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Branch Locations: Corbas, St. Exupéry, Roissy Charles de Gaulle, Le Havre, Grenoble, St. Etienne

Service Capabilities: Air and Ocean Freight Forwarding, Customs Brokerage, Multimodal Services

Country Facts

Official language: French
Business language: French and English is spoken, depending on the business sectors
Currency Code: Euro
Capital City: Paris
Industries: machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles, food processing, tourism
Exports: $443.4 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.)
Export Commodities: machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
Export Partners: Germany 15%, Spain 9.5%, UK 9.4%, Italy 9%, Belgium 7.2%, US 6.7% (2004)
Imports: $473.3 billion F.O.B. (2005 est.)
Import Commodities: Machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals
Import Partners: Germany 19.2%, Belgium 9.9%, Italy 8.8%, Spain 7.4%, UK 7%, Netherlands 6.7%, US 5% (2004)
Public Holidays:
2007 Jan 1, Mon New Year
2007 Jan 2, Tue New Year (2nd day)
2007 Apr 9, Mon Easter Monday
2007 May 1, Tue Labor Day
2007 May 8, Tue VE day (Victory Day)
2007 May 17, Thu Ascension Day
2007 May 28, Mon Whit Monday
2007 Aug 15, Wed Assumption Day
2007 Nov 1, Thu All Saints' Day
2007 Dec 24, Mon Christmas Eve
2007 Dec 25, Tue Christmas

Useful Links

Export/Import Market Information
Doing Business in France
Embassy of Canada to France
US Commercial Service Country Commercial Guide for France
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) France Market Report
Official Export Guide "Best Export Opportunities"

Trade Leads
FirmaFrance Business Opportunities
Trade Leads from France
Europages Marketplace
FITA's Trading Hub

Business Directories
ABC France
PagesJaunes
Major French Corporations
France Directories from FITA’s Really Useful Links

Country Risks
France Risk Assessment

Business Culture
International Business Etiquette and Manners: France

Trade Finance
Trade and Project Finance for France
Banks in France

Logistics
France Airports
France Seaports

Government Contacts
France Government Links
France Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry
France Customs Service

Travel
France Business Travel Information

General Information
CIA World Factbook - France
BBC News France Country Profile
Library of Congress Portals to the World: France
The Economist Country Briefings: France

Sources for Information Used on this Page:

CIA World Country Factbook, FITA - Federation of International Trade Associations, Export Focus.com, Q++ Studio Diary and Calendar Publishing System

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