IBISWorld Instructional Course Guide: International/Industrial Business Information

Links with annotations to individual countries and international business topics (such as trade information and economic trends), original articles, plus dynamic tables for country comparison.

Guides to doing business in countries around the world giving detailed advice on practical aspects of operating in each country.

Objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 190 economies and selected cities at the sub national level.

The official global chamber directory, with over 12,000 chambers representing more than 40 million member businesses and boards of trade worldwide. Keyword search by typing in country name, industry, or product. From the listed results, selections provide group’s description and activities, plus contact information and web page.

A basic guide to exporting, offered for purchase or free online reading via export.gov. Covers developing an exporting strategy, marketing, methods and channels, legal considerations, going online, methods of payment and more. (2012 edition) Note: This site also has webinars (both live and recorded) that may well be of interest.

These guides are "prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis." A great look at leading sectors, trade regulations, investment climate, trade and project financing, business travel and more!

As well as publications, articles on trade topics (exporting, compliance and enforcement), the data section offers industry analysis and statistics. TradeStats Express provides charts/graphs describing "Global Patterns of U.S. Merchandise Trade" or "Product Profiles of U.S. Merchandise Trade with a Selected Market." Also FAQs on exporting, a guide to U.S. exporting programs, help calculating tariffs on U.S. exports and a directory of U.S. and foreign trade offices...

The U.S. Small Business Administration provides counseling, training and financing to support small business export opportunities. Their site includes a customizable 'Export Business Planner' tool, links to U.S. government programs and assistance centers, and even success story videos.

"UNSD collects, compiles and disseminates detailed trade data (by commodity/services category and by trading partner) for both merchandise trade and trade in services. UN Comtrade and UN ServiceTrade, data dissemination system, offer free-access to official trade statistics as reported by countries/areas."

Covers 1989 to two months from the present. This database provides specific U.S. export and import information on commodities throughout the world.

This free database from Canada also provides specific U.S. export and import information on commodities throughout the world, but not at as detailed a level as the ITC Trade Database. However, there are some unique search options, and data can be viewed as tables and graphs.

From the International Trade Administration. Data topics include National U.S. Trade, Sub-National U.S. Trade, U.S. Exporting Companies, Jobs Supported by Exports and Tariffs & U.S. Trade. Access to TradeStats Express - U.S. trade statistics by market and industry.

Access databases or annual publications on a variety of related topics. Premier publication: International Trade Statistics (annual) and Trade Profiles. Interactive database includes time series data on international trade, country trade, tariffs and service profiles.

The World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) software provides access to international merchandise trade, tariff and non-tariff measures (NTM) data. Browse the Country profile section to obtain countries exports, imports and tariff statistics along with relevant development data. Register and log in to WITS to perform custom analysis, using standard and derived product classifications.