Export/ Import Procedures and Documentation

This comprehensive reference on international trade explains how to navigate international, national, and local regulations related to importing and exporting goods. The book begins with an overview of the entire import/export process, then provides procedures and documents for specific exporting and importing situation. There are in-depth instructions on how to create and file purchase and sale documents, certificates of origins, and other process documents, with a wealth of sample documents provided throughout the book, including 140 sample contracts and documents and 90 ready-to-use forms. The book also provides 120 pages of appendices with more documents, regulations, and instructions for specific procedures, plus a 25-page glossary. This fourth edition discusses recent high-profile cases such as lead in children's toys and the Asian longhorn beetle epidemic. It contains new and updated information on US export control laws and penalties, security filing requirements, Internet-based documentation, and accessing and using the web sites of the Departments of State and Commerce. It also outlines strategies for buying and selling over the Internet. Johnson is past president of the International Trade Club of Chicago. Bade is an international trade lawyer. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

THOMAS E. JOHNSON is a former partner in the law firms of Baker & McKenzie and Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg P.A. He has been appointed five times by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the Illinois District Export Council, and is a past president of the International Trade Club of Chicago.

DONNA L. BADE is the managing partner of the Chicago office of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A, an international trade law firm. She has taught Import and Export Trade Law at The John Marshall Law School and is a speaker on issues related to importing and exporting.