Useful U.S. Trade Control & Related Internet Links
At the time of publication all web links are active. We endeavor, to the best of our ability, to ensure that all our web links are active. Websites change periodically, and we apologize if you encounter links that do not work anymore.
(List is incomplete due to expansive nature of subject matter)
World Clock: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
Met Office World Weather: www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/world
Google Maps: www.google.com/maps
Currency Converter: www.oanda.com/currency/converter/
IRS Helpful Hints for Partnerships With Foreign Partners: www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Helpful-Hints-for-Partnerships-With-Foreign-Partners
International Trade & Relations Terms and Definitions: www.businessdictionary.com/terms-by-subject.php?subject=22
50 States site to include interesting cultural/social/informational facts about States, Commonwealth & Territories: www.globalcomputing.com/states.html
International Trade Administration "Tradeology" blog (Archive for the 'Small Business' Category): blog.trade.gov/category/small-business/
The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government: www.business.gov
Aerospace Industries Association www.aia-aerospace.org
AFCEA International: www.afcea.org
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA(ATA): www.airlines.org
Section 655 Annual Military Assistance Reports: www.pmddtc.state.gov/reports/655_intro.html
American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI), www.aaei.org/index.asp
American Bar Association www.abanet.org
American Conference Institute (ACI), www.americanconference.com
American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council: www.iaconline.org
American National Standards Institute www.ansi.org
AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY(ANS): www.ans.org
American Small Business Coalition: www.theasbc.org
American Society of Association Executives (International Section): www.asaecenter.org/resources/International.cfm
American Society of Quality www.asq.org
The Asia Foundation: www.asiafoundation.org/contact/
Association for Service Disabled Veterans: www.asdv.org
Association of IT Professionals: www.aitp.org
Atlantic Trade Council of the United States www.acus.org
Australia Group (AG), www.australiagroup.net
Better Business Bureau www.bbb.org
Business for Social Responsibility: www.bsr.org/index.cfm
Center for International Trade and Security at the University of Georgia, www.uga.edu/cits/home/index.htm
Center for Strategic and International Studies: www.csis.org
China Institute in America: www.chinainstitute.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=471
Coalition for Excellence in Export Compliance (CEEC): www.ceecbestpractices.org (NOTE: Very valuable site for SMBs)
Code of Federal Regulations: ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), National Archives and Records Administration, www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=200215
15 CFR Part 30 (Foreign Trade Statistics, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce), www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/15cfr30_02.html
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), www.cscmp.org
Embassies accredited to the U.S. www.embassy.org and country embassy listings to include embassy and country specific information www.embassy.org/embassies
Embassy/Consulate finder: www.aneki.com/nearest_embassy_consulate.php
Electronic Design Automation Consortium: www.edac.org
Enterprise Florida www.eflorida.com
Federal Register, www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov
Federal Register Items Scheduled for Publication in Future Issues, www.archives.gov public inspection list
Federation of International Trade Associations www.fita.org
Florida Small Business Development Center Network: www.fsbdc.com
FloridaExporter.com, the official web page of the Florida District Export Council: www.floridaexporter.com
Foreign Trade Association of Southern California: www.ftasc.org
Franchising E-Market Express: www.buyusa.gov/eme/franchising.html
General Services Administration (GSA), Excluded Parties Listing System (EPLS), Debarred Bidders and Excluded Parties, www.epls.gov
Global Security website: www.globalsecurity.org/index.html
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports www.gao.gov/docsearch/pastweek.html
Government Electronics and IT Association: www.geia.org
Government sites listings by Yahoo! Search dir.yahoo.com/government
Harvard China Reviews: harvardchina.org/conference/conf2008/index.html
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: www.ieee.org
International Export Control Association (IECA), www.uga.edu/cits/programs/export_control.htm
International Import-Export Institute (IIEI), www.iiei.edu
Japan Guide Website: www.japan-guide.com
Maps of Countries of the World: www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Info/countries.htm
Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), www.dtic.mil/mctl
NASA Export Control Program, www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oer/nasaecp
NASA/Kennedy Space Center Export Controls website, exportcontrol.ksc.nasa.gov/links.cfm
The National Archives (The Federal Register): www.archives.gov/federal-register
