Finding Information
http://export.gov
Country & Industry Market
Reports
Trade Development
http://export.gov
Market Research Library
Example: Africa - Agribusiness
International Partners and Trade
Leads
Trade Events and Trade
Mission
How to Reach World Customers?
www.buyusa.com
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Register your company on line
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Find New Buyers on buyusa.com
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Search Buyers, agent distributors and joint
venture partners in 90 countries
Locating Qualified Buyers and
Partners
Export Counseling
Customer Oriented One StopShop for Trade Information
Trade Information Center
The Trade Information
Center
Trade Information Center
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General Counseling:
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Federal, State, Local and Private Sector
Resources
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Export Process from A to Z
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Regulatory and Documentation Requirements
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Trade Promotion Events
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Financing, Market Research, and Information
Resources
The Trade Information
Center
http://export.gov/tic
Country Information
Africa Database
Botswana
Export Resources
U.S. Exports to Africa
Trade Leads and Matchmaking
How to Find Foreign Buyers and
Trade Leads Online?
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NTDB Global Trade Directory: Stat-USA
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Website:http://www.stat-.gov/
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Telephone:1-800-STAT-USA(800-782-8872)
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STAT-USA has partnered with WAND Inc., created a
international trade directory to offer this online businessto-business opportunity to find buyers and sellers who
meets their specific requirements. To register:
http://www.statusa.gov/tradtest.nsf/Keyed/ntdbgtd_go?OpenDocument
African Growth & Opportunity Act
Three-pronged approach
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Grant Sub-Saharan Africa unprecedented
access to the U.S. market
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Improve Africa’s “business infrastructure”
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Increase U.S. investment in Africa
Trade Leads and Matchmaking
Making Contacts: Visiting the
Markets
Making Contacts:
Visiting the Market
Trade Missions
- Commercial and Market Access Missions
- Matchmaker Trade Delegation Program
- Women-In-Trade Business Development Missions
Trade Fairs
- 80 to 100 per year
Gold Key Service
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Making Contacts: Finding Business
Partners From Home
International Partner Search
- receive a tailored list of agents, distributors and potential
strategic partners
International Company Profiles
- provides information on potential trading partners
Video Gold Key Service
- meet qualified international business partners
- cost varies by country
MyExports.com (Exporter’s Yellow Pages)
- buyer’s guide to U.S. products and services
http://www.countrywatch.com/
Africa
Benin
Benin
AGOA Provisions
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Apparel: Requires approved visa
system
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U.S. fabric, yarn and thread:
Duty-free/quota-free access to U.S. market
without limits
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Regional (African) fabric:
Volume cap for apparel made from fabric made in AGOA region
or, for lesser developed beneficiary countries from fabric made
anywhere.
Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. International Trade
Commission
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Interactive tariff and trade data web:
http://www.dataweb.usitc.gov
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Current Tariffs
2002 Tariff Database
2002 U.S. Tariff Online by Chaper