ITC Market Analysis Tools
The International Trade Centre runs a suite of online tools to make global trade more transparent and facilitate access to markets. These include: Trade Map, Market Access Map, Investment Map, Trade Competitiveness Map and Standards Map. The tools enable companies and trade support institutions to identify export and import opportunities and compare market-access requirements, and they help policymakers monitor national trade performance and prepare for trade negotiations. Free registration is required to obtain full access to the resources. To register and access the tools click here.
Trade Capacity Building Facilities and Institutions
Trade Capacity Building Facilities and Institutions | ||
International Trade Centre E-Learning ITC 54-56 rue de Montbrillant, Geneva Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 730 0111 (+41-22) 733 4439 |
International Trade Centre Market Analysis e-Learning Platform ITC 54-56 rue de Montbrillant, Geneva Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 730 0111 (+41-22) 733 4439 |
UNCTAD Virtual Institute UNCTAD Palais des Nations 8-14, Av. de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland |
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WTO Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation Centre William Rappard Rue de Lausanne 154 CH-1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 739 5111 (+41-22) 731 4206 enquiries@wto.org http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/teccop_e/ittc_e.htm |
WTO E – Learning Centre William Rappard Rue de Lausanne 154 CH-1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 739 5111 (+41-22) 731 4206 enquiries@wto.org |
The World Bank Institute Office of the Vice President 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 USA |
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(+1-202) 473 6436 (+1-202) 676 0858 |
The World Bank’s E-Institute Office of the Vice President 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 USA |
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(+1-202) 473 7141 (+1-202) 676 0858 http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/ |
World Trade Institute University of Bern Hallerstrasse 6 3012 Bern Switzerland |
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(+41-31) 631 3270 (+41-31) 631 3630 inquire(at)wti.org |
Institute of Trade Development P.O BOX 41577 Nairobi Kenya |
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(+254-20) 236 1574 (+254-72) 286 1576 |
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Head Office 161 Portage Avenue East, 6th Floor Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4 |
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(+1-204) 9587700 (+1-204) 9587710 info@iisd.ca http://www.iisd.org |
Foundation for International Training 7181 Woodbine Ave., Suite 110, Markham, ON, L3R 1A3 Canada |
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(+1-905) 3058680 (+1-905) 3058681 info@ffit.org |
Bilateral Development Partners
Bilateral Development Partners | ||
Agence Francaise De Developpment 5, Rue Roland Barthes 75598 Paris Cedex 12 France |
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(+33-1) 53443131 (+33-1) 44879939 site@afd.fr |
Austrian Development Agency (ADA) Zelinkagasse 2 1010 Vienna Austria |
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(+43-1) 90399 - 0 (+43-1) 90399 - 1290 |
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Head Office 62 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia. |
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(+61-2) 62064000 (+61-2) 62064880 infoausaid@ausaid.gov.au |
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 200 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Quebec, KIA 0G4 Canada. |
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(+1-819) 9975006 (+1-819) 9536088 info@acdi-cida.gc.ca |
Department for International Development 1 Palace Street London, SW1E5HE UK. |
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+44-135584-3132 +44-135584-3632 enquiry@dfid.gov.uk |
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Dag-Hammarskjold-Weg 1-5, 65760 Eschborn Germany |
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(+49-61) 9679-0 (+49-61) 9679-1115 info@gtz.de |
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) JICA Headquarters 6th-13th Floors, Shinjuku Maynds Tower 2-1-1, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8558, Japan |
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+ 81 3 5352 5311/ 14 + 81 3 5218 9640 + 81 3 5352 5032 |
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) 825 Daewangpangyo-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 461-833 Korea |
