Washington Council on International Trade
Links
WCIT maintains a library of international trade resources for its members, including periodicals and government publications. In addition, you can search the library on-line from this page, which provides links to several of our on-line resources.
International Resources on the Internet
- Trade Resources
- U.S. Government Resources
- Washington State's Congressional Delegation
- International Governmental Trade Resources
- Corporate Social Responsibility Resources
- International Intellectual Property Resources
- Non-Governmental Trade Organizations
- Legal Resources
- Trade Policy Organizations
- Useful Trade Tools
- International News and Periodicals
- Other
- How to Find International Resources
Trade Resources In Washington State:
- Washington State Trade & Economic Development International Trade Division (CTED) is filled with helpful info on trade & commerce in WA
- Port of Seattle
- Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle
- United States Export Assistance Center in Seattle has trade assistance program information
In other states:
- Alaska's International Trade Directory has trade reference information, with considerable detail on Russian cities.
- The Maine International Trade Resouce Guide has extensive pointers to countries and a variety of trade-related information
U.S. Government Resources
- The U.S. Dept. of Commerce
The main federal agency assisting U.S. companies with import/export operations. Commerce provides the following resources:- The National Trade Data Bank
WWW access to this huge archive of trade and economic information is available for a subscription fee. - The Foreign Trade Division of the Census Bureau
Has trade statistics, and examples of how to complete Shipper's Export Declarations. - International Trade Administration
Assists U.S. businesses with services and information about foreign markets. Among its offices are;- Eastern Europe Business Information Center
Federal clearinghouse for information on business in Eastern Europe.
- Eastern Europe Business Information Center
- The Agency for International Development (USAID)
Promotes development worldwide through grants and contracts. - Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) Information of U.S. trade regulations.
- The National Trade Data Bank
- U.S. State Department
- Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) has information on U.S. trade policies.
- The Office of the Coordinator for Business Affairs (CBA) provides country reports as well as guides to business services/tools.
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Exporter Resources - Seattle Department of Commerce
- U.S. Customs, Dept. of the Treasury
- The U.S. International Trade Commission has a very well-designed site with industry-specific information and reports on the Commission's anti-dumping investigations.
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) helps U.S. companies pursue overseas business opportunities.
- U.S. Department of Treasury - International
- U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank)
- International Trade Resource Center provides country reports, industry reports, trade data, trade guides, and operational information such as tariff schedules and trade agreements.
- Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade
- The Federal Register
- U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
- The Library of Congress has country specific information, and a gopher site no longer maintained
- OPIC
- EXIM
- CIA World Fact Book
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Congressional Research Service
WA State's Congressional Delegation
- Identify your Representative
- Representative Jay Inslee (1st District)
- Representative Rick Larsen (2nd District)
- Representative Brian Baird (3rd District)
- Representative Doc Hastings (4th District)
- Representative Cathy McMorris. (5th District)
- Representative Norm Dicks (6th District)
- Representative Jim McDermott (7th District)
- Representative Dave Reichert (8th District)
- Representative Adam Smith (9th District)
- Senator Patty Murray
- Senator Maria Cantwell
International Governmental Trade Resources
- The Asian Development Bank
- APEC
- ASEAN
- The Cordell Hull Institute
- Inter-American Development Bank
- IMF
- NCAPEC
- The Organization of American States
- The World Trade Organization
- International Trade Center - A cooperation of UNCTAD and WTO to support developing countries' trade expansion efforts.
- Official Listing of United Nations Agencies, including:
International Intellectual Property Resources
- USCC
- WIPO
- U.S. DOC International Trade Administration
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center
- Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- International Intellectual Property Institute
- World Customs Organization
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Copyright Office
Non-Governmental Trade Organizations
- Asia Society
- Indonesian American Chamber of Commerce
- National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) has a trade and globalization resource to inform public debate and policy and to promote education on the international impacts of trade and investment.
- U.S. - China Business Council
Legal Resources
North American Free Trade Agreement
The full text is available from the Organization of American States
Trade Policy Organizations
- U.S. - ASEAN Business Council
- U.S. - Russia Business Council
- Coalition of Services Industries
- CATO Institute
- U.S. Council for International Business
- The Asia Foundation
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Progressive Policy Institute
- International Chamber of Commerce
- The Third Way
- Business Roundtable
Useful Trade Tools
- ExportZone USA, numerous, well-organized collection of trade-related resources
- The Small Business Exporters Association
- TradePort - country and industry reports, news, trade guides, event information
- Trade Compass has many links on international commerce, and features STAT-USA PLUS, with a wealth of frequently updated trade resources
- Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA) has many links, news, and events
- Glossaries
International Media Resources
- Business Week: Global Business
- The Economist
- The Financial Times
- International Herald Tribune
- The Journal of Commerce
- The Wall Street Journal
- World Press Review
- World Trade Magazine Online
- Yale Global Online
- International News Sources - foreign newspapers
Other
How to Find International Trade Resources
These various indices act as 'Yellow Pages' of WWW sites relating to international affairs, and are a good starting place for finding information.
- "Tools of the Trade"
A directory of international organizations in Washington State - The Economics Page at Helsinki
This page has links to most known economics resources on the Internet. - WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
A good resource for research and scholarly information. - The Yahoo Directory at Stanford
This is a comprehensive index of trade-related sites on the Web, but the links are only loosely categorized. - Michigan State University - International Business Resources
Includes links to a wide variety of traditional business publications and economic data sources. - Seattle Public Library's International Business Information Service
- Programs that let you search for a resource by keyword