Resources

Here is a list of excellent sources on the basic knowledge of import-export business:

• A to Z of International Trade, ICC Publishing S.A. www.iccbooksusa.com
• A Banker’s Insight on International Trade, Ro Becker Seminars www.RoyBeckerSeminars.com
• A Basic Guide to Exporting, U.S. Department of Commerce www.trade.gov/td/tic
• Exporting: Regulations, Documentation, Procedures, Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• ICC Guide to Export-Import Basics, ICC Publishing S.A. www.iccbooksusa.com
• Incoterms 2000, ICC Publishing S.A. www.iccbooksusa.com
• Incoterms for Americans, International Projects Inc. www.incoterms-4-americans.com
• International Ocean and Air Transportation, Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• Ocean Cargo Handbook, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies www.chubb.com
• Ocean Cargo Claims Handbook, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies www.chubb.com

The sources below are for those who have already mastered the basics of import-export business. Here is a list of various websites that one can use to keep up to date on changing topics like hazardous materials and export control.

Export Compliance:

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) www.bis.doc.gov
• Expeditors Tradewin LLC www.tradewin.net
• Export Strategies LLC www.exportstrategies.com
• M K Technology www.mktechnology.com
• Unz & Company www.unzco.com
• Vastera, Inc. www.vastera.com/solutions/global_trade_education.htm
• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Export Credit:

• Ex-Im Bank www.exim.gov
• Export Sourcebook www.exportsourcebook.com
• Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• Unz & Company www.unzco.com
• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Export Procedures and Documentation:

• American Management Association www.amanet.org
• Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• Unz & Company www.unzco.com
• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Freight Forwarding & NVOCC Management:

• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Harmonized System Classification:

• Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• Unz & Company www.unzco.com
• Vastera, Inc. www.vastera.com/solutions/global_trade_education.htm

Hazardous Materials:

• Cargopak Corp. www.cargopak.com
• Hazmat School www.hazmatschool.com
• Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation http://hazmat.dor.gov/training.htm
• Regulations Training, Inc. www.hazardousmaterials.com
• Unz & Company www.unzco.com

Intercoms 2000:

• International Projects Inc. www.incoterms-4-americans.com
• Vastera, Inc. www.vastera.com/solutions/global_trade_education.htm

International Logistics:

• Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Law (International and Maritime):

• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Marketing:

• Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com

Marine Cargo Insurance:

• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

NAFTA:

• Global Training Center, Inc. www.globaltrainingcenter.com
• Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. www.strtrade.com
• Unz & Company www.unzco.com
• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Warehousing and 3PL:

• World Trade Institute of Pace University www.wti.pace.edu

Source: Reynolds, Frank. Managing Exports. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Hoboken, NJ: 2003). pp. 329-330

Export Control: U.S. Government Agencies:

Commerce Department

• Bureau of Industry and Security

Workhouse of Export control, cover ’s dual-use items (both civil and-use products and other end-use products).

• http://www.bis.gov/
• Patent and Trademark Office Controls patent data sent abroad.
• Contact Info: (t) (703) 306-5771 (f) (703) 305-7658
• http://www.commerce.gov/

Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Controls exports and imports to countries that are under sanctions.

• Contact Info: (t) (202) 622-2480 (f) (202) 622-1657
• http://www.treasury.gov/offives/enforcement/ofac/

Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls
Regulates export of defense services and articles.

• Contact Info: (t) (202) 663-2700 (f) (202) 261-8264
• http://www.pmdtc.org/whoweare.htm

Drug Enforcement Administration
Regulates Drug as well as the export of chemicals used to make them

• Contact Info: (t) (202) 307-2414 (f) (202) 307-7503
• http://www.dea.gov/

Food and Drug Administration
Regulates Export of Medical Drugs, Experimental Drugs, and Medical Devices

• Drugs, Contact Info: (t) (301) 594-3150 (f) (301) 594-0165
• Import/Export Team: (t) (301) 827-7373 (f) (301) 594-0165
• Office of Compliance: (t) (301) 827-4555 (f) (301) 827-5192
• http://www.fda.gov/

Interior Department
Regulates Export of Endangered Species

• Contact Info: (t) (703) 358-2093 (f) 358-2280
• http://www.doi.gov/

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Regulates Export of Nuclear Equipment and Materials

• Contact Info: (t) (301) 415-2344 (f) (301) 415-2395
• http://www.nrc.gov

Energy Department
Regulates Natural Gas and Electric Power

• Contact Info: (t) (202) 586-9624 (f) (202) 287-5736
• http://www.energy.gov/

Maritime Administration
Regulates U.S. flagged or manufactured vessels over 1000 gross tons

• Contact Info: (t) (202) 366-5821 (f) (202) 366-3128
• Vessel Disposal Contact Info: (t) (202) 366-3954 (f) (202) 366-2426
• http://marad.dot.gov/