Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) Brows able and searchable full text, summaries, and status of treaties and other international agreements related to global environmental change. Search the relational database on a set of basic questions pertaining to international environmental agreements. The treaty texts brows able in alphabetical and chronological order and by subject. Also known as the Policy Instruments DataBase (PIDB).
Senate Executive Reports include reports of the Committee on Foreign Relations relating to Treaties between the United States and Foreign Nations which have been submitted to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
Senate Treaty Documents contain the text of a Treaty as it is submitted by the President of the United States to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
Treaties in Force List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States presently in Force.
Amsterdam: A New Treaty for Europe includes the text of the new treaty of European Union in various formats, citizen's guide, and consolidated versions of earlier European Union Treaties. Available in multiple languages. See also theSelected Instruments of the European Union.
Council of Europe provides the full text of European treaties on human rights, bio ethics, environment, and other topics from 1949 to the present.
ECOLEX--a gateway to international environmental law. "Users can search using subject area, keyword, country, or date. The list of subjects includes, for example: climate/atmosphere; fresh water; marine environment; soils; forests; bio diversity; energy; protected areas; hazardous substances; and wastes. ECOLEX includes information on multilateral treaties; national legislation; European Union instruments; international "soft law" and related documents; law and policy literature; and judicial decisions."
International Labor Office ILOLEX database includes the full text of international labor conventions and recommendations, information about ratifications, and other full text documents.
United Nations Treaty Collection service provides access to the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS), and Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. User name and password for this database available at the Government Publications Reference Desk.
Avalon Project (Yale Law School) includes primary source materials relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government. Documents include the texts of many treaties and conventions.
Lex Mercatoria (alias the International Trade Law Monitor ITLM --also referred to as ITL & ITM) "The LM presents the full texts and where relevant country implementation details of several of the most important conventions and other documents used in international trade and commerce ."
Multilaterals Treaty Project "The Multilateral Project, begun in 1992, is an ongoing project at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. Although the project was initiated to improve public access to environmental agreements, the collection today also includes treaties in the fields of human rights, commerce and trade, laws of war and arms control, and other areas."
BISNIS Online Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States.
Blue Book (House Ways and Means Committee Overview and Compilation of U.S. Trade Statutes ) is available online from the House Ways and Means Committee Prints database of GPO Access. Read the on-screen instructions to find the edition you are interested in.
Customs and Border Protection this agency's mission is to "manage, control and protect the Nation's borders, at and between the official ports of entry." Site includes a wide variety import/export information.
Export.gov "is the portal to all export-related assistance and market information offered by the federal government." Some reports require free registration.
Foreign Agricultural Service: Collects and analyzes global supply and demand, trade trends and market opportunities for agricultural products. The U.S. Trade Internet System provides data from 1989 to the present on United States exports, imports and re-exports of agricultural, fish, forest, and textile products with the world.
Trade Compliance Center features a trade agreement database, market access information and a trade complaint hotline. Market access provides one-stop access to Country Commercial Guides, Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, National Trade Estimate Reports, and Trade Policy Review Summaries.
Trade Information Center "the first stop for companies seeking export assistance from the government and comprehensive export counseling programs." The center provides advice on using government services, finding financing, exporting, and other topics. Includes publications such as Basic Guide to Exporting.
Trade Stats Express displays the latest annual U.S. merchandise trade statistics on the national and state levels. This site lets you customize maps, graphs and tables of exports, imports, and trade balances.
International Trade Commission: independent, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides objective trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement.
Tariff and Trade Data web provides access to several interactive databases, including Tariff Schedules (HST) and trade data.
Tariff Information Center provides access to the current and archival Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
Office of Foreign Assets Control "The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorism sponsoring organizations and international narcotics traffickers based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals. OFAC acts under Presidential wartime and national emergency powers, as well as authority granted by specific legislation, to impose controls on transactions and freeze foreign assets under U.S. jurisdiction. Many of the sanctions are based on United Nations and other international mandates, are multilateral in scope, and involve close cooperation with allied governments." The site includes summaries of sanctions against specific countries (such as Libya and Iran), regulations, and lists of designated nationals and blocked persons.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation: key U.S. government agency encouraging American private business investment in developing countries, newly emerging democracies and free market economies.
