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title: Export-Import Management
description: This topic covers the logistics, documentation, and regulatory compliance required to move goods across international borders. Learners will understand customs procedures, shipping methods, trade documentation, and international payment methods used in global trade.
category: business-entrepreneurship
subcategory: international-business
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
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# Export-Import Management

This topic covers the logistics, documentation, and regulatory compliance required to move goods across international borders. Learners will understand customs procedures, shipping methods, trade documentation, and international payment methods used in global trade.

## Available Resources

3 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Incoterms Explained

The International Chamber of Commerce's official overview of Incoterms 2020, the standard trade terms it publishes. Explains each of the eleven rules and how they allocate delivery, risk transfer, costs, and export/import clearance between seller and buyer in contracts.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://iccwbo.org/resources-for-business/incoterms-rules/incoterms-2020/

**Tags:** incoterms, international-trade, trade-terms, shipping, export-import

### 2. globaledge.msu.edu

GlobalEDGE, a resource from Michigan State University, is a comprehensive portal for international business research. It provides country insights, industry data, trade statistics, and market research to help users analyze markets and understand global business dynamics.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://globaledge.msu.edu

**Tags:** websites, business-entrepreneurship, international-business

### 3. trade.gov

Trade.gov (U.S. International Trade Administration) helps American businesses grow global sales with export assistance, market research, and trade data. It features country guides, market insights, policy updates, and resources for exporting, investing, and participating in trade events.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://trade.gov

**Tags:** websites, business-entrepreneurship, international-business

## Books

### 1. Export-Import Theory, Practices, and Procedures

**Author:** Belay Seyoum

Belay Seyoum's textbook combining trade theory with practical procedure: export and import regulation, trade policy, market entry, contracts, payment methods, trade finance, and documentation. Suited to students and practitioners who need to understand both why trade rules exist and how transactions actually run.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0789034204?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, international-business

### 2. Building an Import/Export Business

**Author:** Kenneth D. Weiss

Kenneth Weiss's practical guide to starting and running a small import/export business. Covers choosing products and markets, finding suppliers and buyers, pricing, customs and regulations, shipping, and getting paid, so a reader can set up and manage cross-border trade transactions.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471202495?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, international-business

### 3. Mastering Import & Export Management

**Author:** Thomas A. Cook, Rennie Alston, Kelly Raia

Practitioner handbook by Thomas A. Cook and co-authors on running import and export operations within US regulations. Covers compliance, documentation, Incoterms, freight and packing, customs, insurance, and payment, with forms and checklists a trade manager can apply directly to shipments.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814420265?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, international-business

## Courses

### 1. International Trade and Logistics

University of Colorado Boulder course, taught by Stephen R. Lawrence, on managing international supply chains with the SCOR model. Covers global sourcing, manufacturing, delivery and returns, transportation modes, trade documentation, logistics intermediaries, and services trade, with exercises on exchange rates and risk.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/international-business-operations

**Tags:** courses, business-entrepreneurship, international-business

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