Markets.
Trade Port - Free
tradeport.org/tutorial/index.html
Trade Port is designed to be an easy-to-use tool offering one place to go for comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and company databases. Trade Port also offers a very nice main menu, called Trade Maker. Trade maker offers a wide range of trade services and trade tips, as well as a listing of trade shows. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.
Showcase Europe - Free Registration
www.sce.doc.gov/
Showcase Europe is a program of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Here you will find commercial market information on various European countries and can automatically be linked to country-specific home pages as well as Commerce Department databases.
The United States-Asia Environmental Partnership - Free
www.aecom.com/MarketsAndServices/
Designed and led by the United States Agency for International Development, US-AEP facilitates long-term partnerships between governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations in Asia and the United States to help create incentives, build private and public capabilities, and transfer technology that will improve Asian environmental conditions in the urban and industrial sectors.
The U.S Customs Service - Free
www.cbp.gov/The U.S Customs Service site provides traveler information, the logistics of importing and exporting, including information regarding the Automated export System, Export Licenses, and the Shipper’s Export Declaration Form.
Your Global Business Partner
www.export.gov/comm_svc/
The U.S. Commercial Service offers valuable assistance to help your business export goods and services to markets worldwide. From this site you can access a global listing of trade events, international market research, and practical tools to help with every step of the export process. Let the U.S. Commercial Service help your business prosper in today's global economy.
The U.S Department of Commerce: Int. Trade Admin. - Free
www.ita.doc.gov/
The International Trade Administration is dedicated to helping U.S. businesses compete in the global marketplace. ITA’s information directory offers sites of: Regions and countries, Industries, Cost Cutting, Programs, and Trade Statistics. ITA’s assistance center offers sites on: Trade Information, Export Assistance, Trade Compliance, and Import Administration.
The U.S Department of Treasury - Free
www.ustreas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury administers and enforces economic trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorism sponsoring organizations, and international narcotics traffickers based on U.S. foreign policy and security goals. This site lists summaries of sanctions against different states. It also lists files on foreign assets control regulations for exporters and importers.
United States International Trade Commission - Free
www.usitc.gov/
The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial, federal agency that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. USITC analysts and economists investigate and publish reports on U.S industries and the global trends that affect them. The agency also updates and publishes the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
The U.S Trade and Development Agency - Free
www.tda.gov/
U.S. Government Printing Office - Free
www.access.gpo.gov
Office of Defense Trade Controls - Free
www.pmdtc.org
U.S. Council for International Business-Free
www.uscib.org
The U.S. TDA assists in the creation of jobs for Americans by helping U.S. businesses pursue overseas business opportunities. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance, we help American businesses compete for infrastructure, and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries.
The U.S. Trade Representative - Free
www.ustr.gov/
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative is responsible for developing and coordinating international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading or directing negotiations with other countries on such matters. The USTR’s home page provides informational resources on: reports, speeches, an electronic reading room, people, history, agreements, testimony, press releases, contacts, and other sites.