Whether you're thinking about expanding your business
internationally, you've just made your first international
sale, or you're a seasoned international trader, IBT
offers a variety of import-export
reference books that
will help you conduct your international business smarter,
faster and more profitably.
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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Reference Books 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!
| International
Trade Reference Books |
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.
You can order
any of the reference manuals online or by
calling us toll free at 1-800-641-0920
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