Yearly Archives: 2012

Survey of Business Owners, Meet the Profile.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Ryan Coleman Just recently I learned that in 2007, out of a sample of 198,081 exporting firms (there were 268,526 identified exporters that year), 81.1 percent of the total export value by Hispanic-owned firms within this sample was accounted for … Continue reading →

What Is A Used Vehicle?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Eric Gauthier It is always a great moment when you buy a car. It does not matter if it’s used or the dream car that you always wanted since you were a kid. Even if it has over 100,000 miles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged aes, AESDirect, Appendix U, Customs and Border Protection, Electronic Export Information, ID Type, Product, self-propelled, Used Vehicle, Vehicle State Number, Vehicle Title Number, VIn | Leave a comment

A Tool for Foreign Trade Zones

Posted on September 19, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Archie Nelson If you want to know why Foreign-Trade Zone programs are important to the U.S. economy, try OFIS. OFIS stands for Online Foreign-Trade Zone Information System. The program was demonstrated at the 2012 National Association of Foreign Trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged Customs, Federal Register, Foreign Trade Zone, ITA Import Administration, National Association of Foreign Trade Zones, OFIS, Online Foreign Trade Zone Information System, Search Tools, single resource for FTZs, US Department of Commerce, US Economy | 4 Comments

July 2012 Trade Data

Posted on September 11, 2012 by katrinarosen

By: Jeff McHugh For July 2012, the trade deficit in goods and services increased to $42.0 billion from $41.9 billion (revised) in June, as exports decreased more than imports. Exports decreased to $183.3 billion and imports decreased to $225.3 billion. … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged July 2012 trade balance, Trade deficit in goods and services, U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services | 1 Comment

Mobile Application: America’s Economy

Posted on August 29, 2012 by rosannatorres

Snapshots of the Economy Download the America’s Economy mobile application! Get quick access to key indicators about the health of the U.S. economy via your mobile device. The app combines statistics from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis and … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged America's economic recovery, America's Economy, Android Apps, Apple Apps, bea, bla, bureau of economic analysis, bureau of labor statistics, business inventories, construction spending, durable goods, Economic Indicators, Foreign Trade Data, gross domestic product, homeownership rate, information sector, international trade balance, manufacturers goods, manufacturing, mobile, monthly retail sales, new residential construction, new residential sales, personal income and outlays, Retail Numbers in 2010, unemployment rate, us census bureau, wholesale inventories | Leave a comment

Reuse of the Shipment Reference Number: Not Allowed

Posted on August 22, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Nidaal Jubran Back in March 2011, I wrote Decoding the SRN. Let’s refresh our knowledge of the Shipment Reference Number (SRN) in the Automated Export System (AES). FTR Letter No. 2, is a memorandum that references Section 30.6(a)(19) of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged 069 fatal error, aes, AESDirect, changes to shipments, Fatal Errors, How to Correct Fatal Errors, PFC, Proof of filing citation, Shipment Reference Number, Shipment Responses | Leave a comment

FTR: Trade Term

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Global Reach Daniel

By: Omari Wooden In the Trade Term: EEI, I talked about all the different types of acronyms used in the export trade community. Some of you may still be trying to decipher that acronym-heavy sentence. This leads me to the Trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Trade Terms | Tagged aes, EEI, Exemptions, foreign trade, Foreign Trade Division, Foreign Trade Regulations, ftr, trade terms | Leave a comment

June Trade Data

Posted on August 9, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Fay Johnson For June 2012, the trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $42.9 billion from $48.0 billion (revised) in May, as imports decreased and exports increased. Exports increased to a record high of $185.0 billion, and imports decreased … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged Balance of Trade, Export, Foreign Trade Data, import, Trade Data, Trade figures, us census bureau | Leave a comment

The Fundamentals of Exporting Webinar Series

Posted on August 7, 2012 by rosannatorres

The Foreign Trade Division is offering a free in-depth webinar series to provide you with a strong foundation in the fundamentals of exporting. Do you want to learn how to classify your products? Are you overwhelmed by the terminology … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Commodities, export compliance, ftr, GRI, how to export, learn how to file, New Markets, Regs, Schedule B classification, Schedule B Number, trade statistics, Training, US Businesses, WCO, Webinar | 2 Comments

Download The Exporter’s Toolkit

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Global Reach Daniel

Find yourself going through a gazillion web pages just to find out the basics of exporting? It shouldn’t be that difficult. This is why we have compiled “The Exporter’s Toolkit”. This toolkit acts as a guide and includes a listing … Continue reading →