IImportant International Links:

• ATA Carnet - US Council for International Business
  

  Carnets are “Merchandise Passports.”  They are international customs documents that simplify customs procedures for the temporary importation of various types of goods.  In the U.S., two types are issued: ATA and TECRO/AIT Carnets.
  
  ATA Carnets ease the temporary importation of commercial samples (CS), professional equipment (PE), and goods for exhibitions and fairs (EF).  They facilitate international business by avoiding extensive customs procedures, eliminating payment of duties and value-added taxes (minimum 20% in Europe, 27% in China), and replacing the purchase of temporary import bonds. 
  
  TECRO/AIT Carnets, used between the U.S. and Taiwan only, appear similar to, and serve the same function as the ATA Carnet. TECRO/AIT Carnets result from a bilateral agreement between the US and Taiwan, covering only commercial samples (CS), and professional equipment (PE).  Merchandise entering countries in addition to Taiwan may also be accompanied by an ATA Carnet.

• Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)
  
  Since its inception in 1955 as a White House initiative under President Eisenhower, the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) has been a neutral, results-oriented partner, facilitating dialogue and alliances between world businesses and political leaders.


• United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD)
  
  The UN Procurement Division does business with vendors from all over the world and is actively working at increasing its sources of supply from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.


• InterAction
  
  The largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) who focus on disaster relief and sustainable development programs.