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(+82-31) 7400 114 7400 222 (+82-31) 7400 655 7400 698 |
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Ruselokkveien 26 P.O.Box 8034, Dep. 0030 Oslo Norway |
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(+47-22) 242030 (+47-22) 242031 postmottak@norad.no |
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Valhallavägen 199 105 25 Stockholm Sweden |
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(+46-8) 6985000 (+46-8) 208864 sida@sida.se |
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Freiburgstrasse 130 3003 Berne Switzerland |
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(+41-31) 3223475 (+41-31) 3241694 info@deza.admin.ch |
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C. 20523-1000 USA. |
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(+1-202) 7124810 7120000 (+1-202) 2163524 |
United States African Development Foundation 1400 Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20005-2248 USA |
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(+1-202) 6733916 (+1-202) 6733810 |
Multilateral Development Partners
Multilateral Development Partners | ||
The African Capacity-Building Foundation 7th & 15th Floors, Intermarket Life Towers Cnr. Jason Moyo/Sam Nujoma Street P. O. Box 1562 Harare Zimbabwe |
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(+263-4) 790398 / 9 700208 / 210 (+263-4) 702915 738520 root@acbf-pact.org http://www.acbf-pact.org |
International Trade Centre (ITC) 54-56 rue de Montbrillant, Geneva Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 730 0111 (+41-22) 733 4439 |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) E-9042,Palais des Nations, 8-14,Av.DelaPaix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 9175634 9175806 (+41-22) 9170042 sgo@unctad.org www.unctad.org |
World Trade Organization Centre William Rappard Rue de Lausanne 154 CH-1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 739 5111 (+41-22) 731 4206 enquiries@wto.org |
South Centre CP-228 1211 Geneva 19 Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 7918050 (+41-22) 7988531 south@southcentre.org http://www.southcentre.org |
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) International Environment House 2 Chemin de Balexert 7-9 1219 Châtelaine Geneva |
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(+ 41-22) 917 84 92 (+ 41-22) 917 80 93 |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Headquarters One United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 USA |
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(+1-212) 9065000 (+1-212) 9065364 http://www.undp.org |
The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20433 U.S.A |
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(+1-202) 4731000 (+1-202) 4776391 feedback@worldbank.org |
International Monetary Fund 700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431 USA |
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(+1-202) 623-7000 (+1-202) 623-6220 (+1-202) 623-4661 publicaffairs@imf.org |
World Intellectual Property Rights Organisation Chemin des Colombettes 34 1202 Geneva Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 338 9111 (+41-22) 338 8140 |
International Organization for Standardization ISO Central Secretariat 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse CP 56 - CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland |
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(+41-22) 749 0111 (+41-22) 733 3430 |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization Vienna International Centre Wagramerstr. 5 P.O. Box 300 A-1400, Vienna Austria |
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(+43-1) 26026-0 (+43-1) 2692669 unido@unido.org www.unido.org |
International Chamber of Commerce 38 Cours Albert 1er 75008 Paris, France |
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(+33-1) 4953 2828 (+33-1) 4953 2859 icc@iccwbo.org www.iccwbo.org |
The OPEC Fund for International Development P.O. Box 995 A-1011 Vienna Austria |
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(+43-1) 515 64-0 (+43-1) 513 9238 info@ofid.org www.opecfund.org |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD Headquarters 2, rue Andre Pascal, F- 75775 Paris Cedex 16 France |
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(+33-1) 45248200 (+33-1) 45248500 webmaster@oecd.org www.oecd.org |
The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development World Bank Group SME Department, Secretariat Room F2K-200 Washington D.C USA. |
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(+1-202) 4587066 (+1-202) 5223742 http://www.sedonors.org |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO Headquarters Viale delleTerme di Carcalla, 00100 Rome Italy |
