Get a competitive edge with U.S. Commercial Service
advocacy. U.S. diplomats and other officials help
your company when unanticipated problems arise-- resolve
payment issues, settle disputes, win contracts, and
overcome regulatory hurdles. Support can include government-to-government
meetings by U.S. Commercial Service officers and ambassadors
with high-level foreign government officials, in addition
to direct intervention with international companies.
Increase your export sales and enter new international
markets with U.S. Commercial Service export counseling.
Trade specialists in more than 100 U.S. cities and
80 countries provide in-depth export consulting and
customized business solutions.
Our trade specialists near you work directly with
our team of experts overseas in getting you the information
and advice that you need to succeed.
Get long-term, comprehensive, customized support
to achieve your business goals. The Platinum Key Service
is solution-oriented and custom-tailored to your needs.
Identify markets, launch products, develop major project
opportunities, resolve market entry questions, and
receive assistance on regulatory matters. Our in-country
trade specialists will work closely with you to identify
needs, provide progress reports, and ensure timely
resolution.
Accurate, up-to-date information lets you target
the best international markets. Our comprehensive
market research includes overviews on doing business
in more than 120 countries and profiles of 110 industry
sectors. You can also get updates on new regulations,
currency fluctuations, business trends, and government-financed
projects. Much of this research is available at no
charge.
Get low-cost logistical and administrative support
when you're on international business travel. Our
Business Facilitation Service offers flexible solutions
to let you do business when you're away from home.
Find qualified international buyers, partners, or
agents without traveling overseas. U.S. Commercial
Service specialists will deliver detailed company
information on up to five prescreened international
companies that have expressed an interest in your
company's products and services.
Save time and money by letting the U.S. Commercial
Service help you find a buyer, partner, agent or distributor.
The Gold Key Service provides you with one-on-one
appointments with pre-screened potential agents, distributors,
sales representatives, association and government
contacts, licensing or joint venture partners, and
other strategic business partners in your targeted
export market.
Promote your company online and find new international
business partners. BuyUSA.com is the U.S. Commercial
Service business matchmaking Web site, where U.S.
exporters and international buyers and distributors
can post trade leads, search for buyers and sellers,
and be automatically matched with prospective business
partners.
Promote your products and services to more than 400,000
international buyers in 145 countries. Commercial
News USA is a product catalog distributed by U.S.
embassies and consulates worldwide, and has a proven
track record of high response rates and solid sales
results.
View announcements from qualified international companies
looking to source U.S. products and services and advertise
government tender projects through our trade leads
database. All of our trade leads are pre-screened
by our U.S. embassy or consulate staff overseas and
are provided as a free service for U.S. exporters.
Prevent costly mistakes with quick, low-cost credit
checks or due-diligence reports on international companies.
Before you do business with a prospective agent, distributor,
or partner, the International Company Profile will
give you the background information you need to evaluate
the company.
Exhibit at U.S. Pavilions certified by the U.S. Commercial
Service and increase your chances of finding new business.
Certified U.S. Pavilions offer one-on-one business
matching, business counseling from trade specialists,
and special exhibit services designed to help U.S.
exporters maximize returns from trade shows and make
more international sales.
Exhibiting at a trade show abroad can lead to tremendous
export opportunities for U.S. companies. This is why
the Trade Fair Certification Program was created:
to help companies like yours make important exhibiting
decisions and free you of many of the concerns you
may have about exhibiting outside the United States.
Find new international business partners at U.S.
trade shows with the International Buyer Program.
The IBP recruits more than 125,000 foreign buyers
and distributors to 32 top U.S. trade shows per year.
U.S. Commercial Service trade specialists arrange
meetings for U.S. exporters and international delegates
and provide export counseling at the show's International
Business Center.
Meet face-to-face with prescreened international
business contacts in promising markets with U.S.
Commercial Service trade missions. Trade missions
save you time and money by allowing you to maximize
contact with qualified distributors, sales representatives,
or partners in one to four countries.
If your schedule or travel budget limits your ability
to travel overseas, consider Virtual
Trade Missions. An interactive two-hour videoconference
lets you meet virtually.
Planning an International Trade Mission? Every year,
the U.S. Commercial Service supports dozens of trade
missions organized by state economic organizations,
elected officials, chambers of commerce, and industry
associations through our Certified Trade Mission program.
Promote your company in international markets without
traveling. Catalog Exhibitions showcase your product
literature, videos and samples to buyers and distributors
in promising export markets around the world. U.S.
Commercial Service trade specialists translate your
company profile into the local language, collect sales
leads, and help you follow up with interested contacts.
