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A quick reference from the Internationl Trade Administration

If you are looking for your first export sale or approaching a new overseas market, it is important to understand your trade finance options? For example, open account terms can help you win sales, but are they safe? And, is selling on consignment a viable option? What about export working capital loans or export credit insurance? To answer questions like these, check out this free Trade Finance Guide from the International Trade Administration (ITA). You can:

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Introduction: Opportunities, Risks, & Trade Finance1: Access to Capital for Startups in Global Markets2: Methods of Payment in International Trade3: Cash-in-Advance4: Letters of Credit5: Documentary Collections6: Open Account7: Consignment8: Export Working Capital & Government Guarantees9: Export Credit Insurance10: Export Factoring11: Forfaiting12: SBA Export Finance Programs13: EXIM Export Finance Programs14: USDA Export Finance Programs15: Foreign Exchange Risk Management16: The Digitalization of Trade FinanceAppendix: List of Collaborating Organizations

A Basic Guide to Exporting includes the following topics: The World Is Open for Your Business, Developing an Export Strategy, Sample Outline of an Export Plan, Developing an Export Marketing Plan, Export Advice, Export Methods and Channels, Choosing a Foreign Representative or Distributor, Finding Qualified Overseas Buyers, International Technology Licensing and Joint Ventures, Preparing Your Product for Export, Exporting Services, International Legal Considerations, E-Exporting Tools, Shipping Your Product Overseas, International Pricing, Export Quotations, and International Sales Terms, International Payment Methods, Financing Export Transactions, International Business Travel, Selling Overseas, Rules of Origin for Free Trade Agreements. This website has been funded in part by the U.S. Commercial Service. Copyright (c) All Rights Reserved by the District Export Council of Georgia. Photo above:: Fotolia_47136361_Subscription_XL . All reports are public domain documents. *ITA - International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce