BRS Assists

Exporting & Importing

Business Reference Section. Science, Technology, and Business Division
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. 2000

This "BRS Assist," focussing on sources of information about exporting and importing, is one of several short BRS Assist bibliographies compiled by the staff of the Business Reference Section to assist users in quickly locating basic information on topics for which the Section receives frequent questions.

Author/Title Listing

• Building an Import/Export Business
  Kenneth D. Weiss.
  New York : Wiley, 2002.
  HF1416 .W43 2002 Bus RR



• Country Trade Sourcebook
  East Windsor, NJ: Commonwealth Business Media. Annual. 2000 to present.
  HF1416.5 .C68 latest edition available Bus RR



• Directory of United States Exporters.
  East Windsor, NJ: Commonwealth Business Media. Annual. 1990 to present
  HF3011 .D63 Latest edition available Bus RR Ref Desk



• Directory of United States Importers.
  East Windsor, NJ: Commonwealth Business Media. Annual. 1990 to present
  HF3012 .D54 Bus RR Ref Desk



• Export Credit Agencies: The Unsung Giants of International Trade and Finance
  Delio E. Gianturco
  Westport, CT: Quorum Books, c2001
  HG3753.G48 2001 Bus RR



• Export/Import Procedures and Documentation
  Thomas E. Johnson.
  New York : AMACOM, c2002
  HF1416.5 .J64 2002 Bus RR



• Exporters' Encyclopaedia.
  New York, N.Y. : Dun and Bradstreet Information Services. Annual. 1982 to present
  HF3011 .E9 Latest edition available Bus RR Ref Desk



• Financing International Trade
  James C. Baker
  Westport, CT : Praeger, c2003
  HG3881 .B2533 2003 Bus RR



• Global Trade Financing.
  Harry M. Venedikian
  New York, NY : Wiley, c2000
  HG3753 .V46 2000 Bus RR



• International Directory of Importers.
  Poulsbo, WA : Interdata.
  
  • Africa
    HF3873 .I58 Latest edition available Bus RR
  • Asia/Pacific
    HF3751.8 .I58 Latest edition available Bus RR
  • Europe
    HF3493 .I46 Latest edition available Bus RR
  • Middle East
    HF3756 .A48 I58 Latest edition available Bus RR
  • North America
    HF3012 .I58 Latest edition available Bus RR
  • South/Central America
    HF3230.5 .A48 I57 Latest edition available Bus RR



• Official Export Guide: U.S. Export Regulations.
  East Windsor, NJ: Commonwealth Business Media. Annual. 2001 to the present.
  KF1987.A29 U15 Latest edition available Bus RR
  



• Trade Services Directory & Guide.
  East Windsor, NJ: Commonwealth Business Media. Annual. 2001 to the present.
  HF3035 .T73 Latest edition available Bus RR
  

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Additional works on exporting and importing in the Library of Congress may be identified by searching the Online Catalog under appropriate Library of Congress subject headings. Choose the topics you wish to search from the following list to link directly to the Catalog and automatically execute a search for the subject selected. Please be aware that during periods of heavy use you may encounter delays in accessing the catalog. For assistance in locating other subject headings which relate to this topic, please consult a reference librarian.

• Export marketing--United States
• Exports--United States
• Foreign trade regulation--United States
• Imports--United States
• International trade
• United States--Commerce--Directories

Internet Resources

• Thomas Global Register
  http://www.tgrnet.com/
  Publisher: Thomas Publishing Company

  A searchable database of 45,000 U.S. export companies.

• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
  http://www.usitc.gov/tata/index.htm
  Publisher: U.S. International Trade Commission. Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements.



• The Trade Compliance Center
  http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/
  Publisher: US International Trade Administration



• National Export Directory (NED)
  http://tradeinfo.doc.gov/ticwebsite/NEDHomeP.nsf/
  Publisher: U.S. International Trade Administration. Trade Information Center



• STAT-USA: fee based (Available in many US depository libraries)
  http://www.stat-usa.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

  Includes the text of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce publication, A Basic guide to exporting, in the "Trade Library" of the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB.)

• Trade Information Center
  http://tradeinfo.doc.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. International Trade Administration.



• United States Customs and Border Protection: Importing Spotlight
  http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/import/
  Publisher: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

  See also the text of the Agnecy's publication, Importing into the United States.

• United States Customs and Border Protection: Exporting Spotlight
  http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/export/
  Publisher: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.