THE TRADE PARTNERSHIP and TRADE PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE, LLC analyze both international market conditions and competitors; evaluates import, investment and other local government regulations that affect export and investment decisions; and offers recommendations for trade and investment strategies.
The firm’s economists are trained in evaluating the full range of factors that would determine the opportunities available to companies in exporting to new markets. This would include, for example, foreign companies interested in exporting to the United States or Europe, and U.S. or EU companies interested in exporting to new foreign markets.
The research typically answers questions such as these:
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What are the characteristics of the purchasers?
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Who are the competitive suppliers?
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What price and quality considerations prevail?
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What constraints exist on importing into the target market?
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What new constraints are likely to develop?
While this research is generally proprietary to the client, some clients generously make it available to the public. Public reports include Prospects for Exporting Textiles and Clothing to the United States Over the Next Decade (March 1997, distributed by the International Textiles and Clothing Bureau (ITCB) in Geneva), and The U.S. Wool Industries: A Brief History and Assessment of Current Trends (October 1999, also from the ITCB).
