Legal checklists
Also read legal checklists prepared by international lawyer Robert Auerbach. These checklists cover a wide range of topics for exporters.
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Read the apparel workbook for handy hints on getting your product to the market, public relations, pricing, and what to look for in an agent or distributor. The workbook covers the Australian, United Kingdom, United States, European and Hong Kong apparel markets.
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Australia is a common first market for New Zealand exporters. This guide provides a number of useful sources for doing market research on Australia before you start exporting.
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While this guide provides a number of useful sources for doing market research on China, it is not an exhaustive list. In addition to the sources listed in the guide, you should use a range of search engines and other resources such as web portals and directories to ensure that you obtain as much relevant information as possible. It should also be stressed that this is not a guide to doing business in China, but a guide to finding information about doing business in or exporting to China.
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This guide is designed for new exporters or those already exporting, and who need some practical advice about where to start when researching export opportunities in the United States. It covers the different types of market research most useful for exporters, and a range of practical and efficient tools you can use to find the information quickly and at little cost.
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Trade fairs are an extremely effective marketing activity for selling to highly targeted audiences with purchasing power. But, like any other marketing activity, they require skilful planning and execution in order to produce the desired results. NZTE has developed this Trade Event Toolkit to help you maximise your return on investment from any trade event you attend.
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Use this guide to gain an overview of the requirements for exporting strategic goods. It also includes guidelines to assist exporters to determine whether their goods may be controlled.
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The CE mark is a declaration on manufactured products sold in the European Union (EU) that the item meets all the requirements of relevant EU directives. Read a step-by-step guide to obtaining CE marking for your product. The report includes contacts for the organisations you may need to approach in order to gain CE marking.
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A well planned and delivered presentation is essential to getting your message across to an international audience. The tips in this checklist will help you make the most of any presentation opportunity and ultimately put you closer to achieving your export goals.
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This how-to-guide provides a brief guide to the Tourism sector in New Zealand. It delivers a quick overview of things to consider when starting a tourism business, such as visitor trends, marketing issues, and useful organisations to contact.
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