Links
EXCHANGES and MARKETPLACES:
- Apparelbids.com – Finished apparel auction site
- ApparelBuy.com – Wholesale apparel marketplace for U.S. specialty stores
- BuyTextiles.com – Textile auction site
- eCotton.com – Cotton market news and information
- Fasturn.com – Marketplace and sourcing system for retailers
- Fiberbuys.com – Fiber auction site
- LeatherExchange.com – Leather Market site
- Retail.com – Marketplace and supply chain site for retailers
- RetailExchange.com – Liquidation marketplace for consumer products targeted at retailers
- Texwatch.com – Textile and apparel manufacturing site in Hong Kong
- Yarns and Fibers.com – Fiber and yarn news, information and marketplace
- Worlbidfashion.com – apparel auction site from Canada
STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
- CPFR
- ebXML Standards for XML Messaging and Protocols
- Global Commerce Initiative
- OASIS
- XCBL XML Common Business Library (XML Transaction Templates)
- XCBL 4.0 Reference
- UCCnet
- Uniform Code Council
- VICS
- World Wide Web Consortium
LOGISTICS SITES
SUPPLY CHAIN SOFTWARE
- Tradestream by Optum
- Adexa
- I2
- Logility
- Manugistics
- Manufacturingsystems.com
- Syncra.com
- Viewlocity
- SeeCommerce
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES
GLOBAL
- World Trade Organization
- World Customs Organization in Brussels – International standards for customs
- European Union Information
- World Customs Organization – Representing 153 Customs Administrations Worldwide
- International Apparel Federation – Worldwide organization for apparel manufacturers associations
- IAF List of Member Associations
- IAF Member Association Websites
- IFAI – Industrial Fabrics Association International
- Central Intelligence Agency’s World Fact Book – Great source for general knowledge on countries all over the world
Colombia
- AAAC – Association of Customs Brokers of Colombia, Nuevo Leon MX
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
- Textile.de
- Bremer Baumwollborse
- ITMF-Interessengemeinschaft des deutschen Textilmaschinenbaus
- German Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering
Greece
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Korea Republic
Malaysia
Mexico
- Mexican Showroom
- Bancomext
- SECOFI
- Secofi-Siem
- Maquila Portal
- CNIT – Mexican Chamber of the Textile Industry
- Find out about the FTA with Mexico & the EU – Secretary of Commerce
- Mexican System of Business Information
- Secretary of Housing and Public Credit SAT – This is the government body responsible for import and export accounting
Romania
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
- The Thailand Chamber of Commerce
- Department and Ministries of Thailand
- Department of Business Economics of Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
- American Apparel Footwear Association (AAFA)
- American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)
- American Fiber Manufacturers Association (FiberSource)
- American Yarn Spinners Association (AYSA)
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
- US textile and apparel category system
- US Textile and Apparel Embargoes
- American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA)
- Cotton Incorporated
- National Cotton Council of America
- New York Cotton Exchange
LANGUAGE HELP/TRANSLATION
- Babblefish – A basic language translation tool
- FabricLink’s – Online Textile Dictionary of Fabric and Apparel terms.
- TextileRooms.com – Italian site that has Italian, English, French, and German textile terminology translators.
- Bemarnet.es – Multilingual Textile Dictionary with over 10,000 terms in Spanish, English, French, and German.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- ECB.int – Exchange Rates for the Euro
- AmericaEconomia – Comprehensive Spanish/Portuguese Language Magazine on Latin American Economy
- Business News Americas – Latin American News in English from Chile
- US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
- LatinTrade.com – Great source of general business news in the Americas
- LATPRO.com – An excellent resource for job postings, news, and contacts throughout the Americas and the world.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- ECB.int – Exchange Rates for the Euro
- AmericaEconomia – Comprehensive Spanish/Portuguese Language Magazine on Latin American Economy
- Business News Americas – Latin American News in English from Chile
- US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
- LatinTrade.com – Great source of general business news in the Americas
- LATPRO.com – An excellent resource for job postings, news, and contacts throughout the Americas and the world.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
- Central Intelligence Agency’s World Fact Book – Great source for general knowledge on countries all over the world
- Textile Quotas from U.S. Treasury Department – U.S. quotas for Textiles
- U.S. Department of Commerce Home Page – The U.S. DOC is responsible for many aspects of trade and commerce.
- International Trade Administration – U.S. Commerce Dept.
- New International Trade Admin Site
- The Bureau of Export Administration-U.S. Commerce Dept.
- Automated Export System AES – This is the U.S. Customs Electronic Data Interface systems.
- Office of Textiles and Apparel OTEXA – U.S. DOC site dedicated to Textile and Apparel issues.
- ExportIT – Yet another DOC site dedicated to IT and International trade.
- RN/WPL Reference – Search RN/WPL database by company name, address or field of business.
- USA Trade Center – With links to many DOC service departments
- World News Connection – Maintained by the National Technology Information Service, this site offers services including access to their foreign language news archives from all over the world.
PRODUCT DIVISIONS
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