Italy Casts Growing Global Presence in Equipment and Machinery

Add comment November 6th, 2009

A good market if you export components… ItalyMachinery

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) - Part 4

Add comment October 30th, 2009

This is an article “A Trade Agreement for Manufacturers” by Willard Berry, President of the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones… Berry

Also anUpdate on the FTZ and TAP from Marge Bevers…TAP Update

See previous parts here…previous

If you have questions, call Marge Bevers, FTZ #176 Administrator at the Greater Rockford Airport Authority 815-969-4427;  mbevers@flyrfd.com

Auto Exports Stall U.S.-China Trade Talks

Add comment October 29th, 2009

 Trade war brewing?

If China concludes the car makers are getting government subsidies or are selling their products in China at below-market prices, China could raise tariffs on U.S. auto imports.

See the rest    here

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) - Part 3

Add comment October 28th, 2009

In continuing the FTZ series, this part discusses the Truth about TAP-Setting the Record Straight… 

TAP truth

See parts 1 & 2 here:

Part 2

Part 1

If you have questions, call Marge Bevers, FTZ #176 Administrator at the Greater Rockford Airport Authority 815-969-4427;  mbevers@flyrfd.com

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) - Part 2

Add comment October 26th, 2009

This part discusses the FTZ & Trade Agreement Parity (TAP)… Update FTZ

In case you missed Part 1, here it is:FTZ 2

http://blogs.e-rockford.com/manufacturing/2009/10/23/foreign-trade-zone-ftz-part-1/

If you have questions, call Marge Bevers, FTZ #176 Administrator at the Greater Rockford Airport Authority 815-969-4427;  mbevers@flyrfd.com

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) - Part 1

Add comment October 23rd, 2009

You my have heard something about Foreign Trade Zones, but did you know that we have one right in Rockford?  Did you know what they are?

A series will be run on this blog that will give you all the information that you need.  We’ll start with a basic “Information Sheet” here..   FTZ Info Sheet

If you have questions, call Marge Bevers, FTZ #176 Administrator at the Greater Rockford Airport Authority 815-969-4427;  mbevers@flyrfd.com

Learn to Export with Government Solutions

Add comment October 23rd, 2009

Learn how local businesses successfully grew their sales with government solutions. This unique trade event is specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses wanting to start or grow their international sales.

Topics Include:

· Finding new buyers

· Entering newforeignmarkets

· Extendingcredittobuyers/distributors

· Coveringcommercialandpoliticalrisks

· Ensuringpayment

· Obtaining working capital

· Financing for buyers

· UsingE-commerce tools

 

This unique trade event is specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses wanting to start or grow their international sales. You will learn about the variety of government solutions that are available to successfully compete worldwide. The half-day seminar will include a series of interactive panel discussions comprised of lenders, insurance brokers, and local government partners, highlighted with “success stories” by area exporters.

 

After lunch, you will have an opportunity for one-on-one counseling by various government agency staff and you can network with trade finance lenders, exportcreditinsurancebrokers, governmentandindustryexperts, and other successful U.S.exporters.

 

A world of new ideas for expanding your global trade business is waiting fory ou, so register now for the export solutions

seminar closest to you:

 

Chicago   November10th

 

For details and to register go to  www.export.gov/exports_live/

Euro at $1.50 a Disaster for Europe

7 comments October 22nd, 2009

Well, this depends on which side of the pond you are…here in the US, this makes our exports cheaper.  But if you were to travel to Europe, it would be more expensive.

On the other hand, Europeans coming to the US  for holidays would find us pretty cheap.

The downside is that US assets (as in companies, land, condos) would find us a good bargain and we could be bought out pretty quickly.  So what do you think?   Euro

Can a weak pound make Britain’s economy strong again?

Add comment October 18th, 2009

If the weak pound will help UX exports, the same reasoning will help US exports….  pound

Want to Export into China?

Add comment October 18th, 2009

Not as easy as it may sound.

“Many foreign firms, of course, are doing well in China, especially at the two extremes of the value chain: things like luxury goods, fibre-optic cable and big aeroplanes on the one hand, and oil, ores and recyclable waste on the other. But in between, both explicit legal impediments and hidden obstacles continue to hamper access to Chinese customers, despite China’s promises of reform when it joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2001. Publishing, telecommunications, oil exploration, marketing, pharmaceuticals, banking and insurance all remain either fiercely protected or off-limits to foreigners altogether. Corruption, protectionism and red tape hamper foreigners in all fields.

Recent reports from three lobbies for foreign businesses, the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, the European Chamber of Commerce in China and the US-China Business Council, bear out this gloomy view. Their biggest gripes have nothing to do with typical business concerns, such as the availability of good staff or high costs. Instead, they complain about subsidised competition, restricted access, conflicting regulations, a lack of protection for intellectual property and opaque and arbitrary bureaucracy”.  Read the story  here