International Trade Reference Books

Thousands of international traders have used these books to learn more about the import-export process, and they keep the manuals on hand as important reference tools for their day-to-day operations.

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World Trade Centers, export assistance centers, educational institutions, and private seminar companies use many of these workbooks as the primary reference guide for workshops, in-house training, classes and seminars.

Click on any of the book titles below to see a complete description of the books including a list of chapters and a link for ordering online.

For just a modest investment, these reference books will help you and your company save thousands of dollars in time and money that you might otherwise waste in your international trade endeavors!

Alternative Financing - Consider alternative ways to finance your exports including countertrade and switch trading, shifting interest rates, discounting drafts and more. This book explains how to use trade finance as a marketing tool. 

Audits and Compliance: Customs Modernization Act - An overview of the U.S. Customs Modernization Act, providing information on the audit procedures for imports into the U.S.

Doing Your Duty - Product Classification According to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States - If your company is going to succeed in international trade, one of the most basic—and important—requirements is identifying the correct classification for your products. This book will teach you how to develop those harmonized code classification skills.

Drawback Made Easy - As an exporter, you may be exporting goods that you first imported into the United States. If you are, you may be eligible to receive a refund of the U.S. Customs duties you had to pay upon import. This book provides an overview of the process, who's eligible, and how a drawback is filed.

Exploring International Trade Options - If you or your company are considering entering the international trade market, this basic reference book is just for you.

Export Documentation and Shipping - A step-by-step guide through the various layers of an international transaction beginning with the responsibilities and liabilities of the seller and the buyer.

Export Letters of Credit and Drafts - This manual will help you instruct your international customers in opening a letter of credit and guide you through the procedures to take when you can't comply with the stipulations of the credit or collect your money.

Export Marketing and Sales - This manual focuses on how to establish an export sales network of foreign sales agents or distributors, including step-by-step instructions for identifying, evaluating, selecting, training, motivating and managing foreign sales representatives.

Export Regulations, Documentation and Procedures - This is our most complete book on the export process including topics such as contract negotiation, Incoterms 2000, pricing, customs and tariff planning, SEDs/AES, and more.

Exporting to Canada: Documentation & Procedures - This book provides the documentation and procedures necessary to export goods to Canada.

Newly UpdatedExporting to Mexico: Documentation & Procedures - This book provides information on the documentation and procedures necessary to export products to Mexico.

How to Become a Successful Export Agent - This book will help you make a realistic assessment of your strengths and weaknesses, so you can decide if you have what it takes to become a successful export agent.

The IBT Guide to Incoterms 2000 - This manual fully and clearly defines each of the new Incoterms that became effective January 1, 2000, and includes a number of case studies that demonstrate the use of the different terms in real-life situations.

Newly UpdatedImport Documentation and Procedures - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the procedures you need to take when importing commercial merchandise into the United States.

Import Procedures and Documentation - This reference guide discusses the parties to an import transaction, requesting a quotation, negotiating trade terms, selecting a method of payment and more.

Newly UpdatedImport Regulations, Procedures and Guidelines - This book focuses on the five core competencies required to make accurate customs entries and ensure compliance with U.S. Customs regulations: Value, Country of Origin, Classification, Duty and Record Keeping.

Incoterms 2000 - A Practical Review - This manual explains each of the 13 trade terms including the responsibilities of the seller and the buyer under each of the terms, when and how each term can be used, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

NAFTA: A Practical Guide to Regulation, Documentation & Procedures - This publication is intended as a teaching tool to help businesses understand the NAFTA and to develop practical business processes for participating in the free trade agreement. The book was designed predominantly with U.S. exporters and importers in mind.

NAFTA Documentation and Procedures - This book provides a complete overview of NAFTA regulations and their implications for trade with Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Textiles & Wearing Apparel: Documentation & Procedures - This book provides import documentation and procedures for textile goods imported into the United States.

So You Want to Be an Exporter: An Introduction to Managing the U.S. Export Supply Chain - This publication is intended to introduce you to the details and complexities of exporting from the United States and to provide a roadmap for developing your company’s export program.

So You Want to Be an Importer: An Introduction to Managing the U.S. Import Supply Chain - This book is intended to provide an overview of the myriad of issues that await you in the importing process. It is also intended to highlight some of the common challenges U.S. companies face when they transition from a predominantly U.S.-focused sourcing organization to a globally focused one.

Transportation, Logistics and the Law - In the current state of the global economy, corporate personnel need a quick reference guide to the fundamental regulations and laws governing their business. Transportation, Logistics and the Law was designed to fill that need… and more!

Understanding the International Supply Chain: Air & Ocean Transportation - The book features sections on transportation costs, packing, working with freight forwarders, Incoterms 2000, ocean bills of lading, common carrier obligations to shippers, ocean transportation, air waybills of lading, air freight transportation, insurance and documentation.

Newly UpdatedU.S. Customs Broker Examination Preparation Manual - The U.S. Customs Broker Examination Preparation Manual describes many of the key elements of the Customs regulations that a licensed customs broker must be familiar with in order to conduct business successfully on the behalf of an importer.  Regardless of your level of knowledge pertaining to Customs regulations, the U.S. Customs Broker Examination Preparation Manual will present the subject matter in an easy-to-understand format that both a novice or seasoned veteran will find beneficial.

U.S. Domestic Terms of Sale and Incoterms 2000 - This book introduces the difference between the trade terms commonly used in U.S. domestic trade under the Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 and those used in international trade developed by the International Chamber of Commerce called Incoterms 2000.

U.S. Trade Agreements - This book will give you detailed information regarding three different trade agreements that the United States has negotiated with Singapore, Chile, and Australia. It provides an overview of the three trade agreements and detailed information on the responsibility of the importer and exporter in making a claim for preferential tariff treatment in each country.

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