Tips and Tricks for Sample Shipments
The value added food industry is sample driven. In many cases samples need to be delivered globally. Delivering samples properly (on time and intact) can be a great...
Tips and Tricks for Sample Shipments
The value added food industry is sample driven. In many cases samples need to be delivered globally. Delivering samples properly (on time and intact) can be a great...
Sharpen Your Approach to International Leads
Generating quality trade leads is what generates export business. Since not much is accomplished without them, it is imperative to develop a step by step process in...
Understanding the U.S. Japan Free Trade Agreement - USJTA
The United States-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered into force on January 1, 2020. Nearly 90% of U.S. food and agricultural products imported into Japan are now...
How To: Preparing to Meet with Foreign Buyers (Again)
A meeting with an international buyer is an essential step to starting a relationship that can jumpstart your export business. Whether the meeting takes place...
You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure: Using "UTO" USA Trade Online
It is certainly true in the food export business. Any company needs to know what the value and volume are to each market as well as the average unit price, method of...
How to Use "GATS" - The Global Agricultural Trade System
Once you have classified your products for export using the Harmonized System (HS) and Schedule B codes, another important task for is to perform research to identify...
A Primer on USMCA
In order to qualify your products for preferential tariff treatment under the United States, Mexico and Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA FTA) you must apply any...
How to Access Duties and Taxes: Use Customs Info, the "AG Export Tracker" and "FTA Tariff Tool"
This webinar has been designed to provide food exporters with the most relevant tariff (duty) and tax information as well as how tariffs are being eliminated over time...
Important Uses of the Harmonized System "HS"
This webinar is an overview of the Harmonized System’s (HS) role in international trade. It will clarify differences and uses between HS Codes & Schedule B Numbers....
Online Resources for Export Market Research
Did you know where to find the best “secondary” sources of no-cost export marketing research for food and agricultural products? This webinar includes some of the key...
Becoming "Export Ready": Meeting Buyer Expectations
This webinar is designed to prepare both new to export suppliers and those with limited experience in giving themselves the best opportunity to succeed in doing...
Feeding the Global Market - American Exports of Barbeque Sauces
Barbeque is becoming a global phenomenon and demand for U.S. products has never been stronger. The United States enjoys Free Trade Agreements with many of the...
Food Export Documentation & Procedures
Where do you go when a foreign importer asks you for a “health certificate” or a “phyto” and you sell cookies, candy, or tortillas? Though sometimes an afterthought,...
From "AES to WTO": a Food Exporter's Guide to Trade Terminology
Most export glossaries are not “food focused” and those few that are can be rather generic. Drilling down a little more we can arrive at an “Export Essential” glossary...
Pricing Products for Export: Turn your Quote into a Proforma Invoice
Calculating an export price for your value added food product can seem like a daunting task for those new to export. This webinar is an overview of export pricing...