National Association of Foreign Trade Zones www.naftz.org
National Centric Operations Industry Consortium: www.ncoic.org
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations: www.ncuscr.org
National Council on International Trade Development (NCITD), www.ncitd.org
National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association www.ncbfaa.org
National Institute of Standards & Technology www.nist.gov
National Technical Information Service (part of the U.S. DoC's Technology Administration. It supports the nation's economic growth and job creation by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery - particularly helpful for SMBs): www.ntis.gov
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), www.nrc.gov
Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material (10 CFR 110), www.nrc.gov 10 CFR 110
Nuclear Suppliers Group, www.fas.org/nuke/control/nsg
Practicing Law Institute (PLI), www.pli.edu
Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications www.questforum.org
Society for International Affairs (SIA), www.siaed.org
Transportation Directory: www.transport911.com
U.S. Central Contractor Registration website: www.ccr.gov
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency: www.cia.gov
U.S.-China Business Council: www.uschina.org
U.S. China Policy Foundation: www.uscpf.org/v2/
U.S.A. Export/Import Portal: www.usaexportimport.com/index.html
United States (US) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
U.S. Code (USC), www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/uscmain.html
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Main Page: www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
U.S. Copyright Office: www.copyright.gov
U.S. Council for International Business: www.uscib.org
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), www.fedcir.gov
U.S. Court of International Trade, www.cit.uscourts.gov
U.S. Government website for incredibly useful information www.usagov.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), www.commerce.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce Commodity Jurisdiction process, www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/facts3.htm
President's Export Control Reform Initiative: export.gov/ecr/
DoC new FAQs page: www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/licensing/embassy-faq
BIS Best Practices for Exporters/Re-Exporters & Trade Facilitation/Freight Forwarding Companies: www.exportcontrol.org/index.php/pagetype/htmlpage/id/1370.html
BIS Controls on Tangible and Intangible Technology: www.exportcontrol.org/index.php/pagetype/htmlpage/id/1367.html
Consolidated Screening List: export.gov/ecr/eg_main_023148.asp
BIS Recent Changes to Denied Persons List (DoC) Link: www.bis.doc.gov/dpl/recentchanges.asp
BIS Red Flag Indicators: www.bis.doc.gov/enforcement/redflags.htm
BIS Revises Deminimis Rule (effective 10/01/2008) edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-23142.htm
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), www.bis.doc.gov
The Entity List: www.bis.doc.gov/entities/default.htm
Q&A FOR PROPOSED RULE ESTABLISHING LICENSE EXCEPTION INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFER (Pub. 11/19/2008): www.bis.doc.gov/policiesandregulations/ictquestionsandanswers.htm
Department of Commerce Advocacy Center: www.export.gov/advocacy/
Antiboycott Compliance, www.bis.doc.gov/ComplianceAndEnforcement/AnitboycottCompliance.htm
Commercial Encryption Export Controls, www.bis.doc.gov/encryption/default.htm
Denied Persons List (DPL), www.bis.doc.gov/DPL/Default.shtm
Simplified Network Application Process Redesign (SNAP-R): www.bis.doc.gov/snap/index.htm
Entity List, www.bis.doc.gov/Entities/Default.htm
DoC European Union & Other Governments Export Controls Database: www.exportcontrol.org/index.php/pagetype/links/id/1049.html
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Commerce Control List (CCL), www.access.gpo.gov/bis/index.html
Department of Commerce direct link to EAR Database: www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/ear_data.html
Department of Commerce Export Website: www.export.gov/index.asp
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room, Includes Enforcement Action Settlement Documentation, efoia.bis.doc.gov
U.S. Census Bureau/Foreign Trade Division: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/
Foreign Trade Regulations: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/
Automated Export System (AES) www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/forms/index.html
Commerce/AES: AESDirect has New Website Address: www.aesdirect.gov
Schedule B Automated Export Codes: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/#search
Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN): www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx
New Features Available on USA Trade Online: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/index.html
AES Newsletter link: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/aesnewslettermay2012en.pdf
ITN (Internal Transaction Number) confirms your Electronic Export Information (EEI) (accepted into AES): globalreach.blogs.census.gov/2012/04/25/eei-ttom/
AESDirect: aesdirect.gov/
