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    <title>International Trade Articles</title>
    <link>http://www.import-export-guide.com</link>
    <description>International Trade Articles for import-export traders and businesses.</description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Is Your Product Ready For Export?</title>
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There are many things that go into the decision to market a new retail product, especially one with the possibility of winning an international market. 
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Wholesale Distributors - Qualities of a Good Product Distributor</title>
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The steps you should take to ensure you only use reliable wholesale distributors for your business. 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Trade Leads to Wealth</title>
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Increase your chances of financial security by searching online trade leads for that wealth producing product. 
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Rise and Rise of Chinese Manufacturing</title>
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A look at the rise of Chinese manufacturing over the past few decades. 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Find Distributors for Your Goods Abroad</title>
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Are you an exporter or manufacturer looking to sell your goods in another country? You might want to take some distributors on board. 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Getting a Business Ready for International Trade</title>
      <link>http://www.import-export-guide.com/guide-articles/business-international-trade.php</link>
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If your company is not prepared to take risks, then participating in international trade would be a mistake.  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Trade Barriers</title>
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As if there weren't enough hurdles in the way of importing and exporting goods, international trade also has to deal with the barriers imposed by governments.  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Embassies and Consulates</title>
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Governments the world over are keen to promote trade for the prosperity it can bring and to develop international stability, so their embassies and consulates are actively involved in helping companies do business abroad.  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>World Trade Negotiations</title>
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The body that meets to discuss and regulate world trade is the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Its members account for approximately 95% of all world trade. 				
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>GATT</title>
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The successor to the Havana Charter, the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which came into being later in 1947, was never intended to fulfil the role it later took on.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Marketing To An International Audience</title>
      <link>http://www.import-export-guide.com/guide-articles/international-marketing.php</link>
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If you are planning to use the same marketing message and materials in another country as you use in your domestic market, sorry but it probably isn't going to work.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Letter of Credit</title>
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A Letter of Credit is actually an undertaking from one bank to provide a certain amount of money to another bank once the agreed conditions have been met.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Incoterms</title>
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The International Chamber of Commerce based in Paris has drawn up a list of the commonly used terms to regulate shipment and avoid any confusion over who pays for what during the delivery of goods and who assumes which risks.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Trade Leads</title>
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As a way to test the water as far as getting involved in import/export, online trade leads take some beating. For the most part, they are free and offer a risk-free window onto a potentially huge market.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Trade Shows</title>
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For the effectiveness of getting the right people from the right business sectors together in one place with the (almost) sole aim of doing business, a trade show is hard to beat.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Why Start an Import/Export Business?</title>
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Shouldn't your company just concentrate on doing what it does best in its domestic market and leave the headaches associated with import and export to others?
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Why You Need B2B Trade Portals</title>
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B2B portals on the internet have revolutionised world trade in a very short space of time. If your company isn't using them then you had better hope that your competitors aren't either!
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Importance of Language</title>
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Many companies across the world have realized the need to speak English if they want to do business but having access to someone who has learned at least the basics of another language could do your company a lot of good.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Product Research for the Import/Export Business</title>
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It's all very well to talk about globalisation but how in practice, can you find what you need if you're over here and the products you're after are over there?
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Packing, Shipping and Handling for Import/Export</title>
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Getting the goods you are trading from A to B could cause a lot of logistical problems if you don't know your pallets from your bonded warehouses.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Trade Leads Distribution With RSS</title>
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Import-Export-Guide.com have used RSS to create a simple method of alerting their trade portal members about the latest trade leads posted on the site.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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