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(+39-6) 57051 (+39-6) 57053152 fao-hq@fao.org www.fao.org |
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Via del Serafico, 107 00142 ,Rome Italy |
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(+39-6) 54591 (+39-6) 5043463 ifad@ifad.org http://www.ifad.org |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Headquarters 7, Place de Fontenoy, 75352, Paris 07 SP France |
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(+33-1) 45681000 (+33-1) 45671690 bpi@unesco.org http://www.unesco.org |
United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Avenue, Gigiri PO Box 30552, 00100 Nairobi Kenya |
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(+254-20) 7621234 (+254-20) 7624489 / 90 unepinfo@unep.org |
Trade Glossaries
ExportBureau.Com - Dictionary/GlossaryA glossary of terms used in international trade.http://www.exportbureau.com/dictionary.html |
GlobalEDGE - Glossary of Trade Terms Extensive glossary of international trade terms.http://globaledge.msu.edu/reference-desk/glossary |
Glossary of Agriculture Terms USDA listing of agricultural terms used in international trade.http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/AgOutlook/Dec1996/Ao236c3.pdf |
Glossary of Ocean Cargo Insurance Terms Definitions of all terms related to cargo insurance.http://www.tsbic.com/cargo/glossary.htm |
ISO Standards Glossary Glossary of international standards as defined by the ISO. http://www.standardsglossary.com/ |
MarineTerms.com Glossary of maritime transportation terms.http://www.marineterms.com/ |
The Acronym Database Website providing a list of acronyms (abbreviations constructed mostly from the initial letters of the words of a phrase), gathered from many network sources and submitted by users. http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/ |
Trade Software
3CE Software that helps companies classify their products according to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.http://www.3ceonline.com/ |
@GlobalTrade Supports trade processing between buyers and sellers who are unknown to one another by bringing together all parties involved in an international trade transaction including financial institutions, carriers, freight forwarder, surveyor, on the same electronic page. http://www.globaltradecorp.com/ |
AEB International Global trade software solutions integrating compliance, export control and supply chain management. http://www.aeb-international.co.uk/ |
Amber Road Comprehensive repository of global commerce intelligence and applications that simplifies exporting, importing and shipping any product to any country.http://www.amberroad.com/ |
ASYCUDA A computerized customs management system that covers most foreign trade procedures. The system handles manifests and customs declarations, accounting procedures, transit and suspense procedures. The ASYCUDA software is developed in Geneva by UNCTADhttp://www.asycuda.org/ |
Bolero An open platform that enables paper less trading between buyers, sellers, logistics, banks, agencies and regulatory authorities anywhere in the world, delivering transaction visibility, predictability, speed, accuracy and security. http://www.bolero.net |
Bravo Solutions Supply chain management softwarehttps://www.bravosolution.com |
C-Team Systems Electronic business tools for the freight forwarder. Full featured freight forwarding software systems feature complete documentation, tracking and communications features. http://www.cteam.ca/ |
Cadre Technologies Complete system for warehouse operations and transportation that integrates into order capture, purchasing, and accounting/invoicing systems.http://www.cadretech.com |
Conex Software that simplifies customs procedures. Focused on EU regulationshttp://www.conex.fr/ |
CUSTOMS Info Constantly updated data for tariffs and landed costs in over 100 countries, Federal Register Notices and Broker Power Archives. http://www.customsinfo.com/ |
Descartes Software that manages supply chain. http://www.descartes.com |
ECnet Business-to-Business supply chain management systemshttp://www.ecnet.com/ |
eCustoms Online services for Trade Compliance, Tariff Classification and Rulings; NAFTA Certification and Management; Export Compliance, including Restricted Party Screening and License Determination Assistant; Import and Export Documentation, including distribution and management, special programs, electronic reporting, compliance verification, systems integration, and records management.http://www.ecustoms.com |
eLogistics.com Transport and logistics management software http://www.elogistics.com/ |
Express Technologies Transportation and logistics enterprise system for all types of transportation firmshttp://www.xpresstech.com |
