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EXPORT TOOLS 

 Contact: Ray Gibeau (Raymond.gibeau@sba.gov)  Updated: January 2010

PUBLICATIONS  

QuickFinder - Web sites for exporters organized by stages in export business development 

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Beginning Exporter's Resource Guided - Resources for NEW exporters 

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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

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SBA Export Finance Programs - Summary Sheet

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SBA Export Working Capital Loan Program - Fact Sheet

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Export Credit Insurance Infomration & Listing of Brokers - Summary Information

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Letters of Credit (LC) & Payment Terms - Article

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Letter of Credit Template (Requesting LC from buyer) &
Letter of Credit Template Instructions - Information & Details on Template 

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and

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Breaking into the Trade Game (Book, 136 pages) & Workbook

 

 

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[Note: Download times may vary as this is a large, graphically oriented document.] Now also has a WORKBOOK

Breaking Into the Trade Game Spanish (Book, 136 pages)
ENTRANDO EN EL JUEGO DEL
COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL 

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EXPORT ASSISTANCE 

Local Start-up Export Training & Assistance for New-to-Export Businesses - Free advising; classes are fee-based SCORE 
 
Local Assistance for Export-Ready Businesses - Research and counseling on international markets; identifying potential agents/distributors; participating in International trade shows; e-commerce 
Florida Small Business Development Centers

Florida Department of Commerce
 
Local Assistance for Export Financing - Information on how to get paid; evaluate risk; structure a transaction; how to get financing; export risk insurance and providers; SBA export loan application assistance               U.S. Export Assistance Center,
Atlanta Centergy Center,
75 Fifth St. N.W., Suite 1055
Atlanta, GA 30308  
Phone: (404) 897-6089 
Email: raymond.gibeau@sba.gov
Assistance forFlorida - Companies Interested in Exporting Counseling, market research, due diligence research and other services for Florida companies 

Enterprise Florida
7 Trade Offices around the State

 

SBA Office of International Trade HOMEPAGE  archive.sba.gov/international 

 HARMONIZED CODE

Harmonized Schedule - Schedule B Numbers International Product Classification System http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/

IMPORT ASSISTANCE  

Local Development Assistance - Advising for import businesses; fee-based seminars

Florida Small Business Development Center

 

SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business - Import business counseling  SCORE 
Import Duties & Tariff Questions - U.S. Customs Service 

http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/ 
Phone:(202) 205-2000
U.S. Customs Service

U.S. Tariff Search Online - USITC tariff database 

http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff.asp