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Finding Information http://export.gov. Country & Industry Market Reports. Trade Development http://export.gov. Market Research Library. Example: Africa - Agribusiness. International Partners and Trade Leads. Trade Events and Trade Mission. How to Reach World Customers? www.buyusa.com.
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How to Reach World Customers?www.buyusa.com • Register your company on line • Find New Buyers on buyusa.com • Search Buyers, agent distributors and joint venture partners in 90 countries
Export Counseling Customer Oriented One Stop-Shop for Trade Information Trade Information Center
Trade Information Center (continued) General Counseling: • Federal, State, Local and Private Sector Resources • Export Process from A to Z • Regulatory and Documentation Requirements • Trade Promotion Events • Financing, Market Research, and Information Resources
How to Find Foreign Buyers and Trade Leads Online? • NTDB Global Trade Directory: Stat-USA • Website:http://www.stat-.gov/ • Telephone:1-800-STAT-USA(800-782-8872) • STAT-USA has partnered with WAND Inc., created a international trade directory to offer this online business-to-business opportunity to find buyers and sellers who meets their specific requirements. To register: http://www.stat-usa.gov/tradtest.nsf/Keyed/ntdbgtd_go?OpenDocument
African Growth & Opportunity Act Three-pronged approach • Grant Sub-Saharan Africa unprecedented access to the U.S. market • Improve Africa’s “business infrastructure” • Increase U.S. investment in Africa
Making Contacts: Visiting the Market • Trade Missions • - Commercial and Market Access Missions • - Matchmaker Trade Delegation Program • - Women-In-Trade Business Development Missions • Trade Fairs • - 80 to 100 per year • Gold Key Service • -
Making Contacts: Finding Business Partners From Home • International Partner Search • - receive a tailored list of agents, distributors and potential • strategic partners • International Company Profiles • - provides information on potential trading partners • Video Gold Key Service • - meet qualified international business partners • - cost varies by country • MyExports.com (Exporter’s Yellow Pages) • - buyer’s guide to U.S. products and services
AGOA Provisions • Apparel: Requires approved visa system • U.S. fabric, yarn and thread: Duty-free/quota-free access to U.S. market without limits • Regional (African) fabric: Volume cap for apparel made from fabric made in AGOA region or, for lesser developed beneficiary countries from fabric made anywhere.
U.S. International Trade Commission • Interactive tariff and trade data web: • Current Tariffs 2002 Tariff Database 2002 U.S. Tariff Online by Chaper http://www.dataweb.usitc.gov