When selling to another country, you run a risk relative to that country. It is therefore important for you to compile a list of countries with which you are prepared to trade.
The main considerations when drawing up a list of countries with which you are prepared to trade are:
To help answer these questions, see:
You should now have a list of countries with which you are prepared to trade.
The Overseas Business Risk service from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides geopolitical and economic analysis on overseas markets to new and expanding exporters. The guides also provide information on potential risks including human rights issues, bribery and corruption, terrorism, criminal activity and intellectual property.
Your Own Policy Considerations
To see a country-by-country Country Sanctions and Country Rating\Political Risk Assessments, see the Country Profiles -Trade Profile.
Looking at the Trade Profile for Syria, you can see that:
Now add in your own filters (e.g. Same time zone, English used as a Business Language etc.) – all of which are indicated in the Country Profiles.