Foreign Trade
You are here: Census.gov › Business & Industry › Foreign Trade
FOREIGN TRADE is the official source for U.S. export and import statistics and
responsible for issuing regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments
from the United States. If you're searching for import or export statistics,
information on export regulations, commodity classifications, or a host of
other trade related topics, this is the place to get the information you need.
News
-
Goods and Services Deficit Increases
in September 2009
The Nation’s international trade deficit increased to $36.5 billion in September from $30.8 billion (revised) in August, as imports increased more than exports. (November 13, 2009)
-
FTR
Letter No. 5 - Cuba Rule - License Exemption CCD
This letter provides the requirements in the Foreign Trade Regulations for filing the electronic export information through the Automated Export System (AES) for shipments under the new License Exception Consumer Communication Devices (CCD) (September 4, 2009)
- Export
Training Videos
The US Census Bureau, in conjunction with the International Trade Administration, has released a collection of videos to enhance export training. Topics include "The Basics of Exporting", "The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR)", "Commodity Classification", "A Complete Overview of AESDirect", "NAFTA" and "Taxes and Tariffs" (September 1, 2009)
-
2008 Annual Revisions
In this release and the accompanying "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2009," the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are jointly publishing revised data on U.S. trade in goods for 2001-2008 and the first three months of 2009 and revised data on services for 2006-2008 and the first three months of 2009. (10 June 2009)
