The Massachusetts Export Center has developed
a wide array of publications designed to help Massachusetts companies understand and plan international
business activities. Many of these publications also list contacts helpful to
exporters.
All publications are free of charge and available for Massachusetts
businesses only. To
download one of our publications, simply complete and submit our
request for publications
form.
Start Thinking Export
A complete guide aimed at assisting small and medium sized companies to
become successful exporters. The guide provides basic information on the many aspects of
exporting and provides insight on creating a successful international trade strategy for
your company. This publication is free of charge for Massachusetts companies.
Published by the Massachusetts Small
Business Development Center Network and the Massachusetts Export Center
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Massachusetts Export Services Guide
The Massachusetts Export Services Guide provides comprehensive listings of public and
private sector export service providers, along with a description of services offered by
each of the organizations and companies listed. Types of organizations listed include:
state and federal government agencies; foreign business associations; foreign consulates;
international accounting firms; international banks; international business consultants;
export management companies; freight forwarders; air cargo companies and steamship lines;
export insurance companies; international lawyers; and translation services.
Due to a problem with foreign submissions, please contact our
office to get the link to the Export Services Guide add/update form to include
your business in our directory.
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Importing into
the U.S.
This publication
explains process of importing goods into the U.S., including informed
compliance, invoices, duty assessments, classification and value, marking,
special requirements, fraud and foreign trade zones.
U.S. Import Requirements
This
publication explains import requirements for a person interested in establishing
an importing business or a person who may be importing something for personal
use only - not for resale.
Presented by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
The U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of
Homeland Security. CBP combined the inspectional workforces and broad border
authorities of U.S. Customs, U.S. Immigration, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service and the entire U.S. Border Patrol.
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International Business Plan Workbook
This workbook is designed to help companies develop a well- planned international business
strategy. The Workbook helps companies to: prepare for exporting; choose the best
products or services for export; thoroughly research overseas markets; select the best
target markets and distribution partners; develop the best tactics and strategies for
doing business abroad; prepare an export budget; and maintain an export strategy
implementation schedule. This publication is free of charge for Massachusetts companies.
Presented by the Massachusetts Export
Center
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How to Start an Export/Import Business
This publication is designed to help individuals establish export management or trading
companies in Massachusetts. The booklet explains the differences between trading and
export management companies, and goes through the steps of both exporting and importing,
specifically as these processes relate to export/import companies. This publication is
free of charge for Massachusetts companies.
Presented by the Massachusetts Export
Center
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Partners for Trade Seminar and Registration Guide
Published twice yearly, the Partners for Trade Seminar and Registration Guide
includes complete information on the Massachusetts Export Center's Partners for Trade
series of export seminars. Information provided in the Guide includes seminar
topics, dates, descriptions, speakers and directions. The Guide also includes brief
biographies of the seminar speakers.
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Exporting: Licensing, Documentation, Logistics & Banking
This guide explains in detail the mechanics of exporting. The book includes information on
export regulations, export documentation (including samples of major export documents),
shipping information, shipping terms (Incoterms), transportation modes, and international
banking (including methods of international payment and foreign exchange). The guide also
includes a comprehensive glossary of international trade terms and definitions. This
publication is free of charge for Massachusetts companies.
Presented by the Massachusetts Export
Center
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Northeast Export Magazine
Published six times a year, Northeast Export is designed to provide
companies interested in exporting with timely information and helpful tips to improve the
profitability and functionality of their global marketing programs. Complimentary
subscriptions are available free of charge for Massachusetts companies. For your
free subscription, go to Northeast Export's website at www.northeast-export.com
and click on 'subscribe'.
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ThinkGlobal
Massachusetts
A leading source of news and information for
importers, exporters and service providers involved in international trade. A
free print version is available to Massachusetts businesses and an electronic
version is available online at
www.thinkglobal.net. News and calendar submissions are welcome from both the
private and public sectors, as well as non-profit associations. Only news and
information relevant to international trade will be considered.
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Annual
Reports
Outline the Massachusetts Export Centers
activities and successes. Reports also highlight comments from exporters
who received assistance through the Massachusetts Export Center. These
comments testify to the level of service provided by the Massachusetts
Export Centers team of international trade professionals located
throughout Massachusetts.
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International Trade Reporter
A free e-newsletter from the Massachusetts Export Center which
is sent to over 4,500 people interested in international trade and
business related issues throughout the Commonwealth. Features include
time-sensitive regulation updates, news flashes, and other subjects of
interest to the international business community. Links to our calendar
of events and seminars are also included.
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Breaking Into
The Trade Game
Now in its third edition, this publication
answers questions and takes much of the mystery out of exporting. It contains
information on how to maximize your international opportunities through the use
of new technology. The U.S. government works hard to provide small businesses
with the tools to succeed in the international marketplace. Small businesses are
vital to the health of the U.S. economy.
Published by the U.S. Small Business
Administration
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A Basic
Guide to Exporting
Topics in this guide include:
developing an export strategy, market research, making the government work for
you, making contacts, methods/channels, preparing your product for export, legal
considerations, shipping, pricing and how to conduct business abroad.
Published by the U.S. Department of Commerce
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Doing Business in
Massachusetts: A Guide to U.S. and Massachusetts Laws for Non-U.S. Businesses
This guide is intended to provide foreign businessmen and women
with an introduction to the basic kinds of laws and regulations that affect the
conduct of business in the United States, and particularly in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Published by the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP
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Bankable Deals: A Question & Answer Guide to Trade
Finance for U.S. Small Business
This publication explores how a business can acquire funding for export operations,
and most importantly, how to make sure that it's properly paid. Funding sources
covered include both government and private, and sometimes a combination of
both.
Published by the U.S. Small Business
Administration
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A Guide
to Documentary Payments & Short-Term Trade Finance
Doing business with someone in another country is more complicated than just
finding ways to transport goods over long distances. This 65-page primer discusses letters of credit, documentary draft
collections, import and export financing, and other banking services for
exporters and importers.
Presented by the ABN AMRO Bank
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Trade Finance
Guide: A Quick Reference for U.S. Exporters
This guide, published in April 2007, is designed to help U.S. companies,
especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), learn the basic
fundamentals of trade finance to turn their export opportunities into actual
sales. This guide provides general information about common techniques of export
financing.
Published by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration
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Protect Your Intellectual
Property: Stop Trade in Fakes!
Intellectual property rights encourage the
innovation and creativity that is fundamental to sustained economic growth.
Unfortunately, the growing global trade in pirated and counterfeit goods
threatens innovation, workers livelihoods, health, and safety. Fake products
account for an estimated 5 to 7 percent of global trade. This trade costs
legitimate rights holders around the world billions of dollars annually.
In October 2004, the Bush Administration
announced the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!), a comprehensive
program to stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods. Through STOP!, the U.S.
government is working to make it easier for rights holders to obtain and enforce
their intellectual property rights at home and abroad.
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