Freightdata 2000 Software for freigth forwarders and logistics management. http://www.freightdata.com |
GXS Complete intergrated system for managing the complete supply chain. http://www.gxs.com |
Infor SCM Software for management of all aspects of supply chain managementhttp://www.infor.com/solutions/scm/ |
Integration Point Software for global trade and supply chain management. Includes modules for Import Management, Export Management, Importer Security Filing (10+2), Entry Visibility, Global Trade Content (harmonized tariff schedules, denied party list , free trade agreements, export classification, import and export requirements), Global Classification Denied Trade Screening, Supply Chain Compliance (C-TPAT, PIP, AEO, Lacey Act, Product Safety, Import Safety, Social & Environmental Responsibility), Trade Zones (US FTZ, MX Maquiladora/IMMEX, EU Customs Warehousing & Processing under Customs Control, India Special Economic Zones, Free Trade Zones) Free Trade Agreement qualifications http://www.integrationpoint.com |
International Trade Systems International trade operations software that integrates ABI, Export, Breakbulk, Warehouse, and Accounting in Windows Environmenthttp://www.its4abi.com |
JDA Software Planning, optimization and execution solutions for the entire supply chain from materials to the consumer http://www.jda.com/ |
Kewill Electronic management systems for Freight Forwarders and Customs House Brokers, as well as the Documentation and Global Logistics requirements of Exporters and Importers.http://www.kewill.com/ |
KTNET Suite of automation products for international trade processes.http://homepage.ktnet.co.kr/ktnet |
Logicor Extended supply chain softwarehttp://www.logicor.com/ |
Marine Provider Software MarineProvider offers a secure electronic procurement solution for the marine industry. MarineProvider's e-procurement solution is a software tool to help connect and unite marine buyers and suppliers and assist them to improve workflow processes. http://www.marineprovider.com/ |
MIC Customs Solutions Software for managing all aspects of Customs issues.http://www.mic-cust.com/ |
Minacs TradeFree Suite Software to manage trade finance, open account trade and factoring.http://minacs.adityabirla.com/INDUSTRIES/BankingFinancialServices/CommercialBanking/MinacsTradeFreeSuite.aspx |
NewView Provider of inter-enterprise software solutions that enable buyers and sellers of direct materials in various industries to manage supply network transactions, information, and partner relationships across the boundaries of enterprises. http://www.newview.com |
NTE Software for enhanced shipment and order visibility, automated tendering, and better transportation planning and executionhttp://www.nte.net/ |
Oracle Demantra Provider of Supply Chain/Inventory Management and Trade Promotion software solutions. The Demantra Spectrum(R) suite is comprised of inventory planning and optimization, marketing planning, supply chain management, and demand management applications.http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/planning/061918.html |
Precision Software Software that manages all global trade operations including export compliance, international documentation, freight management, parcel shipping, load optimization, tracking and tracing, multi-currency and multi-language. http://www.precisionsoftware.com |
ProductLine.com Online system that allows tracking supplier and partner data, including documents and images, in one location.http://www.productline.com |
PSI Software Online Supplier of Mexican customs, NAFTA compliance, and US cost submission software for the maquiladora and NAFTA marketplace. http://www.psisoftware.com/ |
Purchasesoft A product suite that addresses enterprise procurement requirements from requisitioning to analytics and sourcing.http://www.purchasesoft.com |
QuestaWeb Global trade and logistics management solutions.http://www.questaweb.com |
Roadrunner Trucking management software for the UK, Ireland, Australia and the EU http://www.roadtech.co.uk/ |
SAP Global Trade Services This solution helps companies standardize and streamline trade processes across their entire enterprise and business units. And it fosters use of shared data and shared collaboration knowledge, replacing high-maintenance manual processes.http://www.sap.com/index.html |
SmartZone Foreign-Trade Zone Software Inventory control and record keeping for Foreign-Trade Zoneshttp://www.ftzsoftware.com/ |
Surecomp Software for administration of trade finance.http://www.surecomp.com |
Trade Solutions Group Web-enabled software for banks that cover all aspects of trade finance, overseas payments and foreign exchange.http://www.tradesolutionsgroup.com |
