If one wants to export from the United States, use Schedule B to find the classification code needed.

NAICS is the North American Industry Classification System, a standard implemented in 1997 for classifying industry, product, and establishment. Use this site to find your industry NAICS code. Click on the relevant code to read its description and to ensure that you have the right code.

Web tool for accessing U.S. merchandise trade statistics at both the national and state levels.

Provides U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities for current month and previous month; cumulative year to date, current year and prior year; and annual two year and historical data. Use Schedule B or the NAICS code to find data. You will need to register to access.

"International Trade is the official source for U.S. export and import statistics and responsible for issuing regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States."

"U.S. merchandise trade and tariff data." Free individual registration required for access.

"Statistics on goods and estimates of services shipped from the U.S. to foreign countries."

"U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights web site provides data on U.S. international trade in goods and services. Emphasis is on goods trade: aggregate exports and imports, U.S. commodity and country/regional trade balances, and shifts in the commodity composition of U.S. exports and imports with major trading partners and regions."

Import and export trade data between parties. You will need the NAICS code to obtain the information.

•IMPORTS - Related-party trade includes import transactions between parties with various types of relationships including "any person directly or indirectly, owning, controlling or holding power to vote, 6 percent of the outstanding voting stock or shares of any organization."

•EXPORTS - A related-party export transaction is one between a U.S. exporter and a foreign consignee, where either party owns, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the other party.