Automated Export System (AES): www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/index.html
Commodity Flow Survey: www.census.gov/econ/cfs/
Research & Innovation Technology Administration (RITA) - (Commodity Flow Survey): www.bts.gov/publications/commodity_flow_survey/index.html
AES Mandatory Filing Frequently Asked Questions: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/documentlibrary/usmldataelements.html
U.S. Commercial Offices (by State): www.buyusa.gov/home/us.html
Foreign Trade Division Blog: blogs.census.gov/globalreach
For a list of our upcoming seminars and webinars, please see our schedule: census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/meetingsandpresentations/index.html
International Trade Administration (ITA), www.trade.gov
Licensing [(including guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)], www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/index.htm
DoC Market Research Library website: www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp
President's Export Council (PEC), www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec
Unverified List, www.bis.doc.gov/enforcement/UnverifiedList/Unverified_parties.html
The USA Trade Center, usatc.doc.gov
Wassenaar Arrangement, www.bis.doc.gov/Wassenaar
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), www.defenselink.mil
U.S. Department of Defense Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office: www.cttso.gov
DOD, Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), www.dsca.mil
The Official Department of Defense website for DoD Issuances: www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/
The Official Department of Defense website for DoD Issuances (DoD publications): www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pub1.html
Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM), www.disam.dsca.mil
Defense Security Service, www.dss.mil/isec/fociinfo.htm
Defense Technical Information Center: www.dtic.mil/dtic/
Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA), www.defenselink.mil/policy/sections/policy_offices/dtsa/index.html
Department of Defense ELISA System: elisa.osd.mil
Information on Current & Future TARDEC contracts website: contracting.tacom.army.mil/opportunity.htm
Joint Chiefs of Staff: www.jcs.mil
Missile Defense Agency: www.mda.mil/mdalink/html/mdalink.html
Military Critical Technologies List: www.dtic.mil/mctl
U.S. Army: www.army.mil
U.S. Air Force: www.af.mil
U.S. Navy: www.navy.mil
U.S. Marine Corps: www.usmc.mil
U.S. Coast Guard: www.uscg.mil
Military Services: www.military.com
U.S. Reserve Forces: www.defenselink.mil/sites/g.html
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), www.energy.gov
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, www.nnsa.doe.gov/na-20
Office of Nonproliferation and International Security, www.nnsa.doe.gov/na-20/na24_index.shtml
Nonproliferation Export Controls, www.nnsa.doe.gov/na-20/export_controls.shtml
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov
US Food and Drug Administration, www.fda.gov
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), www.dhs.gov
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), www.cbp.gov
U.S. Customs & Border Protection C-TPAT Program: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/ctpat
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Trade Division (incl. AES): www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/trade/
DHS/CBP Amends Customs Regulations to Correct Errors Technical Corrections to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-12-10/html/2012-29632.htm
CBP, EU Sign C-TPAT Mutual Recognition Decision (05/04/12): www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/05042012.xml
DHS/CBP: Harmonized System Update 1206 - Changes to the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US: apps.cbp.gov/csms/csms.asp
DHS/CBP Posts Presentations from 27-28 Nov East Coast Trade 2012 Symposium: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/2012_tradesymp/
DHS/CBP Posts Presentations for 4 Dec 2012 COAC Meeting: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/coac/coac_12_meetings/dec42012/
U.S. Customs & Border Protection - Fact Sheets: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/
About the Intellectual Property Rights Search (IPRS): iprs.cbp.gov
CBP Informed Compliance Publications: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/informed_compliance_pubs
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement: www.ice.gov
Transportation Security Administration (TSA): www.tsa.gov
TSA Research Center: www.tsa.gov/research/index.shtm
Customs Regulations by Country: www.wcoomd.org/tariff
Export Service from the U.S. (US Commercial Serivce): www.buyusa.gov/home
Harmonized Tariff of the United States Interactive (ITC): dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff_current.asp
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), www.usdoj.gov
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), www.atf.gov/index.htm
CIA World Fact Book, www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), www.fbi.gov
FBI Research & Technology Protection InfraGrad: www.infragrad.net
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa.html
U.S. Department of State (DOS), www.state.gov
