US east coast ports countdown to Hurricane Irene’s arrival By Wednesday night, the US Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Sector North Carolina had set Port Condition X-Ray for the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City in preparation for the impact of Hurricane Irene...
Fresh Resource for Food Exporters
A new free database offers access to international regulations on food additives The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has developed, with a grant from the Department of Agriculture, an International Food Additive Database designed to provide easy access to...
America’s Got (Export) Talent
Here are two opportunities to share your export success story The US Small Business Administration and Visa are sponsoring a contest for small businesses ready to share the secrets of their success in finding new customers around the world. To enter, create an...
Skip the Long Lines
International passengers: follow me to clear US Customs quickly by Peter Quinter, guest columnist Have you heard of the Global Entry program operated by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)? If you are one of the 100,000 US citizens or permanent residents who are...
Pitch in Korean
Here’s an opportunity to reach a US (pending) FTA partner Commercial News USA, the Department of Commerce export promotion magazine, has a special offer for exporters: buy two ads and get a third free plus get a free listing ad translated into Korean in an online...
China’s Alarming Record
More FDA inspections and access to results are called for A new report from Food and Water Watch reprises a lengthy list of Chinese import disasters, from melamine-contaminated pet food in 2007 to antibiotic-laced honey in 2010. The point of Decade of Dangerous...
Basking in the Glow
When employees burnish credentials, employers can benefit by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor In my last column, I examined relatively low-cost ways to burnish trade credentials from the perspective of employees, focusing primarily on continuing education in the form of...
Handy Tool
Look up tariffs for imports and exports between free-trade partners online The International Trade Administration (ITA) has a new online tool that’s handy for looking up tariff information on 85% of the goods going to 20 country markets with which the US has...
Burnishing Your Trade Credentials
Trade association programs can add luster to your resume and improve your job performance by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor One of the mantras of the past few years has been that job hunters can improve their prospects by getting trained in new fields. In many cases,...
Selling Med Equipment in Brazil
How to break into South America’s biggest market The US Commercial Service is offering a webinar on the Brazilian market for medical equipment that will survey the overall opportunity and best prospects for US exporters as well as the details of registering...