City University of Seattle Library: Supply Chain Research: Transportation and Trade

Transportation and Trade

One key component of supply chain management is logistics, which includes managing the transportation and storage of goods, including warehousing, distribution, and handling. The following resources will help you find and identify specific regulations, trade, or transportation needs for the regions(s) in which you are operating or transporting material components.

United States

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation.
International Trade Administration Country Commercial Guides
Reports on market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs prepared at U.S. Embassies worldwide by the Commerce Department, State Department, and other U.S. agencies.
United States International Trade Administration
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States exports of nonagricultural U.S. goods and services.
United States International Trade Commission: Harmonized Tariff Schedule
he Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) sets out the tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States.

Canada

Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)
Offers support and advocacy to shippers in all modes,and importers. Provides a list of highly professional freight forwarding companies, all of whom operate using Standard Trading Conditions.
Statistics Canada: International Trade Statistics
Latest information on Canada's international trade and investment activity.
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is responsible for Canadian transportation policies and programs.

Global

International Air Transport Association (IATA)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing some 330 airlines over 80% of global air traffic. We support many areas of aviation activity and help formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues.
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
FIATA is a reference source on international policies and regulations governing the freight forwarding and logistics industry. FIATA works at the international level to represent service providers who operate in trade logistics and supply chain management. Through its FIATA documents and forms, congress, training and publications, it promotes trade facilitation and best practices among the freight forwarding community.
The International Trade Statistics Yearbook
The International Trade Statistics Yearbook: Volume I - Trade by Country and Volume II - Trade by Product provide an overview of the latest trends of trade in goods and services showing country and product profiles of international trade, respectively.
World Bank Group: Trade
The World Bank (WB) helps developing countries improve their access to world markets and enhance their participation in the global trading system.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.