Department of State 2014 Small Business Liaison (SBLO) Point of Contacts: www.state.gov/documents/organization/38492.pdf
Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs: www.state.gov/p/eap/
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), www.pmddtc.state.gov
Guidelines for Completion of Form DSP-5: www.pmddtc.state.gov/DTRADE/documents/DTrade_DSP_5_Instructions.pdf
Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Filing, Retention, and Return of Export Licenses and Filing of Export Information (Final Ruling - posted 11/03/2011): www.pmddtc.state.gov/FR/2011/76FR68311.pdf
Debarred Parties List: www.pmddtc.state.gov/compliance/debar.html
Debarred Persons List: www.bis.doc.gov/dpl/default.shtm
Embargoed Countries List: www.pmddtc.state.gov/embargoed_countries/index.html
Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) - and Blocked Persons List: www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx
U.S.-UK Defense Trade Control Treaty Entry into Force (04.13.12): pmddtc.state.gov/treaties/index.html
Consolidated ITAR 2011: www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar_consolidated.html
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Defense Trade: www.pmddtc.state.gov/faqs/index.html
§ 126.18 Exemptions regarding intra-company, intra-organization, and intra-governmental transfers to employees who are dual nationals or third-country nationals: www.pmddtc.state.gov/faqs/documents/D-TCN-FAQFinal.pdf
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) In-House Industry Seminar Schedule: pmddtc.state.gov/outreach/documents/inhouse_seminars_schedule.pdf
DDTC Reference Library: www.pmdtc.org/reference.htm
U.S. State Department of State Commodity Jurisdiction process, www.pmddtc.state.gov/reference.htm#commodity + www.pmddtc.state.gov/docs/cj.pdf
Consolidated ITAR 2007 - www.pmddtc.state.gov:80/consolidated_itar.htm
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN): www.state.gov/t/isn/
DDTC/List of Statutorily Debarred Parties: www.pmddtc.state.gov/compliance/debar.html
U.S. State Department of State Commodity Jurisdiction Registration: www.pmddtc.state.gov/registration.htm
U.S. Department of State Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDBU) www.state.gov/m/a/sdbu/
Applying for a License, www.pmddtc.state.gov/licenses.htm
DDTC - Reference Library (including the ITAR), www.pmddtc.state.gov/reference.htm#compliance
D-Trade, www.pmddtc.state.gov/sl_dtrade.htm
Consent Agreements, www.pmddtc.state.gov/consent_agreements.htm
Embargoed Reference Chart, www.pmddtc.state.gov/country.htm
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), www.pmddtc.state.gov/itar_index.htm
United Nations (UN) Sanctioned Persons, www.pmdtc.org/UN_sanction_persons.htm
U.S. Munitions List (USML) Categories, www.pmdtc.org/usml.htm
Defense Trade Treaties (US/UK & US/AUS) and Related Documents: www.pmddtc.state.gov/treaties/index.html + www.davidhayes-exportcontrols.com
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Fact Sheet, www.state.gov/t/np/rls/fs/27514.htm
MTCR Official Web Site, www.mtcr.info/english/index.html
MTCR Annex Handbook, www.fas.org/nuke/control/mtcr/text/mtcr_handbook.pdf
MTCR Permanent Electronic Archive, www.state.gov/www/global/arms/np/mtcr/mtcr.html
Department of State ELLIE System: pmddtc.state.gov/forms/LicenseAppStatus.htm
State Department reinstitutes 'In-House' Seminars: www.pmddtc.state.gov/reinstitution_in-house_seminars.htm
To learn more about the Visa Waiver Program and machine readable passports, go to: travel.state.gov/visa/
For general information about visas, go to: www.nationalacademies.org/visas
Consulate Offices in the U.S.: www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/fallwinter2
U.S. Embassies usembassy.state.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT): www.dot.gov
Federal Aviation Administration: www.faa.gov
U.S. Department of the Treasury, www.ustreas.gov
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/
U.S. Department of the Treasury Resource Center: www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/pages/iraq.aspx
Small Business Programs: www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sb-programs/Pages/default.aspx
Resource Center - Frequently Asked Questions & Answers: www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/answer.aspx
New SDN Search Tool (03/13/13): www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20130313.aspx?goback=.gde_1826634_member_222567166
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: www.atf.treas.gov
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List Search: sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov/Default.aspx
Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons (BP), www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/
Changes to the SDN and BP Lists (updated March 4, 2009), www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/t11sdn.pdf
Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Exporters and Importers, www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/regulations/t11facei.pdf
Country Sanction and Other Programs www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/index.shtml
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended: www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/legal/statutes/ieepa.pdf
