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Institutions of International Trade Promotion  [top]

A general support for exporting products to the European markets is the
Export Helpdesk for Developing Countries http://export-help.cec.eu.int/
Requirements + Taxes  I  Import Tariffs  I  Links  I  Customs Documents
Rules of Origin  I  Trade Statistics  I  Market Place
The European Union (EU) launched a new online helpdesk to provide information on exporting products to the European markets. The web site, a free of charge interactive information resource, contains custom duties, customs documentation, rule of origin, and trade statistics about EU markets. The website would help business operators to obtain the necessary information on EU preferential import regimes and links to relevant authorities and organizations in EU trade operations and up-to-date information on import tariffs.

World Trade Organization www.wto.org Goods, Services, Electronic commerce, Regional trade agreements, Trade policy reviews.

International Trade Center (UNCTAD/WTO) www.intracen.org/ Market analysis and development services. Statistics.

Center for the Promotion of Imports of Developing Countries (CBI)
www.cbi.nl/  Netherlands. Exporters - Importers - Business Supporters
T
he Centre for the Promotion of Imports From Developing Countries (CBI) is an Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dutch Government, created in 1971. It has three target groups: Medium sized exporters from developing countries, Export Promotion agencies (TPOs), and European importers. In order to accomplish its mission CBI concentrates on five core competencies.

FITA. Federation of International Trade Associations www.fita.org/
European Business Directory. International Trade Directory. Advertising Opportunities. Calendar of Trade Events.  Links to 7,000 trade related websites.
Buy an Sell.
The FITA Buy/Sell Exchange is an international, business-to-business marketplace that facilitates international trade by providing qualified import/export trade leads and catalog posting.

Bundesagentur für Aussenwirtschaft (BFAI) Germany www.bfai.com
KfW Tenders, Business Opportunities

German Business Portal www.german-business-portal.info/
Business infrastructure, Industrial sectors, Fireign trade statistics, Economic data

Tradeport USA www.tradeport.org All about export to USA. Import-Export guide.


 
Export Guides  [top]

A Basic Guide to Exporting www.unzco.com/basicguide/ 
Developing an export strategy and a market plan, export advice, methods and channels, making contacts, technloogy licensing, joint ventures, preparing your product for export, service exports, international legal considerations, shipping, pricing, methodes of payment

Export forms and documentation www.unzco.com/storefront/doc.html

 

Projet Commerce International, Tunis avec GTZ et Chambre Tuniso-Allemande, Tunis 2005 Guide d'Accès au Marché Allemand
acces-au-marche-allemand.pdf 477 KB. Contenu: Présentation de l'économie allemande, organismes professionnelles, cadre douanier, normes et règlementations, accès au marché, les industries agro-alimentaires, le bio, industries de construction, céramique et du verre, marbre taillé, industries manufacturières, le plastique, industries électriques, électroniques et électroménagères, circuits imprimés, industries chimiques, les huiles essentielles, industries du textile et de l'habillement, industries du cuir et de la chaussures, le marché allemand de l'artisanat, la poterie, marché allemand des services, les logiciels

UK export guide www.exportbuyer.com/ gives information on the statistics of various countries

Site du forum francophone des affaires
www.ffa-i.org/head.php?path=profil/index_autres_bd&PHPSESSID=
a35447449b43bd2fef3271f5d01195e7


 
Examples of Exporter's Websites
 
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www.selambaltena.com.et/index.html Selam Baltena, Ethiopia, food processing

www.selambaltena.com.et/products.html#bulla products

www.selambaltena.com.et/gallery.html product photos


www.nileenterprises.com/ Blue Nile enterprises, Ethiopia, drinks and grains

www.nileenterprises.com/Seeds.html seeds


www.iflexsenegal.org/accueil.html Information sur les Fruits et Legumes
d'Exportation du Sénégal

 


 

Import-Export Procedures in Developping Countries  [top]
Most of Import-Export procedures are country-specific.
Thus have a look on examples from Ethiopia, Ghana and Senegal.

Import-Export procedures, Ethiopia
www.bds-ethiopia.net/import-export.html

Export: Ethiopian Export Promotion Agency, export procedures, export business registration and licensing, economic and trade related information, ethiopias external trade, major trading companies

Import: Guidelines for importers

Import-Export procedures, Ghana
www.ghanabusiness.org/export.htm

Export: Laws and regulations, export classification, export procedures, export incentive schemes, export related institutions.

Import: Tariffs and import taxes, customs valuation, import license, import documentation.

Procédures d'Importation et d'Exportation - Sénégal
www.senegal-entreprises.net/import-export.htm
Exportation: Procédure d'exportation au Sénégal, domiciliations bancaires, ouverture du dossier, opérations de dédouanement

Importation: Bases légales, Procédures, Formalités
 


 
Handbooks for download

USA Trade Gov
Basic Guide to Exporting usatrade-gov-export-guide.doc 380 Ko

EBDSN, Addis 02
Trade Fair Participation and Export Guide
tradefair-export-25-02-04.pdf  434 KB

Ghanabusiness, Accra 2006
Export-Import and Trade Fairs Guide

export-import-tradfairs.doc  350 KB

 

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