Financing Environmental Exports - A Guide to the Fundamentals and Sources
Selected Bibliography
The following publications are additional sources of information recommended to American exporters by U.S. Department of Commerce district offices.
AgExporter. Monthly magazine published by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service. Available from Trade Assistance and Planning Office, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Tel: (202) 720-7420.
AID Procurement Information Bulletin. Advertises notices of intended procurement of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-financed commodities. Available from USAID's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization/Minority Resource Center, Washington, DC 20523-1414. Tel: (202) 712-1500. Subscription cost: free.
American Export Register. A two-volume directory of 38,000 U.S. exporters, published annually. Available from Thomas International Publishing Company, Inc., One Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10119. Tel: (212) 290-7343.
Annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20506. Tel: (202) 395-3230. Cost: free.
Background Notes. Prepared by the Department of State to provide economic and trade information on major trading partners. Available by set or by subscription from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Tel: (202) 783-3238.
Breaking into the Trade Game: A Small Business Guide to Exporting. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), 1995. Available from the US SBA, Office of International Trade, 409 3rd Street, SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. On the Web: www.sba.gov
Bureau of the Census Foreign Trade Report: Annual U.S. Exports, Harmonized Schedule B Commodity by Country. FT 447. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Tel: (202) 783-3238.
Bureau of the Census Foreign Trade Report: Monthly Exports and Imports SITC Commodity by Country. FT 925. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Tel: (202) 783-3238. Annual subscription.
Commerce Business Daily. Available by subscription and online. Contact Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Tel: (202) 783-3238.
Country Marketing Plans (CMPs). Prepared annually by the commercial sections of the American embassies for the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, covering 67 individual countries. Available for $10 per report through the Commercial Information Management
System and also through the National Trade Data Bank electronic databases operated and managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Contact the local district office, or call (202) 482-4767.
Do's and Taboos Around the World. By Roger E. Axtell. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1990.
Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors. By Roger
E. Axtell. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1990.
Export Administration Regulations. Available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20401. Tel: (202) 275-2091.
The Exporter. Monthly magazine. Write to 6 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018. Tel: (212) 563-2772.
Exporters Directory/U.S. Buying Guide. Journal of Commerce, 110 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005.
Tel: (212) 425-1616.
Exporter's Encyclopedia. Annual handbook covering more than 220 world markets. Available from Dun's Marketing Services, 3 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054-3896. Tel: 1-800-526-0651 or (201) 605-6749.
Exporting: From Start to Finance. By L. Fargo Wells and Karin B. Dulat. Liberty House, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214-9988. Tel: 1-800-822-8158.
Exportise. A 250-page source book. The Small Business Foundation of America, 20 Park Plaza, Suite 438, Boston, MA 02116. Tel: (617) 350-5096.
Export Sales and Marketing Manual. By John R. Jagoe. Export USA Publications, 4141 Parklawn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55435. Tel: 1-800-876-0624. Updated quarterly.
Export Shipping Manual. A three-volume loose-leaf reference, updated weekly. Available from Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Distribution Center, Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 1-800-372-1033 or (202) 452-4200.
Export Today. Bimonthly magazine. PO Box 28189, Washington, DC 20038. Tel: (202) 737-1060.
Financing and Insuring Exports: A User's Guide to Ex-Im Bank and FCIA Programs. Ex-Im Bank Public Affairs Office, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20571. Tel: 1-800-424-5401.
FINDEX: The Directory of Market Research Reports, Studies and Surveys. Contains more than 10,000 listings of reports, studies, and surveys. Available from Cambridge Information Group, 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Tel: 1-800-227-3052 or (301) 961-6750.
F&S Index International (monthly) and F&S Index Europe (quarterly). Provide two-line summaries of business and trade journal articles alphabetically and by SIC code. Predicasts, 10001 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. Tel: 1-800-321-6388.
Global Trade Magazine. Monthly. North American Publishing Company, 401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19108. Tel: (215) 238-5300.
Glossary of International Terms. International Trade Institute, Inc., 5055 N. Main Street, Dayton, OH 45415. Tel: 1-800-543-2453.
Going International. By Lennie Copeland and Lewis Griggs. Random House, 201 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022. Tel: 1-800-733-3000.
Guide to Distributorship Agreements. Publication 441, ICC Publishing Corporation, 156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY 10010. Tel: (212) 206-1150.
Guide to Documentary Credit Operations. Publication 415, ICC Publishing Corporation, 156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY 10010. Tel: (212) 206-1150.
A Guide to Export Documentation. By Donald E. Ewert, International Trade Institute, 5055 N. Main Street, Dayton, OH 45415. Tel: 1-800-543-2453.
A Guide to International Shipping. By Donald E. Ewert, International Trade Institute, 5055 N. Main Street, Dayton, OH 45415. Tel: 1-800-543-2453.
A Guide to Selling Your Service Overseas. Northern California District Export Council, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36013, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Industry Sector Analyses. Prepared annually by the commercial sections of American embassies for the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. Covers 67 individual countries. Available as printed articles at $10 per report through the Commercial Information Management System
and also the National Trade Data Bank electronic databases. Contact the local district office or branch or call (202) 482-4767.
International Trade Reporter: Current Reports. Weekly newsletter. Available from Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Distribution Center, Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 1-800-372-1033.
Journal of Commerce. Daily newspaper. 110 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005. Tel: (212) 425-1616.
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9371. Tel: (202) 783-3238. Issued three times per year.
North American International Business Magazine. Monthly. 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Tel: 1-800-274-8187. Statesman's Year Book. Annual. St. Martin's Press, New York, NY.
UN Statistical Yearbook. Economic and social data for 220 countries and territories. Available from United Nations Publications, Room DC2-0853. New York, NY 10017. Tel: (212) 963-8302.
U.S. Industrial & Trade Outlook '99. Annual. Available from the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service at 1-800-553-6847, from McGraw-Hill Companies at 1-800-262-4729, and through retail book stores and World Wide Web sites.
Worldcasts. An eight-volume annual series of 60,000 abstracted forecasts for products and markets outside the United States (150 countries), arranged by modified SIC codes in four product volumes and four regional volumes. Predicasts, 11001 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. Tel: 1-800-321-6388 or
(216)-795-3000.
World Factbook. Produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Tel: (202) 783-3238.