U.S. Export-Import Bank (EX/IM) (Export Credit Insurance): www.exim.gov/products/insurance/index.html
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission: www.fmc.gov/default.aspx
U.S. Federal, State & Local Economic Development Agencies: www.eda.gov/Resources/StateEconomicDevelopment.xml
U.S. Government site helping U.S. companies to export: www.export.gov
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), www.usitc.gov
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated, www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna: vienna.usmission.gov
U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC): www.opic.gov/insurance/index.asp
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), www.sec.gov
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), www.sec.gov/spotlight/sarbanes-oxley.htm
U.S. Sentencing Commission, www.ussc.gov
Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Amendments, www.ussc.gov/guidelin.htm
U.S. Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
Exporter's Resource Database (ERD): export.gov/florida/exportersresourcedatabase/index.asp
GSA Advantage offers the most comprehensive selection of approved products and services from GSA contracts: www.gsaadvantage.gov/advgsa/advantage/main/start_page.do
A Small Business guide to Exporting: www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_program_office/oit_bitg4th_full.pdf
SBA International Trade Program Office: www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/index.html
SBA Small Business Guide to Exporting: www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/exportlibrary/sbge/OIT_SB_GUIDE_EXPORT_INDEX.html
SBA Small Business Guide to International Trade: www.myownbusiness.org/s13/index.html
SBIR/STTR Support Center: www.darpa.mil/sbir/sbir.html
SBA 8(a) Business Development Program: www.sba.gov/content/8a-business-development-0
Small Business Innovation Research: www.sbir.gov
U.S. General Services Administration: www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=0
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) training - including Exporting: www.sba.gov/services/training/newcourses/index.html
U.S. Trade & Development Agency: www.tda.gov
(Other helpful small business organizations/associations/programs)
SCORE® Counselors to America's Small Businesses: www.score.org (Free service)
American Small Businesses Association: www.asbaonline.org
National Small Business Association: www.nsba.biz
U.S. Association of Small Business & Entrepreneurship: www.usasbe.org
National Business Association: www.nationalbusiness.org
CD-Seminars (Helpful SMB strategies for success & growth): www.cd-seminars.com
Council on Government Relations "Export Controls & Universities: Information & Case Studies" 02/2004 document (very good overview on exporting and export controls): www.cogr.edu/docs/export%20controls.pdf
International Trade Leads for SMBs: www.tradepoint.org/index.php?id=18
California TradePort Link (Global Trade Tutorial): www.tradeport.org/tutorial/starting/index.html
Center For International Trade & Development - Getting Started START-UP Kit: www.citd.org/StartupKit/index.cfm
Government of Canada Start-Up (Aimed at Canadian Exporters, but applicable in any country): www.canadabusiness.ca/servlet/ContentServer?
The Doing Business project: Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the sub-national and regional level. www.doingbusiness.org
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), www.ustr.gov
White House: www.whitehouse.gov
U.S. National Security Council: www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/
World Trade Indicators: www.gfptt.org/Entities/ReferenceReadingProfile.aspx?id=458d8000-dbcc-4f0b-b055-a38b2f3485a0
Useful International Trade Control & Related Internet Links
(List is incomplete due to expansive nature of subject matter)
American Chamber of Commerce in China: www.amchamchina.org
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (APEC): www.apec.org
APEC Small and Medium Enterprise Service Alliance (SMESA): www.apecsmesa.org
APEC Tariff Database: www.apectariff.org/tdb.cgi/ff3235/apecmain.html
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(AIT): www.ait.ac.th
Asian Sources Online: www.asiansources.com
The Asian Spatial Information and Analysis Network: www.asian.gu.edu.au
Association of U.S. & European Aerospace Industry Representatives: www.usaire.org
Australia Defence Export Control Office (DECO): Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty Comes into Force (05/16/2013): www.minister.defence.gov.au/2013/05/16/minister-for-defence-media-release-defence-trade-cooperation-treaty-comes-into-force/
Australian Government Export Controls - Review of 1982 Export Controls Act www.daff.gov.au/aqis/quarantine/legislation/export-control
Australian Defence Export Control Office: www.defence.gov.au/strategy/deco/default.htm
BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA(BCA): www.bca.com.au
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: www.international.gc.ca
Controlled Goods Directorate: www.cgd.gc.ca/cgdweb/text/about/about_e.htm
Canadian Export Controls Handbook: www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/export-exportation/exp_ctr_handbook-manuel_ctr_exp-p2.aspx?lang=eng
