Patent ID: 7742998

Claim:
A method operable on a computer for distributing requirements to facilitate international shipping, comprising the steps of: storing on said computer core requirements applicable to a plurality of countries; storing on said computer respective country-specific requirements applicable to respective countries; receiving a request from a requester for requirements for one or more selected countries; determining if country-specific requirements are stored on said computer for said one or more selected countries; providing said core requirements to said requester; and providing, if country-specific requirements are stored on said computer for said one or more countries, said country-specific requirements to said requester wherein said step of receiving a request comprises receiving a request for requirements for a plurality of countries; and further including the steps of: determining if respective country-specific requirements are stored on said computer for respective ones of said plurality of countries; providing, if respective country-specific requirements are stored on said computer for respective ones of said plurality of countries, said respective country-specific requirements to said requester.