GBM 425: International Business Management
About this Guide
Import / Export
Euromonitor Passport GMID (Global Management Information Database) CSUSM login required
Comparative statistics on consumer product and services in major countries. Essays on market potential in countries.
BuyUSA.gov
Guidance for import and export by country.
Corporate Information
Interactive web forms guide you in researching a company, a country, and industry, and currency rates.
Directory of United States Importers. REF HF3012 .D54
Published by Commonwealth Business Media and PIERS. The directory is arranged by company name, product (name and SIC), state, trade commissions, embassy and consulate, foreign trade zones, ports, and financial services.
Directory of United States Exporters. REF HF 3011 .D63
Published by Commonwealth Business Media and PIERS. The directory is arranged by company name, product (name and SIC), state, trade commissions, embassy and consulate, foreign trade zones, ports, and financial services.
Export.gov
International trade assistance and links to federal agencies with exporting resources
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Trade Import and Export information.
Kompass Worldwide B to B supplier network
International directory of import/export companies with short company descriptions, contact information, and products and services. Some with web links to company sites.
Manifest Journals
Contains US Import Data analysis. Free registration required.
Port of Entry--San Diego
Port of San Diego, including Airport/Seaport, and Palomar Airport.
List of brokers with contact, and service hours
Forms for import export operations
RAND California No longer available
Economic, political and statistical information about California. Find import and export statistics by port and commodity.
San Diego World Trade Center
The SDWTC is an international business service organization licensed by the World Trade Center Association in New York. Members and clients of the SDWTC are primarily small, medium sized businesses or organizations committed to world trade.
Tariffs and tax @ export.gov
Step 1: Find your Product number in the Harmonized System / Schedule B number
Schedule B Search Engine For example this is the number for Wine of Fresh Grapes: 2204214000
Step 2: Find your country's tariff and tax information. Export.gov by individual country.
UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade)
Provides export/import data on commodities between two countries. Search by commodity name or harmonized codes.
USA TradeOnline
Import / Export commodity data between US and other countries. Search by commodity, commodity ranking, and times series
The Business Center web site has resources to help U.S. business in foreign countries. The Countries and Regions web site has country background reports. Embassy listings for each country include resources on doing business in that country including Country Commercial Guides.