International Business (IBM)

Market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs prepared by trade and industry experts at U.S. embassies worldwide.

Click on Resources then Jump to Page to see Country Limitation Schedule, Exposure Fees Online, and CIRR Rates (Commercial Interest Reference Rates).

This research tool hosted by Michigan State University allows you to fine tune your results by country, trade bloc, economic classification, industry, and state.

Contains the chapter-by-chapter listing of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and general notes. Links correspond to the various sections in the Table of Contents for the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

News of IMF activities. Click on the Countries tab and Data tab.

Downloadable U.S. export/import reports, data, and time series/trend charts.

News articles on the business and politics of foreign trade.

50+ years of international trade data available through interactive visualizations

A repository of free information and resources for businesses seeking to conduct international trade to and from California.

Includes U.S. exports and imports of by product and partner at the national and state levels. Some data available for exports from Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) by product and partner.

Comprehensive site. Click on Trade to see procedures and regulations.

Includes updated reports and downloadable spreadsheets.

Includes the FOIA report, the National Trade Estimate report, the Special 301 report, the Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report.

Click on Trade Topics to see discussion of international trade topics.

directory of annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis. Sites are selected for long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, authoritative information and analysis online.

Learn about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and see the latest news from the Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETTIM) department.

Articles, commentary, and reports about political events, economic developments, and social issues of the Pacific Islands. Hosted by the East-West Center's Pacific Islands Development Program.

By the University of Texas. Click on Economy for more info.

Replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Washington D.C. law firm. Click on Articles for information about the laws regarding doing business in various Middle-Eastern countries.

Full text industry news.

Part of Refinitiv Middle East. Regional business and financial news for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and rest of MENA.

Click on Documents and Data for indicators, statistics, analytics, and databases.

Independent publisher of business information and opportunities in the European Union with additional focus on candidate countries wishing to join the EU.

News and analysis on Central Asia, including Armenia, Georgia, and the ...stan countries (Uzbekistan, etc.). Click on Topics to see articles under Economy.

Official EU portal for exporters and importers with information on tariffs, rules of origin, taxes and additional duties, import procedures and formalities, product requirements, trade barriers, and trade flow statistics.

Independent publisher of business information and opportunities in the European Union with additional focus on candidate countries wishing to join the EU.

Classifications are meant to reflect transfer and convertibility risk (i.e. the risk a government imposes capital or exchange controls that prevent an entity from converting local currency into foreign currency and/or transferring funds to creditors located outside the country) and cases of force majeure (e.g. war, expropriation, revolution, civil disturbance, floods, earthquakes).

As a first step in planning any trip abroad, check your intended destination. Note that conditions can change rapidly in a country at any time.

Select two currencies and enter amount to see current rates. Also see 30-, 60-, and 90-day trend charts.

Generate charts of historical currency exchange rates.