Links
Textile and Apparel Links
EXCHANGES and MARKETPLACES
| Apparelbids.com – Finished apparel auction site | |
| ApparelBuy.com – Wholesale apparel marketplace for U.S. specialty stores | |
| BuyTextiles.com – Textile auction site | |
| eCotton.com – Cotton market news and information | |
| Fasturn.com – Marketplace and sourcing system for retailers | |
| Fiberbuys.com – Fiber auction site | |
| LeatherExchange.com – Leather Market site | |
| Retail.com – Marketplace and supply chain site for retailers | |
| RetailExchange.com – Liquidation marketplace for consumer products targeted at retailers | |
| Texwatch.com – Textile and apparel manufacturing site in Hong Kong | |
| Yarns and Fibers.com – Fiber and yarn news, information and marketplace | |
| Worlbidfashion.com – apparel auction site from Canada |
STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
| CPFR | |
| ebXML Standards for XML Messaging and Protocols | |
| Global Commerce Initiative | |
| OASIS | |
| XCBL XML Common Business Library (XML Transaction Templates) XCBL 4.0 Reference | |
| UCCnet | |
| Uniform Code Council | |
| VICS | |
| World Wide Web Consortium |
LOGISTICS SITES
| Celarix | |
| Freightmatrix | |
| Logistics.com |
SUPPLY CHAIN SOFTWARE
| Tradestream by Optum | |
| Adexa | |
| I2 | |
| Logility | |
| Manugistics | |
| Manufacturingsystems.com | |
| Syncra.com | |
| Viewlocity | |
| SeeCommerce |
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES
NEWS and INFORMATION
Apparel Related
| Apparel Industry Magazine | |
| Bobbin Magazine | |
| Just-Style.com – Fashion/Apparel/Textile news site | |
World Clothing Manufacturer Magazine – From the UK |
International News
| Newspapers.com – International News Online Links |
Textile Related
| German Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering - Denkendorf, GE |
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| Textil-Revue – The Whos Who in Swiss Textile | |
| Zagreb Textile Technology University – Croatia |
LANGUAGE HELP/TRANSLATION
Babblefish – A basic language translation tool |
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| FabricLink’s – Online Textile Dictionary of Fabric and Apparel terms. | |
| TextileRooms.com - Italian site that has Italian, English, French, and German textile terminology translators. |
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| Bemarnet.es - Multilingual Textile Dictionary with over 10,000 terms in Spanish, English, French, and German. |
SEARCH ENGINES
| www.excite.com – Multiple language search abilities. | |
| Terra.com – News, Search Engine, and more in Spanish |
IT LINKS
| CIO.com | |
| Supply Chain Management Review |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LINKS
| ECB.int – Exchange Rates for the Euro | |
| AmericaEconomia – Comprehensive Spanish/Portuguese Language Magazine on Latin American Economy |
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| Business News Americas – Latin American News in English from Chile | |
| US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce | |
| LatinTrade.com – Great source of general business news in the Americas |
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| LATPRO.com – An excellent resource for job postings, news, and contacts throughout the Americas and the world. |
GOVERNMENT LINKS
European Union
| European Union Information – What is it, how it was started, where its going etc. |
U.S. Government
Central Intelligence Agency’s – World Fact Book. Great source for general knowledge on countries all over the world |
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| Textile Quotas from U.S. Treasury Department – U.S. quotas for Textile |
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| U.S. Department of Commerce Home Page - The U.S. DOC is responsible for many aspects of trade and commerce. |
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| International Trade Administration-U.S. Commerce Dept. |
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| New International Trade Admin Site | |
| The Bureau of Export Administration-U.S. Commerce Dept. |
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| Automated Export System AES - This is the U.S. Customs Electronic Data Interface systems. |
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| Office of Textiles and Apparel OTEXA - U.S. DOC site dedicated to Textile and Apparel issues. |
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| ExportIT - Yet another DOC site dedicated to IT and International trade. |
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| RN/WPL Reference - Search RN/WPL database by company name, address or field of business. |
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| USA Trade Center - With links to many DOC service departments |
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| World News Connection - Maintained by the National Technology Information Service, this site offers services including access to their foreign language news archives from all over the world. |
Mexican Government
| Secretary of Housing and Public Credit SAT - This is the government body responsible for import and export accounting. |
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| Mexican System of Business Information | |
| SECOFI (Find out about the FTA with Mexico & the EU - Secretary of Commerce. |
Greece
National Statistical Service-Worldwide Links |
ORGANIZATIONS
| World Trade Organization | |
| World Customs Organization in Brussels – International standards for customs | |
| ATMI – Members must be U.S. manufacturers dedicated to textile production | |
| AAFA – Members must be dedicated to U.S. apparel production | |
| AAAC – Association of Customs Brokers of Colombia, Nuevo Leon MX | |
| CNIT – Mexican Chamber of the Textile Industry | |
| IFAI – Industrial Fabrics Association International |
