Toolkit Downloads
All exporter toolkit documents are housed in the relevant toolkit sections, as well as centrally in this section.
Presentation on business planning instruction and business plan template
Executive Summary Brief history and ownership structure of the business Markets and competition Marketing and selling methods Products Manufacturing processes Historical Trading or export performance Management...
Export readiness assessment
The following "Export Readiness Assessment" is a set of questions designed to assess how prepared your company is to begin exporting to the U.S. The test is designed to identify weak areas in your company's planning so they can be redressed before...
Packaging in West Africa - A resource guide (Tradehub) - ANNEX
The purpose of this directory (Annex to West Africa Packaging Guide) is to help food industry producers identify manufacturers in their country or subregion capable of offering the packaging they need. Its agenda has a sales/marketing goal as...
Packaging in West Africa - A resource guide (Tradehub)
Most small and medium-sized African businesses have difficulty sourcing affordable quality packaging for their products. Few packaging suppliers exist within the region and even fewer have the ability to create packaging that meets international...
Raw materials traceability for US apparel imports - 2005
Raw materials traceability is the ability to identify, through a comprehensive system of lot numbers and documentation, the source of each and every fabric and trim used to produce a given garment. Author Margaret Bishop
Organisation Consultant, WA Tradehub
Publish Date 24 November 2005
APHIS Commodity import approval process for agricultural products into the US
To obtain access to U.S. markets for a fruit, vegetable, plant, or plant product that is not already an approved commodity, one must initiate a commodity import request. There are 4 steps in the process: Determine if the commodity is an...
APHIS Permitted fruit and vegetables into the US - APHIS Guide 2012
The Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual provides the import requirements for regulating imported articles of fresh, usable parts of plants such as fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and flowers (herbs and vegetables). These imported articles are not...
Questions and Answers: Importing irradiated fruit into the United States
Factsheet produced in 2008 by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, on importing irradiated fruit into the United States
Category 9 Determinations on eligibility for textile exports under AGOA - all countries
Schedule of determinations, for each applicable AGOA beneficiary, relating to Category 9 articles under AGOA: Traditional and folklore textiles
Category 9 Textiles - US Customs and Border Protection slides on applicable preferences - 2003
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) slides on Folklore and Category 9 benefits
GSP Handbook (UNCTAD) 2003
Handbook / Guide on the General System of Preferences (GSP) of the United States. This guide includes features of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) as it relates to the GSP. Prepared by the UNCTAD Technical Cooperation Project on...
Category 9 Textiles - Guide for eligible governments to the application for traditional fabrics to be included under AGOA
Instructions for beneficiary country governments to apply for approval of handloomed / handmade / folklore articles under Category 9
Lists and codes of US ports (a customs requirement)
Classification of United States customs districts and ports for US foreign trade. This appendix provides a complete listing of valid district/port codes of the U.S., and is important information for exporters and shipping agencies.
Review of AGOA certificate of origin - request for comments 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending through August 14, 2013 the period for public comment on the proposed extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act Certificate of Origin. For preferential treatment under AGOA, the exporter is...
Ethiopia coffee industry value chain analysis (USAID / COMPETE 2010)
Profiling the actors, their interactions, costs, constraints and opportunities. The birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia is home to some of the finest coffees in the world. Ethiopia is currently the top African coffee exporter and ranked sixth in the...
Burundi coffee supply value chain analysis (USAID / COMPETE 2010)
Profiling the actors, their interaction, costs constraints and opportunities. The coffee industry is the country's main export, providing about 70% of foreign currency revenues. Roughly 600,000 rural households, or almost 40% of the population,...
What every member of the international trade community should know about recordkeeping
Author US Dept Homeland Security
Organisation US Dept Homeland Security
Publish Date 21 January 2016
View details v D What every member of the international trade community should know about recordkeeping Size: 204 KB
What every member of the trade community should know about: Commercial samples
Guide to the importation into the United States of commercial samples Author US Customs and Border Protection Agency
Organisation CBP
Publish Date 01 April 2003
View details v D Importation of commercial samples Size: 206 KB