Government Links

Automated Export Systems

http://www.aesdirect.gov

U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov

U.S. Foreign Agriculture Service

http://www.fas.usda.gov

Office of Foreign Assets Control

http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac

Export Commodity Control List

http://w3.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/ear_data.html

Customs

http://www.customs.ustreas.gov

Bureau of Industry & Security

http://www.bxa.doc.gov

Export.gov's Trade Event List

http://www.export.gov/comm_svc/eps_events.html

Central Contractor Registry

http://www.ccr.gov

US Dept of State

Travel Warnings

http://travel.state.gov/travel/warnings.html

Passport Information

http://travel.state.gov/

Bureau of Consular Affairs

http://www.travel.state.gov

Trade Data and Tariff Information

U.S. International Trade Commission: Trade Database

http://dataweb.usitc.gov

Tariffs:

http://www.apectariff.org/tdb.cgi/ff30/apeccgi.cgi

http://ese.export.gov/ITA2003_STATES/ITA_MapInfo_portal_page.htm

http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=1676

Documentation:

Certificate of Origin

http://www.exportassistance.com/documents/certificate_origin.dot

NAFTA Certificate of Origin

http://www.fedexfreight.fedex.com/certoforigin.pdf?link=4

Chile Certificate of Origin

http://www.exportassistance.com/ch-cert.doc

Correct Way to fill out the SED

http://landview.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/forms/correct-way-to-complete-the-sed.txt

Minnesota's DEC website: Great for documentation needs

http://www.exportassistance.com

Schedule B numbers

http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/

Iraq:

Iraq Program Management Office

http://www.rebuilding-iraq.net

Iraqi Business Center

http://www.ibcguide.org

Heat Treatment For Shipping Materials

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/export.html

World Time:

Find out what time it is in London:

http://www.worldtimeserver.com

Misc.

Currency Converter

http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic

International Tax Refund Corporation:

http://www.insatax.com

Basic Guide to Exporting

http://www.unzco.com/basicguide

International Trade Terms:

http://www.itds.treas.gov/glossaryfrm.html