Guide to Exporting Solid Wood Products

United States Department of Agriculture

Foreign Agricultural Service

Forest & Fishery Products Division

Agricultural Handbook No. 662

Revised
August 1996

A Guide
to Exporting
Solid Wood Products

**Abstract, Acknowledgments, Ordering Information, and Corrections**
Table of Contents (all files are PDF files) Introduction Introduction Exporting Wood Products Trade Servicing Supply Considerations Deciding what to sell overseas Deciding where to sell overseas Pricing products for export Financing Exports Payment Options for Export Shipments Cash in advance Open account Consignment sales Sight draft Time or acceptance draft Date draft Delivery orders Letters of credit Barter and countertrade Letters of credit and invoices Options for financing export operations Foreign Credit Insurance Association (FCIA) Export-Import Bank of the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Small Business Administration (SBA) U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Export Shipping Carriers Terminals Packaging and shipping Export documentation Shipper export declarations (SED's) Forms When required Number of copies required Preparation Requirement for separate SED's Presentation Corrections Retention of shipping documents Exemptions Administrative provisions Regulations Exporting checklist Business Organization of Firms Involved in Exporting "In House" Export management companies (EMCs or agents) Export trading companies (ETCs) Export merchants (EMS) Foreign sales corporation (FSC) Export Market Information and Assistance U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Overseas offices Annual reports Circulars The AgExport Connections Office Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Forest Service Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) Center for Trade and Investment Services (CTIS) U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Technology Network for Asia (ETNA) Office of the United States Trade Representative State Departments of Agriculture and State export agencies Private sources USDA Export Programs Market Access Program Market Development Program Cooperators American Forest & Paper Association American Hardwood Export Council APA, The Engineered Wood Association Southern Forest Products Association Western Wood Products Association Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) Appendices Table 4 -- Value of U.S. exports of solid wood products by principal countries Figure 1 -- U.S. Wood Export Markets, 1995 Figure 2 -- Value of U.S. Wood Products, by Commodity, 1995 Appendix I -- Key Publications on Exporting Appendix II -- Samples of Shipper's Export Declaration and APHIS Phytosanitary Certificate Appendix III -- Samples of Trade Leads and Foreign Buyer Lists Appendix IV -- Addresses of State Foresters Appendix V -- Desk Offices of the International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce Appendix VI -- U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service District Offices Appendix VII -- Small Business Administration District Offices Appendix VIII -- Glossary of Forest Products and Exporting Terms Appendix IX -- Forest Products Volume Conversion Units Appendix X -- Forest Products Shipping Weights and Volumes International Container Standards Appendix XI -- U.S. Wood Products Industry and FAS Contacts

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