Trade Technologies Trade Technologies provides Internet-based software solutions and document preparation services that streamline international trade payment processes and documentation for global exporters, freight forwarders and global trade banks. Our solutions leverage the Internet to drive workflow and process efficiencies throughout the global payment chain. The end result is an immediate and significant improvement in profitability through accelerated receivables collection, lower transaction costs and enhanced transaction reporting.http://www.tradetechnologies.com |
TradeBeam Global Trade Management software and services company providing solutions that automate global trading processes for enterprises and their partners. Solutions provide import and export compliance, inventory management, shipment tracking, supply chain event management and letter of credit management. http://www.tradebeam.com/ |
Tradegate ECA Australian organization whose purpose is to facilitate the use of electronic commerce techniques for the exchange of information between customers and their suppliers. Members include service providers and companies that develop electronic commerce technologies.http://www.tradegate.org.au/ |
TRADEPAQ TRADEPAQ's suite of applications offers end-to-end Internet Trade Logistics (iTL) functionality that enables enterprises to access real-time information, manage the complex shipping requirements of electronic commerce, generate multi-lingual trade documents, and maintain compliance with international trade regulations. In addition, TRADEPAQ also offers solutions that support requirements of global e-business banking such as letter of credit creation, receipt, management, and collection.http://www.tradepaq.com/ |
Tradescore Credit-scoring software designed to address the credit risk of an export transaction. http://www.tradescore.com.au/aboutts.htm |
TradeSift TradeSift is advanced software for the analysis of international trade: Rapid & flexible viewing of data Diagnostic indicators of trade Easy graphs and tables Direct data access for Comtrade subscribers Integrated report writer Support for various data sources http://www.tradesift.com/ |
TradeTech.net Trade Tech specializes in supplying transportation management companies, third-party logistics providers, and shippers with private fleets all types of cost-effective TMS solutions. The goal of our software is to create a shipment record that can be tracked throughout the entire delivery route such as shipment creation, dispatch, trip planning, rate and carrier selection, RF dock functionality, invoicing, inquiries and reports, client access via the Internet, track and trace, freight bill and payment auditing, and document storage. http://www.tradetech.net/ |
Unifreight Software that handles the complete export and import processes. http://www.amital.co.il/ |
VISCO A web-based software designed specifically for importers that provides visibility into inventory and international supply chain management, accurate costing information and profitability numbers on a per shipment basis as well as the creation and management of all necessary documentation to clear through U.S. Customs.http://www.ventureinformationsystem.com/ |
vLinx eMarketplace for idle assets. Services include inspection, finance, logistics, insurance, escrow and finance of transactions.http://www.vlinx.com |
International Weights and Measures
Convert-Me.com Web site that performs online conversions (e.g. metric conversions) for many measurement systems both commonly used like metric and U.S. Avoirdupois and quite exotic like Ancient Greek and Roman. http://www.convert-me.com/en/ |
CSG Calculators and Converters Calculators and conversion databases for most standards, dates and other calculations. http://www.csgnetwork.com/converters.html |
eFunda Unit Conversions Converts almost any unit of measurement in the world to almost any other unit.http://www.efunda.com/units/ |
Foreign Trade Conversion Tables Factors to Convert Reported Units of Quantity to Harmonized System Units of Quantity. This is the official US Government list of conversions to the metric system. http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/sec9.html |
MegaConverter Large set of weights, measures and units conversion/calculation modules, including unusual and ancient units. http://www.megaconverter.com/Mega2/ |
Metric Conversions Website that converts between metric and imperial units of measurement for temperature, length, area, volume and weight with a series of online calculators. In addition to the calculators, a user can create and print a conversion chart for a conversion between any two units or add one of the converters to their own pages. http://www.metric-conversions.org/ |
Online Conversions Converts most units of measure between diverse systems.http://www.onlineconversion.com/ |