The handbook accents the nature of transportation and related domestic and international business activities. Its objective is to provide basic information for the newcomer to the field. Chapters 2 and 3 describe assistance available from public and private agencies, as well as regulatory requirements for foreign traders and a resume of the primary functions and responsibilities of those regulatory bodies encountered by foreign traders. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 incorporate essential guidelines regarding methods of payment, risk coverage and documentation for international trade transactions. Encompassed in chapters 7, 8, and 9 are protective requirements, identification, and warehousing of commodities. Special attention has been given to containerization and its relationship to transportation. Chapters 10, 11, and 12 discuss transportation modes, ports and airports in regard to services and connected functions, and the services of freight forwarders and customshouse brokers. One third of the document consists of appendixes. Include are: (1) Revised American Foreign Trade Definitions-1941, (2) Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 1962 Revision--International Chamber of Commerce Brochure No. 222, and (3) Selected Bibliography. (Author/MW)