U.S. Trade Policy which contains information on U.S. trade policy in specific sectors (energy, transportation and others), lists of trade contacts and trade events.
US Exports Directory database of 15000 companies with goods for export. Searchable by company, SIC, product.
U.S. Trade and Development Agency "The U.S. Trade and Development Agency assists in the creation of jobs for Americans by helping U.S. companies pursue overseas business opportunities. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance, we enable American businesses to compete for infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries."
U.S. Trade Representative provides information on the impact of international trading practices and updates on trade negotiations. The agency also provides a number of full text reports, including the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, a country-by-country discussion of import restrictions and bans, intellectual property issues, and other topics. See the Reports menu.
EU Business includes information on EU law, business developments, finance, EU programs by industry sector, current awareness for Commission proposals, progress reports on draft legislation, country-specific information, information on doing business in EU countries, and other features.
Free Trade Area of the Americas-- "official home page of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) process. This site contains documents from the process initiated in the 1994 Summit of the Americas to integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement." The site provides documents and downloadable trade data. Information is available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
International Trade Center An affiliate of WTO and UNCTAD, the site provides a wide variety of information including trade statistics, national trade performances, bibliographies, lists of organizations and other information.
Market Access Database a database, provided by the European Union, which lists trade barrier and policies by country for certain economic sectors. While the emphasis is European, contains information of interest for trade nations outside of Europe.
Trade Data Online from Strategies (Canada's Business and Consumer site). Searchable database of U.S. and Canadian imports and exports to 200 countries. Includes a search by SIC code or six-digit harmonized codes. Data available on a provincial level for Canadian trade. Data can be displayed online, graphed, or downloaded in comma-delimited ASCII format. See the Main Menu for additional trade information including: International Business Opportunities, Market Research and other information. The site focuses on Canada but includes much information derived from the U.S. National Trade Data Bank (a component of Stat-USA).
World Trade Organization this international organization deals with the rules of trade between nations.
International Trade Statistics this page allows the user to search for specific WTO statistics on international trade in merchandise and commercial services.
Trade Topics browse these topics for reports and statistics on trade information from the WTO.
UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) This database covers more than 90% and maybe even as much as 95% of world trade, including five key variables: reporter, commodity, partner, year and trade flow (import, exports or re-exports). Coverage for some areas is from 1962 to the present.
UNeTradeS.net (United Nations Standards for Trades and Electronic Business) serves "the needs of businesses in promoting global trade standards and provides a one-stop shop for information on trade facilitation, best practices, reference materials and regional trade facilitation programs." In addition, it is the official site for the UN/EDIFACT directories, a global EDI standard that is used today by over 100,000 companies worldwide.
Currency Converter from Olsen & Associates includes exchange rate data from Jan. 1, 1990 to the present for 164 currencies.
Lex Mercatoria (alias the International Trade Law Monitor ITLM --also referred to as ITL & ITM) "The LM presents the full texts and where relevant country implementation details of several of the most important conventions and other documents used in international trade and commerce ."
Taric s.a. Centro de Documentación y Gestión de Comercio Exterior provides access to the tariff schedules of the European Union. Search by word or tariff code. Although much of the site is only available in Spanish, the site provides an English edition of the tariff database.
TradePort: a large collection of "trade information, trade leads and company databases" produced by the Bay Area Economic Forum and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, with funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. One can search by country using the Country Library. The information is derived from the subscription-based Stat-USA database.
WorldTradeLaw.Net provides access legal texts, reports and awards from GATT/WTO and other bodies. In addition, it provides links to government agencies by country, international organizations, tariff schedules, industry groups, and trade law news from the Economist, the Financial Times, and other sources. The site features a search for GATT/WTO panel and Appellate Body reports.
