Monthly Archives: April 2011

New Online Free Trade Agreement Tariff Tool Will Help Small Businesses Take Advantage of Export Opportunities

Posted on April 28, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: Christina Sevilla, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business Market Access and Industrial Competitiveness More than a quarter million American small businesses export from across all fifty states. They sell U.S. products and services around the world – … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged FTA, FTA markets, FTA Tariff Tool, NEI, small businesses | Leave a comment

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at National Export Initiative Small Conference in Los Angeles, California

Posted on April 26, 2011 by rosannatorres

On March 29, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke made a speech on the National Export Initiative and the importance of exports. http://www.youtube.com/user/CommerceNews#p/u/3/ziDstzcb17w Highlights: The simple fact is that the more American companies export, the more they produce. The more they produce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged America's economic recovery, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, importance of exports, National Export Initiative, National Export Initiative Small Conference, NEI, US jobs, Why export? | 1 Comment

Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies

Posted on April 21, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: Ryan Coleman In a previous post, Importer Database, I wrote about the addition of the Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies to the Foreign Trade data products. Well, that data release is here. The new Profile of U.S. Importing … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged Foreign Trade Data Products, Importer Database, Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, trends of Exporting Companies | Leave a comment

Why Did I Get a Verify Message?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: Eric Gauthier In previous blog postings we have talked about Fatal Error and Compliance Alert response messages, but there’s another type of message that gets a lot of attention, VERIFY. This means certain fields reported in the Electronic Export Information … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged aes, Compliance Alerts, Compliance Reports, Fatal Errors, foreign trade, Foreign vs. In-transit, Parameter Change Request, Response Code 8H1, Response Code 8L1, Verify Messages | 1 Comment

Commodity Spotlight: Video Game Systems

Posted on April 14, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: David Johnson Christmas has come and gone but let’s take a look back at what people were buying this past Christmas. The holiday season is a huge time of year for all retailers and this holds especially true for video … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged Christmas 2010, Import Records, Imports of Technology, Retail Numbers in 2010, Sales of Video Games, Trade Data, USA Trade Online, Video Game Consoles | 1 Comment

Trade deficit decreases to $45.8 billion in February

Posted on April 12, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: Janet Freas The Nation’s international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $45.8 billion in February from $47.0 billion (revised) in January, as imports decreased more than exports. A $13.6 billion surplus in services and a $47.2 billion … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged Data Release, Foreign Trade Data, Trade Press Release, US Exports, US Imports, US Trade Figures | Leave a comment

Resources at AESDirect.gov

Posted on April 7, 2011 by nidaaljubran

By: Nidaal Jubran When I first started in the Automated Export System branch of the Foreign Trade Division a little over a year ago, I found myself relying heavily on the information at our website in order to understand the nuances … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged AESDirect, Center, Data, Employee, exports, Foreign Trade Regulations, ftr, Global Reach, Help, New, regulations, Support, Support for AESDirect, Technical Support, Training, Videos | Leave a comment

U.S. Trade with Japan in 2010

Posted on April 5, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: Terri Long Japan suffered a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami. While it’s too soon to know what repercussions this may have on U.S. trade, I decided to look at how Japan played a role in the trade figures in 2010. … Continue reading →