Controlled Goods Directorate-Registered Canadian Company: www.cgd.gc.ca/cgdweb/text/regsearch/regsearch_e.htm
General Export Permits for Certain Nuclear and Nuclear-related Dual-use Goods and Technology to Certain Destinations (05/2012): www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/systems-systemes/excol-ceed/notices-avis/181.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH(ZEW): www.zew.de/en/
The China Site: www.chinasite.com
EUROPEAN ATOMIC FORUM(FORATOM): www.foratom.org
EUROPEAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION(EWEA): www.ewea.org
Fodor's Guide (Travel): www.fodors.com
French Ministry of Defense (English version) www.defense.gouv.fr/defense_uk
International Air Transport Association www.iata.org
International Center for Sustainable Development: webapps01.un.org/dsd/partnerships/public/partnerships/234.html
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE(ICC): www.iccwbo.org
International Chambers of Commerce (INCOTERMS) www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/id3040/index.html
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE PARTNERSHIP(ICCP): www.iccp.net
International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA), www.icpainc.org
International Electrotechnical Commission www.iec.ch
International Freight Association www.ifa-online.com
International Organization for Standardization www.iso.org/iso/home.htm
International Relations & Security Network www.isn.ethz.ch
JAPAN FEDERATION OF ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS (KEIDANREN): www.keidanren.or.jp
LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES : www.arableagueonline.org/las/english/level1_en.jsp?level1_id=1
LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING (LRS): www.lr.org
Lonely Planet (Travel): www.lonelyplanet.com
MASSACHUSETTS INTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/THE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(GSSD): gssd.mit.edu/Gssd/StartGSSD.nsf/startgssd?OpenForm&BaseTarget=FrontFrame
Missile Technology Control Regime: www.mtcr.info/english/index.html
NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION(NEDO): www.nedo.go.jp/english/
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD): www.oecd.org/home/0,2987,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: www.opcw.org
Organization of American States: www.oas.org
ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC): www.opec.org/home/
Potsdam Institute for Climate Research Institute: www.pik-potsdam.de
South-East Asian Strategic Stability Institute: www.sassu.org.uk
Spanish Export Controls www.mcx.es/nuevo_mcx/default1.htm + English Version
Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products www.isp.se/sa/node.asp?node=410
U.N. Global Compact: www.unglobalcompact.org
United Nations & Global Security www.un-globalsecurity.org
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP): www.undp.org
University of Southern California, Berkeley Research, Export Controls, research.chance.berkeley.edu/echome.cfm
U.S. Embassy in China: beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn
Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, www.wassenaar.org
WORLD BANK (IBRD): www.worldbank.org
WORLD BANK/INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC): www.ifc.org
World Business Council for Sustainable Development: www.wbcsd.org/templates/TemplateWBCSD5/layout.asp?type=p&MenuId=MQ&doOpen=1&ClickMenu=LeftMenu
World Cargo Alliance: www.worldcargoalliance.com/eng/index.asp
World Customs Organization (WCO), www.wcoomd.org
World Trade Organization (WTO), www.wto.org
World Trade Organization (WTO) on Technical Barriers to Trade: www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm
Useful UK/EU Trade Control & Internet Links
(List is incomplete due to expansive nature of subject matter)
New EU regulation modifying EU regs 428/2009 (04/19/2012): eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:129:0012:0280:EN:PDF
National Security Through Technology: Technology, Equipment, and Support for UK Defence and Security: www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm82/8278/8278.pdf
Access to European Union law (Search in consolidated legislation - including Sanctions): eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_consolidated.do
Access to European Union law (English Language Version): eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
European Commission - Taxation & Customs Union (ENS): ec.europa.eu/ecip/help/faq/ens7_en.htm
New EU Import Custom Control Systems (Mandatory January 02, 2011): www.interdean.com/pages/user/node.aspx?Path=/english/news_stories/eu_-_new_import_control_system_becomes_mandatory_on_1st_january_2011/
Airfreight Industry Minimum Security Standards www.aimss.info
British-American Security Information Council: www.basicint.org/WT/armsexp/MANPADS.htm
British International Freight Association www.bifa.org/Content/Home.asp
Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Export Control Organisation (ECO) www.dti.gov.uk/europeandtrade/strategic-export-control/index.html
Doing Business with the E.U.: ec.europa.eu/youreurope/business/index_en.htm
Dutch Export Controls www.ez.nl
European Commission - External Trade - Trade issues ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/industry/dualuse/index_en.htm
European Franchising Federation: www.eff-franchise.com
European Franchising Network (legal support): www.europeanfranchising.com
European Union Taxation & Customs Union: ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds/tarhome_en.htm
Export Group for Aerospace & Defence (EGAD) www.egad.org.uk
A very useful portal for export control information with many direct links to items on the DTI/ECO website, e.g. Open General Export Licences (OGELs)
Export Group for Aerospace & Defence www.egad.org.uk/sw2791.asp
FEDERAL ASSOCIATION OF THE GERMAN INDUSTRY(BDI): www.bdi-online.de/en/index_en.htm
Federal Office of Economics & Export Controls (BAFA) Germany www.bafa.de
Foreign & Commonwealth Office www.fco.gov.uk
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Embargo & Sanctions List www.fco.gov.uk list
GERMAN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON GLOBAL CHANGE(WBGU): www.wbgu.de/wbgu_home_engl.html
Groupe de Recherche en d'Information Sur La Prix et La Securite www.grip.org + www.grip.org/bdg/94580.html
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs www.hmrc.gov.uk
International Franchise Association: www.franchise.org
Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) www.raes.org.uk
The Defence Manufacturers Association www.the-dma.org.uk
The Society of British Aerospace Companies www.sbac.co.uk
U.K. Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Beginners Guide to Export Controls: www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/europeandtrade/strategic-export-control/beginners-guide/index.html
U.K. Military Lists, Criteria & Policy: www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1079717544&r.lc=en&r.l2=1084228483&topicId=1084563487&furlname=exportcontrol/criteria&furlparam=exportcontrol/criteria&ref=&domain=www.businesslink.gov.uk
Helpful University Export Controls Websites:
Georgia Tech Export Controls & Embargoes: www.export.gatech.edu
MIT Office of Sponsored Programs: web.mit.edu/osp/www/resources_export.htm
Stanford University Export Controls: www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/exp_controls/
University of Maryland Office of Research: www.umresearch.umd.edu/ORAA/export_control_guidance/
University of Michigan Export Controls site: www.research.umich.edu/policies/federal/export_controls_details.html
University of Oklahoma Export Controls: exportcontrols.ou.edu
University of Pennsylvania Office of Research Services: www.upenn.edu/researchservices/exportcontrols/exportcontrols.htm
Helpful Acronyms and Glossaries of Terms Sources:
Prior to attending export control conferences/programs, particularly small-to-medium businesses and new staff, it would be most helpful to fully understanding speakers if you would research and acquaint yourself with, and have available in writing, as many acronyms as possible to ensure that your experience is as productive as possible for you and your employer. There are many sources of trade-suitable acronym lists. We urge you to thoroughly research for the acronyms of the various government departments prior to participating in our programs. Such thorough research will stand you in good stead in the short, medium and long-term.
CryptoSmith.com Basic Glossary from Internet Cryptography: www.cryptosmith.com/inet-crypto/glossary.html
Department of Commerce Acronym List: www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/acronym.htm
DSCA Glossary of Selected Terms: www.dsca.mil/glossary.htm
FedEx Canada Glossary of International Shipping, Customs and Regulatory Terms (may not be exhaustive): fedex.com/ca_english/international/terminology.html
GLOSSARY - Letter of Credit: www.mantissa.co.uk/Main/Glossary/Glos-frameset.htm
Importexporthelp.com (B2B Definitions) - quite comprehensive: www.importexporthelp.com/a/b2b-definitions.htm#A
Institute for Science & International Security Glossary of Terms (not exhaustive): www.exportcontrols.org/glossary.html
National Council of University Research Administrators Glossary of Terms (not exhaustive): tamurs.tamu.edu/forms/ComplexAgreeGlossary.pdf
SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG's) Glossary of Terms (quite exhaustive): www.seda-cog.org/export/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=404589&exportNav=%7C
TradePort.org Glossary of Trade & Shipping Terms: www.tradeport.org/library/a.html
TradePrism.com Glossary of Terms (not exhaustive): www.tradeprism.com/library/help/glossary/excont_glossary.shtm
U.K. Department of Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) Glossary of Terms (may not be exhaustive): www.tradeprism.com/library/help/glossary/excont_glossary.shtm
UPS Glossary of Terms (may not be exhaustive): www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/glossary/index.html
U.S.D.A. Glossary of Terms List (quite comprehensive): www.fas.usda.gov/agexport/export_plan/glossary.htm
www.acronymfinder.com is a very good source for resourcing acronyms.
Whilst not exhaustive, one very good source for defense trade acronyms is the Society for International Affairs' booklet entitled: "NEW UPDATED Definitions, Terms & Acronyms Handbook - February 2008 Version" for $15.00 at this web link: www.siaed.org/en/catalogs/search.asp.
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