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International Trade Data and Information
The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database allows you to see trade data by commodity between any two countries with data going as far back as 1962.
Find news, statistics, trade profiles, speeches, legal texts and much more.
(WTO)
Explore the history and documents behind the creation of the World Trade Organization.
Information and text of free trade agreements the United States has with other countries.
(Census Bureau)
This website has trade highlights, statistics, regulations, codes and forms for exporters.
(ITA)
This website from the Office of Trade and Industry Information, a division of the International Trade Administration, has data on exports to foreign countries from states and metro areas, industry-specific trade data, and statistics on exporters.
(OTII)
This nifty tool allows you to pick the data you want (import, export or trade balance - state or national) and the item, then it maps the current year data and provides the report for the years selected. Some data coverage starts in 1989.
(WTO)
View the WTO's annual statistical publications on trade or tariff data, or use the interactive statistical database.
Here you can find a list of sites to convert from one classification code to another.
(Census Bureau)
Here you can find country codes, export codes, district codes and product codes.
(ITC)
Tariffs on imported goods classified using the international nomenclature structure of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.
Classifications and nomenclatures used in European statistics.
(OAS)
Find information on trade agreements concerning the countries of the Organization of American States.
(UN)
Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures.
(USTR)
This annual report provides detailed reports on individual countries regarding U.S. companies' access to their markets. .
(Census Bureau)
Here you can look up U.S. imports or exports to or from other countries either by country or SITC code.
U.S. Trade Agencies
(WTO)
Information on trade agreements and U.S. trade policy by the office that represent the U.S. in international trade disputes and negotiations.
Guides to getting started in importing or exporting products.
(ITA)
This trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration helps U.S. companies get started in exporting by providing market research and business counseling.
(ITA)
This agency is the watchdog for unfairly traded imports and takes action when it finds trade practices that adversely impact American companies.
U.S. companies can utilize OPIC's services to expand into emerging markets world-wide.
