ICC Guide to Export/Import: Global Standards for International Trade, 5th Edition

Now in its 5th edition, this Guide has introduced a generation of international trade professionals to the essential rules and standard practices of the export import trade.

This thoroughly-revised edition includes up-to-date coverage of such crucial topics as:

• Export Contracts
• Which documents are used to create and fulfill an export import contract?
• How do you properly use a pro forma invoice, purchase order, bill of lading, letter of credit, etc.? 
• Incoterms® 2010 rules
• Which Incoterms® rules are currently valid and which have been ruled obsolete?
• Which Incoterms® rules are used for general transport and which for maritime transport? 
• Dispute Resolution and ADR
• What is the difference between international litigation and international commercial arbitration? How do parties agree to arbitration under the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICA)?
• What are the procedures at the ICA? 
• UCP 600
• What rules apply to letters of credit?
• What about standby letters of credit?
• Demand guarantees?
• What special rules apply to electronic documents and electronic letters of credit? 
• International Transport
• What different types of transport service providers are available for export import?
• What is the difference between a freight forwarder and a consolidator or NVOCC?
• How do you properly insure cargo for maximum coverage? 
• International Business Contracts
• How do you negotiate an international agency, distributorship, franchise, or trademark licensing contract?
• What are the ICC Model Contracts?
• What other international business contracts should you understand? 
• E-Commerce
• What do exporters and importers need to know about the Internet and e-commerce? 
• Intellectual Property
• How do exporters and importers protect their intellectual property rights internationally?