California's Centers for International Trade Development (CITD) provide value-added assistance to help expand your business internationally.
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Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) Definition
The CPD is an international customs document which covers the temporary admission of motor vehicles (private and commercial road motor vehicles) in countries where required.
File your own customs entries with the support, but not the cost, of a broker. Save $75-$100 per entry.
Euro VAT Refund specializes in assisting North American Companies with Value Added Tax (VAT) management, registration and refund when they do business internationally. Euro VAT Refund is a full service firm with expertise and extensive experience beyond the traditional travel VAT reclaim services, and we offer extensive VAT Management Programs to maximize VAT reclaim opportunities.
Export-U.com is a free export training website now under development by the US Export Assistance Center in Atlanta, and the University of Georgia SBDC.
Foreign Production Insurance provides the full spectrum of insurance coverages at competitive premiums for worldwide productions of any budget, up to 12 months in duration. Single production and multiple production (annual policies) are available. This can include feature films, short films, TV shows, documentaries, music videos and much more. Available for U.S. based production companies shooting outside the U.S.
Essential tools for importers and exporters.
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World Trade Press, Inc. offers books, e-content, maps and software.
Direct-filing of the Importer Security Filing for carnet users. Call 877-227-6387 for the ISF for boomerang carnets® Carnets HelpLine®.
Boomerang carnets® offers benefits available only to League members. Return Carnet Delivery is available at a discount and, our Carnets "Play the World" program benefits musicians with travel itineraries independent of the orchestra they are touring with. Boomerang carnets® also sponsors an annual grant program for orchestra operations professionals who want to attend the League of American Orchestra's annual conference.
Carnets "Play the World" Grant
The First Community Resources for International Trade.
MBITA is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing trade promotion services to the California, U.S. and foreign country business communities. MBITA utilizes advanced Global eCommerce technologies for its clients and members to maximize global trade opportunities.
The SBEA offers a discount on carnet delivery and SEDs to its members.
TEFO is a managed financial network of banks, lenders and brokers focused on California's Small and Mid-sized Enterprise (SME) market. TEFO is bringing together California's trade promotion community, private sector banks and lenders, the U.S. Commercial Service, the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the benefit of SME international trade development.
TradePort is a repository of free information and resources for businesses that seek to conduct international trade to and from California. Created in 1996, TradePort is backed by an alliance of regional trade associations that assist California export and import businesses.
Trade Risk Guaranty offers US Customs bonds direct from the surety agent.