Where to Find Export Product Info
A wholesaler of women’s handbags, one looking to enter the international marketplace, might want to know who imports the largest volume of U.S. handbags. (Japan, followed closely by South Korea) Such an exporter might also want to see breakdowns by materials (beaded, patent leather, leather).A distributor of leather clothing looking to expand export revenues might be very interested to know where the biggest appetite for imported U.S. leather apparel was in 2007. (Belgium. Surprised?)
Both of these bits of export product research come from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, Office of Textiles and Apparel. Check out this import/export help site’s section on Trade Data . You can drill down to specific categories of apparel and search on volume or $ value of exports by importing country.
Looking for export trade leads? Like to move Plus Sized Women’s Apparel, or overstocks of surplus Outdoor Gear? U.S. companies who register with the federal government trade site can bid on importer requests for merchandise posted at the Export Division of Apparels and Textiles site.
Last we checked, Mexico was looking for U.S.-made “Extra Size Women Apparel,” Morocco sought suppliers of “Lingerie Products,” and Moscow, Russia needed potential sellers of outdoor gear.
