Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations

http://www.unsystem.org/en/frames.alphabetic.index.en.htm

United Nations
http://www.un.org/

World Customs Organization
http://www.wcoomd.org/

 

Trade and Shipping Glossaries

Canadian E-trade Glossary

http://www.canada.etrade.com/estation/glossary/glossaryindex.shtml

HSBC Trade Glossary

http://www.tradeservices.hsbc.com/ts/tools/glossary/index.htm

Glossary of International Trade Terms

http://www.buyersguide.com/ace/glossary/a.html

The Language of Trade: Glossary of Terms (USIA)

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/trade/glossac.htm

Trade and Shipping Terms Glossary (U. S. Dept. of Commerce)

http://www.tradeport.org/ts/refs/gloss/b.html

Vocabulary of International Trade Terms

http://www.airschott.com/intlterm.html

Worldlink Glossary of International Trade

http://www.worldlinkinternational.com/gloss.htm

America - USA

United States Patent and Trademark Office

http://www.uspto.gov/

Trade Compliance Center
http://www.export.gov/tcc/

US Customs Service

(please see individual topics on main site for import and export services)

http://www.customs.gov/

United States International Trade Commission
http://www.usitc.gov/

United States Census Bureau - Foreign Trade Statistics
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/

International Trade Administration
http://www.ita.doc.gov/

Office of Trade and Economic Analysis - ITA
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/

Office of the United States Trade Representative

http://www.ustr.gov/

International Trade Centre

http://www.intracen.org/menus/mainhome.htm

Official US Executive Branch Web Sites

http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html

Australia

Austrade
http://www.austrade.gov.au/

Australia and the United Nations
http://www.un.int/australia/Aust_un.htm

Australian Customs Service
http://www.customs.gov.au/

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
http://www.dfat.gov.au/

Business Information Centre
http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/doingbus.html

Commerce and Trade - Government of Western Australia
http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/

Ministry of Fair Trading
http://www.fairtrading.wa.gov.au//

Small Business Development Corporation
http://www.sbdc.com.au/
 

China

China WTO

http://www.chinawto.com/wto/

Croatia

Croatian Chamber of Economy
http://www.hgk.hr/komora/eng/eng.htm

Croatia - Foreign Trade and the Customs Regime
http://www.hgk.hr/komora/eng/HTD/foreign_trade.htm
http://www.hgk.hr/komora/eng/eng.htm

Cyprus

Cyprus - Government
http://kypros.org/Government/


France

Consulat Général de France (In English and French)
http://www.consulfrance-newyork.org/

MINEFI  Minist`ere de l`Econome,des Finances et de l`Industrie
http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/

(French, English, German and Spanish languages are represented within this site, but only the front pages are displayed in the designated language, I have tested the translator and it WILL translate many of the subsequent pages into the respective languages; each must be entered individually by their URL.  To do this successfully, you must back out of the BableFish translator and return to the menu of the front page selecting the new link and then copying the URL to that page before re-entering into the translator.  A longer process, but definitely more accommodating than hiring a multilingual interpreter to conduct business transactions.)

Italy

Italian Trade Commission  (Translate from Italian)
http://www.ice.it/

ICE - Promoting Italy (In English and Italian)
http://www.italtrade.com
 

Japan

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
http://www.meti.go.jp/redirect/index_U.html

Fair Trade Commission of Japan (FTCJ)
http://www.jftc.go.jp/e-page/f_home.htm

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mofa.go.jp/index.html

Japan Patent Office
http://www.jpo.go.jp/

Taiwan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of China
http://www.mofa.gov.tw/newmofa/emofa/index.htm

The Asia-Pacific Media Center
http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/asia-pacific/media3.htm

United Kingdom

UK Department for International Development
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/


International Shipping Rates

United States Postal Service (USPS)
http://ircalc.usps.gov/

France
Secteur Postal
http://www.industrie.gouv.fr

Shipguide.com
http://www.shipguide.com/

World Class - cargo
http://web.idirect.com/~tiger/ports.html

International Customs and Mailing Requirements

International Mail Manual - IMM  (USPS)
http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/welcome.htm

Be sure to check mark IMM selections prior to entering the search.  Basic suggestions for keywords to search for are as follows:

customs declaration forms usage, customs, restrictions, mailable matter, packaging

(these will get you started on the right track, but feel free to enter as many as you like of your own)
 

USPS  International Mail Manual - Table of Contents

USPS  International Mail Service

USPS  International Calculator

USPS  Pub. 51, International Rates and Fees