World Trade Data Report

Summary of World Trade Data Report

A service provided to American manufacturers by the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce as a stimulus to exports. For a fee of forty dollars, an American exporter may secure from the International Trade Administration a report on a potential trading partner. The report typically includes background information on the firm, including year established and number of employees; area and volume of sales activity; list of products offered; and U.S. embassy commercial officer’s comments. World trade data reports may be obtained by completing Department of Commerce form ITA- 431, available from any office of the International Trade Administration. Reports are not available for firms in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. possessions, or any Soviet bloc country. Read here for a full list of district offices of the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)