Exporting

A Basic Guide to Exporting

Overview: A Basic Guide to Exporting provides a complete overview of the basics of exporting. Looking for a comprehensive overview of how to export? For more than 70 years, A Basic Guide to Exporting has been the resource that businesses have turned to for answers to their questions about how to establish and grow overseas markets for their products and services. Whether your firm is new to exporting or in need of a refresher on the latest ideas and techniques, this comprehensive guide, now completely revised and updated, provides the nuts-and-bolts information you will need to meet the challenges of the world economy by examining: How to identify markets for your company's products; How to finance your export transactions; The best methods of handling orders and shipments; Sources of free or low-cost export counseling. You'll also find numerous real-life examples that illustrate the principles of exporting, samples of forms needed to export, and-in a valuable appendix-information on how to obtain guidance and counseling offered by the federal government through its domestic network of more than 100 Export Assistance Centers and through commercial counselors located in U.S. embassies abroad.

Importing and Exporting

For centuries people have been conducting business transactions that extend beyond their own borders. More recently, the nature and intensity of competitive forces and other significant factors have strongly influenced many more businesses to take advantage of the benefits to be gained from trading in a global marketplace. As a result, over the last three decades, the growth rate in international trade has consistently outperformed the growth in world output, and trade has grown from US$200 billion to over US$13 trillion. In order to successfully take advantage of the numerous opportunities that international trade presents, participants need to acquire specific knowledge of the different elements that are unique to this area of business. Importing and Exporting helps you to identify the knowledge actually needed and introduces you to the practical information required in order for you to get started. This book will help you: Identify the players and their roles Understand and manage your risks Effectively source specialist assistance Comply with regulations Minimise your costs Understand the language Identify appropriate sources of supply Identify appropriate international markets Effectively utilise international transport services Identify further sources of information This information will serve as the foundation on which you can build your knowledge, which will become your most valuable risk management tool.

A Study of the Attempts and Results of Directly Stimulating Exporting