Multi-Country Sources

Kompass Online

Kompass International

Database of more than 5 million companies in nearly 70 countries. Start by searching company names or products; filter by country, company size, etc. The “Activities” tab for each company listing shows products and services, and whether the company is a manufacturer, distributor or service provider. For a fee, detailed company information and company lists are downloadable.

Superpages – global directories

Supermedia LLC

Search Yellow Pages, White Pages and directories worldwide. For example, view TeleListas from Brazil, or AME Info, a business directory for countries in the Middle East.

International Chamber of Commerce

Database of 12,000+ chambers of commerce worldwide; for example, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow and the Chambre de Commerce France-Canada in Paris. Provides contact details and links to websites and to member directories where available.

Trade services directory

GlobalTrade.net

Directory of trade service providers worldwide, including banks, language services, lawyers, taxes, trade compliance and customs, trading companies and agents, etc. Search by service category, country or keyword.

USA – General Sources

State Data Center Network

U.S. Census Bureau

Provides links to State Data Centers in the United States, from which local statistics can be obtained.

County business patterns – U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau

An annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry, including the number of establishments, employment, and payroll. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. ZIP Code Business Patterns data are available shortly after the release of County Business Patterns, providing the number of establishments by employment-size classes by detailed industry.

Annual survey of Manufacturers – U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Annual Survey of Manufactures in each year between the Economic Census. The survey provides statistics on employment, payroll, supplemental labour costs, cost of materials consumed, operating expenses, value of shipments, value added by manufacturing, detailed capital expenditures, fuels and electric energy used, and inventories.

Dynamic small business search – U.S.

U.S. Small Business Administration

Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) is a database of small businesses in the U.S., used by government contracting officers. Search by state, NAICS code, size, etc.

USA – Industry Sector Sources

Thomasnet.com

Thomas Publishing Company

Directory of 610,000 qualified manufacturers and distributors of components, equipment and raw materials in the U.S. and Canada. Browse by category, from adhesives and sealants to pumps and valves, or keyword search products, brand and company names. “Other” category covers 53 product categories, from animal and veterinary to video systems.

Macrae’s Blue Book

Owen Media Partners

Information on over 1,200,000 North American industrial companies with more than 2 million product listings indexed under more than 50,000 product headings, from abrasives to wire.

Industrynet

Manufacturers’ News, Inc.

Database of 430,000 manufacturers and suppliers in the United States. Search by keyword or company name, or browse thousands of product and service categories, from abrasion resistant coatings to zoning consultants. Search by keyword, company or brand name.

Pharmaceutical suppliers directory

Pharmaceutical Business Review

Profiles of 1,500 suppliers by category: production and manufacturing, drug research, contract research and services, automation, packaging and regulatory affairs.

Doing business with Veterans Affairs – U.S.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

The VA Office of Acquisition and Logistics provides a comprehensive set of resources to assist businesses in selling to the Department, which covers hospitals, clinics, data processing centres and cemeteries. Examples of items purchased are medical and surgical supplies, equipment, prosthetic aids and medical gases.

Infomine

InfoMine, Inc.

Worldwide mining and mineral exploration information. Under “Suppliers and Equipment” are two company databases: SupplyMine is a database of 20,000 companies covering the entire range of products and services used by the mining industry; ConsultantMine is a searchable database of mining consultants and services. CountryMine has news, events, publications and resources links by country.

Mining-technology.com

Kable Intelligence Limited

Search for products and services by 50 categories, from abrasion resistant materials to workshop equipment. Profiles and contact information of companies, listed alphabetically.

Machinetools.com

MachineWeb, Inc.

Worldwide directory of new and used machinery, by type/brand categories. Provides general information, contact information, and products or services

Robotics Tomorrow – company directory

LJB Management Inc.

Robotics Tomorrow is an online trade magazine covering the robotics, advanced manufacturing and factory automation sectors. Search the international company directory by name, geographic region, and industry sub-sector.

Venture Outsource: electronic services listing directory

VentureOutsource.com

Directory of electronics products and services. Browse by market sector: medical, industrial and robotics, automotive, military and defence, computing, peripherals, aerospace and avionics, networking, consumer, cloud servers and storage, telecom, clean energy and green electronics. Advanced search includes keyword and location searching.

Sell2USGov - U.S. government procurement

Global Affairs Canada

This guide will help companies through the process of selling to U.S. government agencies. Sections include: Buy America(n) Essentials (how to apply to specific sectors); Procurement Basics (including a useful chart of U.S. content requirements); How the U.S. Buys (different methods for handling acquisitions, solicitations and contracts); Identifying Opportunities and Local Government Opportunities.

State central purchasing offices and staff – U.S.

National Association of State Procurement Officials

Contact information for key individuals in the Central Purchasing Offices of each U.S. state and territory. The association also holds an annual ‘How to Market to State Governments’ meeting.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

In addition to providing numerous directories of product suppliers in various areas of pollution and waste management, the EPA website has a directory of links to organizations worldwide: cross-national organizations, national governments worldwide, news services, associations, research organizations and projects, and agreements and policies.

Consumer goods related trade associations – U.S.

U.S. International Trade Administration

Links and contact information for more than 60 U.S. trade associations, from Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers to Toy Industry Association, Inc.

Latin America

LANIC - business

University of Texas at Austin

The Latin America Network Information Center (LANIC) offers a directory of business resources for Latin America, both regionally and for individual countries.

Mexican Business Information System (SIEM)

Secretaría de Economía, México

SIEM promotes micro, small, and medium enterprises. Under ">“Informacion” click on ">Directorió de Empresas, a directory of Mexican companies and products. (In Spanish only.)

Brazilian exporters directory

National Confederation of Industry Brazil

Almost 16,000 companies and more than 4,500 product categories. (In English, Spanish and Portuguese.)

Europe

Europages

Lists 3 million European companies by industry sector, geographic region, size and activity. Browse by one of 26 categories, or use keyword search and then restrict by country, size and category.

Wer Liefert Was

Wer Liefert Was? GmbH

The leading supplier search engine (“who supplies what”) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Products and services (mostly industrial) from 530,000 suppliers, producers, distributors and service providers. Searchable in German, English and French.

Bottin

Teamwork Sprl

Products and services database for France. Search by keyword for company names of products, or under tab Index des rubriques; browse by product category from abat-jour & lustres; to zingueurs;. (In French only.)

FoodDrinkEurope - members

FoodDrinkEurope

FoodDrinkEurope is an alliance of food industry associations. Under the Our Members tab, click on National Federations to find links to associations such as the Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation, ETL – Elintarviketeollisuusliitto. Click on Sectors to find links to sector specific associations such as FEDIAF – European Pet Food Industry Federation.

Asia

JETRO – market reports

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Market reports on Japanese sectors; includes lists of importers and wholesalers association for selected products, as well as market trends, statistics, relevant regulations and import procedures.

Business standard 100 – India

Business Standard Private Ltd.

Annual rankings of India’s top 1,000 companies, ranked by growth over 3 years. Rankings are arranged by industry sector. Basic information on more than 3,500 public companies is supplied by Credit Risk Monitor.