How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Import Export Business

The import export business is not just for large corporations. In fact, small- to mid-size businesses account for 97 percent of U.S. exporters, so an individual armed with the right information can get in on this enormous industry. And with U.S. exports topping $1.82 trillion to 230 destinations in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the import export industry is a big business, continuing to grow well into 2010.

Billions of dollars in merchandise and goods are exchanged each...