We’ve compiled some useful links to external websites for you to use.
The United States Customs Service web site contains a wealth of information regarding rulings, regulations and news. It provides guidance on issues of customs clearance, restricted products and compliance issues.
Here we find a list of products regulated by the FDA as well as Recalls, Safety and import Alerts, Product Approvals and more news articles.
If your product is regulated by F&W, you should stop in for a visit.
This site provides you with valuable trade information, quotas, tariffs, news and much more.
Everything you need to know about importing fruit, vegetable, nuts, meat and poultry and much, much more.
The Journal of Commerce is a useful industry trade magazine. It contains current information relevant to all aspects of the freight industry.
This site contains Rules, Regulations and lots of Information pertaining to Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Lots of information on Trade matters.
This organization is responsible for developing and coordination international trade, commodity and direct investment policy. On this webpage you will find historical information, trade agreements and presidential proclamations. Sometimes it is the first place trade agreements are posted.
A very useful website for researching and obtaining detail on U.S. Federal Regulations, regulatory actions etc.
Here you find regular updates on products which are being recalled or are under investigation for safety issues as well as general information on product safety matters.
ICC Codes, Rules and Standards and lots of international trade information.
You can get labeling information for your garments here, along with other FTC regulated product guidelines.
The DOD consists of the following administrations: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST); Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); National Highway Traffic safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of the Inspector General (OIG); Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA); Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB).
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC’s jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.
The US Census Bureau is the collector and rovider of timely, relevant and quality data about the economy of the United States.
Contains a significant amount of trade information, including balance of trade.
The mission of the Commission is to: (1) administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate in a fair and objective manner; (2) provide the President, USTR, and Congress with independent, quality analysis, information, and support on matters of tariffs and international trade and competitiveness; and (3) maintain the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.
Contains NAFTA Trilateral Websites.
The NCBFAA represents more than 800 member companies—the nation’s leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, OTIs, air cargo agents, and service providers.
Originally founded in 1945 to promote free trade and help represent business in the newly-formed United Nations, USCIB has built an unparalleled global network of industry affiliations and a reputation for reliable policy advice.
US Fasion Industry association (formerly USA – ITA) is a non-profit industry association representing the interests of the textile/apparel importing community before Congress, the Administration, U.S. Customs, other regulatory agencies, the business community and the public.
Air Cargo World is the air cargo industry’s leading international monthly.
The mission of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. BIS’s activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control, antiboycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense industrial base; and promoting federal initiatives and public-private partnerships to protect the nation’s critical infrastructures.
Here you find the latest Economic News and more.
Airport codes.